New Pool Owner, No Chlorine less than 24 hours after shocking.

[DistantHorizon]

Well there we go, added approximately 3.6 x 182oz (662oz) of 6% bleach, should be at or greater than 15ppm at this point. I erred on the high side since I didn't have anything to measure with and don't know my exact pool volume yet, maybe I put in 3.7 jugs?

Will test tomorrow morning, and if I have time I'll post the results first thing.

THANK YOU to all of you who have trudged through this thread and assisted me!

[DistantHorizon]

90 minutes after shocking last night, I used the OTO test and dilution method and thought it should be a hair darker, so I added in the rest of my 4th jug of bleach (728oz total added last night). (Figure my pool might really be 25,000 gallons, haven't done the math yet, need to get on that. Plus we had a lot of rain last week, and despite backflushing, I'm still a couple inches high, right at the top of the skimmer).

This morning, once again using dilution and OTO, chlorine is somewhere between 9 and 15. Water still looks nice and clear. Going to work now, I'll measure when I get home.

[CarlD]

It's working!

Carl

[DistantHorizon]

Got home and checked chlorine today. Used cheap OTO, diluted 50% with Brita water, and still had stronger yellow color than the 5ppm the test max's out at - so chlorine is over 10ppm.

So I think things are rolling along nicely... I think other questions I have should probably go in different threads.

Thanks for all the help!