Help with algae in above ground pool

[aylad]

If your chlorine reads 3, then you need to add more chlorine til it gets back up to 15.

In order to read higher than 5 with your kit, use one part pool water to one part distilled water, mix well, test from that sample, read results, then multiply by 2. If it's still reading higher than your highest, then use 1:2 and multiply by 3. You'll lose a little accuracy with each dilution, but it's still better than estimating, and maintaining shock level is the only way you're going to get your pool cleared up.

Janet

[LISAISAACS]

I tested with the 2:1 method and it was a pretty yellow orange like the 5 is on the test kit, so multiplying x 3 would make it 15. I had just added a 3 quart bottle of chlorine after I wrote the last reply. I will test again in the morning to make sure it is still there. Do I need to keep up with the stabilizer or pH right now or just worry about the shock until it is clear, which should possibly take how long? I would like to be able to enjoy the pool this weekend. It is 100 degrees here in lovely SC.

[justgrapejuice]

I am having very similar problems. Is it okay to shock the pool to levels this high on the chlorine side, having an above ground pool?

[CarlD]

The maximum shock level is in the Best Guess table. If you follow the table it's perfectly safe in A/G pools. Going higher can be risky, though.

[justgrapejuice]

What do you mean exaclty by the table?
What level is it okay to swim in when the cholorine is so high?