Opening to a cloudy pool, CYA gone

[sharknj]

Thanks! I just read the article and it sounds like exactly what I have going on. I added the Borax and I'll bring up the alk with baking soda once the pH hits 7.5. Pump is running 24/7 and the pool cover comes off first thing tomorrow. I guess it's time to start looking for bleach sales!

I was planning to start running my chlorine generator to help keep the chlorine level up. But the article clearly states not to, so I definitely won't. I am curious as to why though.

Thanks again for your help. I'll post back with my progress.

[aylad]

You can seriously shorten your cell life by requiring your SWCG to keep up with this kind of chlorine demand, which is one reason why you use it to keep the chlorine level up under normal circumstances, but use bleach when trying to correct a problem.

Janet