Need Help!!!!

[CarlD]

OK, You'll need to know how many gallons your pool holds. You'll need the area of the pool times the 4.5' to give you the pools volume in cubic feet. Then multiply by 7.48 to get the gallons.

You'll want to add 3 gallons of regular bleach per 10,000 gallons. So if you have 13,000-13,500 gallons, you'll need 4 gallons of bleach. If you have 16,500 to 17,000 gallons you'll need 5 gallons of bleach. And so on.

Then you'll need to test your water two to 3 times a day to make sure your FREE Chlorine (which is now zero...Free Chlorine plus Combined Chlorine = Total Chlorine--and your TC is zero) is between 10 and 15 or 16 (don't worry if it's not exact). If it's below 10 you'll need to add more bleach. Every gallon of regular bleach will add a little more than 5ppm to 10,000 gallons--figure accordingly.

You'll need a lot of bleach, though.

[mrsncrawler_77]

ok yesterday i added 12 gallons of bleach and this morning i added 3 more gallons went and got a water test this afternoon and this was my readings

ph 7.5
tc 10
fc 10
alk 91
the woman at the pool store didnt give me a cya she just said it was low guess since i wasnt buying nothing she wanted to be snotty so how much more bleach am i going to need to add the water it is still cloudy and cant see the bottom but i know thats not gonna happen over night what do i need to add for stablizer and for how loing do i need to keep adding the bleach to kill the algea bloom

[aylad]

You need to keep adding the bleach until the water turns blue and the cloudiness starts to clear up. With sustained chlorine levels, it probably will take 2-4 days, depending on how consistent you are. Once it's turned blue, the cloudiness is mainly going to be dead algae that your filter will have to get out--so make sure your filter is running 24/7, and backwash it as needed when your pressure rises. Brushing your pool daily will help, but the key is to sustain that high chlorine level--don't let it yo-yo up and down. Hang in there, it's going to clear if you keep the chlorine up!!

The stabilizer is CYA--sold as "balancer" or "conditioner"...the ingredient is cyanuric or isocyanuric acid. I wouldn't worry about adding it right now--get your pool clear first and then add the stabilizer. You're going to be backwashing your filter frequently while clearing up the bloom, and the stabilizer will just wash out.

Janet

[CarlD]

If there's not another pool store you can buy the smallest amount of stabilizer (CYA) they sell, just to get them to give you a reading on CYA. If your first #s were right, you don't have any CYA and you'll need to add it sooner or later--and that's something you have to buy at pool stores anyway.

[aylad]

Also, WalMart sells CYA in a 4 lb container. Last few years I found it in a 2 lb container in the section for spas and hot tubs, but this year they didn't seem to have it...don't know if they were out or if they're not carrying it anymore.

Follow label directions for amount to target 20 ppm in the pool, but don't broadcast it over the pool like it says to...instead, put it in a knee hi or old tube sock and hang it in front of a return. That way it won't wash out when you backwash your filter.

Janet

[Watermom]

Sometimes it is called stabilizer or conditioner. Check the ingredient label. It should say cyanuric or isocyanuric acid.

[mrsncrawler_77]

OK I am keeping my chlorine up high and since thurs I have added 24 gallons of bleach should I be seeing a change by now or am i just impatient the water still looks to be the same I have been brushing every day how much more bleach do i need to add and when do u think i will start seeing a change down to 4 weeks before my party found me some stab at lowes so i will add it once i get it cleared up . Have been adding bleach at least twice a day .