chlorine conversion...problems!

[b2001]

I used the calculator to get the following information for your 19,000 gallon pool:

3/4 gallons of 6% bleach -----> 2.4 ppm chlorine increase
1 gallon of 5.25% bleach -----> 2.8 ppm chlorine increase

4 ounces of sodium bicarbonate -----> 1 ppm alkalinity increase
6 ounces of borax -----> 1 ppm algaecide increase*
1 pound and 8 ounces of cya -----> 10 ppm cya increase

15.2 ounces of sodium carbonate -----> 0.2 ph increase
19 ounces of socium gisulfate, dry acid -----> 0.2 ph decrease
15.2 ounces of 31% muratic acid -----> 0.2 ph decrease

*(for calculating how much borax to add to fnction as an additional algaecide, not phchanges - recommended target level is 50 ppm) I use the polyquat algaecide myself.

Mostly, around the Dallas area, the "ultra" - 6% - bleach bottles are 3/4 gallons, while the regular - 5.25% - bleach bottles are one gallon.

[VOLDADDY]

You CAN do this yourself, it is very simple. You need a good drops based kit. We are all partial to Ben's kit he sells here as it is hands down the best. You can run to Wal-Mart and pick one up until you can get Ben's kit. You need to see the above post, and add enough bleach to get your FC to 15. Do this 3x a day, and when it holds a reading of 15 overnight, you are done. I did this and it took me 4 days. My pool is simply amazing now. After you finish, you will sava a lot of time, $$$, and headaches by using the BBB methods as told here on this site. Go buy a lot of unscented ultra bleach, most use the Wal-Mart generic stuff, and a drops based kit, and get to work! I assure you, it is a lot easier than you think, and the folks here are great and will help you with any issues you may have. Good luck!