Bleach Question during Conversion

[JohnT]

You should be checking the chlorine and adding as required. Your pH is most surely not 9-10. Probably an artifact of the high chlorine interfering with your test.

Post your numbers for chlorine and CYA to get better answers. It will clear up.

[thebumble]

Thanks for the quick reply!

I made a mistake in the post. My Chlorine is 9-10, not the PH. The Ph is about 7.5. The alk is slightly above normal.

I am currently using the HTH 6-way test strips so the reading is not 100% accurate. I will be getting a better test kit.

In the meantime, should I just keep dumping and will it eventually clear?

Thanks!

[thebumble]

HELP!!!!!! WHEN IS THE MADNESS GOING TO END? I MUST HAVE POURED 25 JUGS OF BLEACH! ARRGHHHHH

DAY 3.....

[CarlD]

Try going to a pool store and buying a couple of 5 gallon carboys of Liquid Chlorine at 12.5% (there's nifty nozzle you can get that fits the carboys that's great). Each carboy will be like adding AT LEAST 10 gallons of 6% bleach.

It will save you lots of empties and (with the nozzle) is easy to add.

You'll need to give a deposit on that carboys, but I've been recycling them for 4 years now on the original deposit!

Check pricing: to be worth it, A Carboy shouldn't cost more than 10 gallons of 6%. If it's less, it's a good price.

You need a LOT of chlorine, but at least this may make adding it all easier.

[thebumble]

Thanks, Carl! If I don't get a carboy, I'll get some of that 12% liquid chlorine from the pool store and dump a couple of those in at a time. I have a couple dozen empty clorox containers in the recycling bucket already -- the recycle guys are going to be cursing me! haha

Hopefully a couple/few more dumps of bleach will clear the pool!

[GraceByDesign]

You need to know your CYA level, and then get your FC level up to shock level using this chart. Keep testing your water, several times a day, if possible, and keep your chlorine at shock until your water clears.

Plan on replacing your filter cartridge after your conversion is complete

[Poconos]

One of the poolforum guys that lives near me did the conversion a couple years ago and I watched part of it. As I recall he kept dumping bleach and seemed to have no effect then all of a sudden...bingo. Pool cleared in a few days. He also had a mountain of bleach bottles. Be patient and persistant.
Al