Question about shock and chlorine

[donovan.lambright]

My Taylor K-2006A kit just arrived!

[Watermom]

You sound like a kid at Christmas!

[PoolDoc]

In order for me to figure reasonable dose, I'll need to get some kind of estimate of the gallons your tub holds. You can determine that by:

1. Adjusting the flow to a reasonable level, with the drain open.
2. Filling an empty milk jug and timing how long it takes to fill.
3. Closing the drain and then filling the tub, and timing that interval.
4. Then, dividing the tub interval by the jug interval to give approximate gallons.

Be sure to have her get in, and make sure you haven't selected an overfilled level.

With many tub surfaces, you can mark the line with a magic marker, and then remove the mark with rubbing alcohol. But, some surfaces are porous, so test this with a small inconspicuous mark, before you do anything more visible.

[Watermom]

Instead of a magic marker, could a piece of some sort of tape work?

[PoolDoc]

Waterproof tape, like Gorilla duct tape or Scotch 33+ electrical tape -- Yes.

[donovan.lambright]

Yeah, I'm pretty excited to have the kit. LOL

I have a bit of a domestic problem and need your opinions. My wife is very uncomfortable with the idea of doing the tub tests. I've talked to her about our conversation and the BBB method you have developed. She is pushing pretty hard for me to simply drain the pool and start over again using the BBB and Intex Recipe that Ben posted. I've explained that, without testing, I can't guarantee we won't have similar problems after we start over. She says she's willing to take that chance. I told her that we would be done with the pool if that happens because I'd have no way of tracking it down.

I know you can't tell me what to do in such a thorny spot. I'm just looking for opinions.

[Watermom]

If you just start over with the pool, you are in effect still doing the tub tests but just in a very big tub! So, you aren't saving anything there. However, as you noted, if your daughter has a reaction, then you will have absolutely no idea which ingredient caused it and will never know, and you're right, you would be done with the pool. Not only would you be done with your pool, but your daughter would probably be done with pools, period. How would you ever be able to allow your daughter to swim in any pool ever? What a shame that would be for your daughter to never be able to go swimming.

Good luck. Please keep us posted how things are going. (Also, please let us know if you are going to do the tub tests before Ben goes to the trouble to figure out all those doses for you.)