Forum: Using Chlorine and Chlorinating Chemicals

I had been gone for about 13 days, and came home to algae bloom under plastic solar cover. Poured in 5.7 gal. of 6% kmart bleach, and ran pump for...

Walmart has bags of hth super sock it calc hypochlorite that states available chlorine is 53%/CaHypo is 54.6%. Does this one bag of shock equal...

I've read previous posts on this matter, here is my available info : CL level (hovering between 1-2ppm) PH 7.4 Alk 110 Cya (was around 60/70...

Greetings-- I use granular non-stablized cholrine added by hand on a routine basis. WHen we go out of town, I add stablized tabs to a Hayward...

I often get algae in a few places in my pool. On a grotto shelf, another step into the pool which is near the spa spillover and a few places on...

new pool owner here. could someone please tell me when it is not safe to enter the pool. I have 2 young children and don't know enough yet still...

I am switching form cal hypo and 3" pucks to bleach. My water is very cloudy and I also have white powder in the pool . Any ideas on how long it...

Hi all, As we all know calcium hypochlorite will raise hardness in pool water. The water that I use (well water) is hard at 1000ppm so I keep...

I was calling around a couple of pool stores for stabilizer and Leslie's has a liquid stabilizer. Even though it costs more, I like the idea of...

This is my first year w/ the BBB's and I want to know how often do I have to check my water. I am hoping that I can check/adjust twice a week....

Hi, I have been scanning the forums and trying to find a start to finish process of how to get a pool up and running. I'm in a situation where cost...

I know this question has been asked before but i just finished searching through the whole section and didnt find a proper answer, maybe its hidden...

I read somewhere on here that if you have been adding the powder chlorine in the skimmer do not add the bleach to the skimmer. I have been using...

HELP! I have lots of kids coming over and I don't want to mess up something!!!! I have a seperate spa and pool, all new this past year. I am using...

Since my CYA is at 60 I have been keeping the FC between 5.5-6.5. I always leave the cover open when shocking but since I need to keep my FC a bit...

I have noticed in several posts that the recommendation is to adjust pool chemistry, (add Chlorine, PH up or down etc.) in the late afternoon to...

I am making the switch!!! I'm hoping once I fix all my CYA trouble from years of powdered/tablet chlorine - My work will be nothing more than...

Sorry for this seemingly easy question but I have been given or calculated three different numbers. I have a 30' X 52" AG pool. Flat bottom and...

My water has been cloudy the last couple of days. I checked my #'s at home and everything looked fine. I even did the crazy thing of going to the...

My CYA is less than 20PPM (had about 80 last season, but now not even enough to register anything on the test). I'm trying to clean up cloudy...

Hello everyone. I have been reading much of the posts here and have learned alot. I have a pool in Eastern PA. I opened my pool this weekend. ...

Joined forum last year, ordered kit and sure enough cya was way high. Started using bleach and upon opening my cya is 40-50. Now here is the...

I have a powdery dust substance that settles on the steps and bottom. when I vacuum it stirs it up in clouds and also comes out through the jets. ...

Boy these companies are making it difficult to find trichlor that doesn't have copper added. Last summer K-Mart still had pucks without copper, but...

I let the pool get icky and now I've got to clean it up. The short version is, if I shock the pool to 30 ppm will it burn off dead algae? ...

This is my 3rd year with a pool. So far, I have had the least problems. This forum has really helped. My first year I spent a lot of time at the...

Unfortunately I do not have have enough room in my Condo for a pool:) So I put a Softub Spa on my deck. I have a question, Does Ben's advice work...

I am in the process of conversion from baquacil. I have NO clue (after conversion is complete) how much bleach to use, how often, when to use...

To save on cell life of my SWG, I plan to used bleach to get up to shock levels while opening, then turn on the SWG. I was in Walmart (Canada)...