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No Chlorine Murky Algae

by jodijo » Thu 30 Jun, 2011 07:22

Hello,

Newbie here and to pool "ownership" ... Please forgive my near idiocy regarding terms, etc.

After initial maintenance to open...

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Thu 30 Jun, 2011 07:22
New to using a real test kit. (ColorQ Pro 7)

by Tommyt » Wed 01 Jun, 2011 06:59

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Problem :
Got a real test kit and dumped the test strips, but need help with ALL the new data that I'm getting. Pool looks great, but it seems that...

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Thanks for the quick response... Already working on "add water" issue first and will retest. Also added some chlorine even thought I...

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Sun 19 Jun, 2011 19:30
Insatiable Chlorine Requirement

by Too Much Chlorine » Fri 17 Jun, 2011 15:57

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I'm new to this forum.

I have a 14.5k gallon vinyl liner pool and I use Chlor-Brite from Leslie's Pools.
I cannot get the chlorine in the pool above...

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Leslie's Chlor-Brite is Dichlor where for every 10 ppm Free Chlorine (FC) it also increases Cyanuric Acid (CYA) by 9 ppm. You should instead try...

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Sat 18 Jun, 2011 01:26
CHLORINE PROBLEM

by TYSGRANNY » Sun 12 Jul, 2009 11:35

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I HAVE A 12 FT BY 30 INCH POOL. I CHECK MY WATER AT LEAST EVERY OTHER DAY, IF NOT EVERY DAY. MY CHLORINE LEVEL IS DARK ORANGE INSTEAD OF YELLOW LIKE...

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Orange in the OTO chlorine test is high chlorine, > 10 ppm. You probably should not swim in it. If you know the Cyanuric Acid (CYA) aka stabilizer...

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Wed 15 Jun, 2011 21:43
Chlorine lockup
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by pierceg8 » Tue 17 Feb, 2009 11:53

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I have a 24k inground pool with vinal liner. Have had pool for about 16 years. Installed new liner two years ago. I use a looplock cover in winter....

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The ammonia test just gives you a minimum chlorine level that would be needed (10x the ammonia reading), but you could need a lot more because there...
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Sun 05 Jun, 2011 13:20
Fertilizer in pool

by dave t » Thu 02 Jun, 2011 05:40

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I accidentally got some fertilizer in my pool. What kind of problems can I expect? It was probably less than 1/4 of a cup.

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chem geek - thanks for your helpful information.

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Sun 05 Jun, 2011 06:40
What is the exact chlorine daily dosage?

by charles » Tue 10 May, 2011 03:50

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Tue 10 May, 2011 11:35
Chlorine gone!

by keithjackson » Sun 18 Jul, 2010 08:44

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hi,i am new to this site. lst year,i moved to south west france. i inherited a 60 cu met auto chlorine (salt) swintonic pool the prev owners left no...

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Looks like this prob must hav got solved. Could you share what worked here?

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Sun 08 May, 2011 03:33
Cya and fc

by lwilbanks » Fri 06 May, 2011 09:17

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i am a new pool owner by purchasing a home with an existing above ground pool. 15 x 30 and 4' deep. i don't know how to balance my PH, cya and fc. I...

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thanks for your help. The super shock bags are cal hypo. I also inherited a pail of Blue Wave stabilizer. I don't know what it's for. The 3"...

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Sat 07 May, 2011 12:24
Chlorine-shock

by TomLacey » Sun 20 Jun, 2010 16:44

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We opened our pool about 2 weeks ago. Since then we have not gotten a clorine reading. We are going crazy with this. It did have a green tint to the...

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Properly maintaining pool water chemistry is perhaps the most important aspect of maintaining a swimming pool. There seem to be many types of...

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Sun 24 Apr, 2011 06:01
Fc3 / Tc0 / Whats Going On?

by todjob2000 » Sun 30 Jan, 2011 15:53

My pool was out of service for a few days because the door needed repair, once I started it again my FC was 3 my TC was 0 and I can't get it to level...

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Sun 30 Jan, 2011 15:53
Ascorbic acid to lower bromine

by Hot Tub » Sun 09 Jan, 2011 19:08

I use bromine in my hot tub. My pool guy tells me that I should use ascorbic acid or sodium ascorbate to lower the bromine if necessary instead of...

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Sun 09 Jan, 2011 19:08
No chlorine in late afternoon

by cab » Thu 22 Jul, 2010 17:15

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hello all i have a SWG that has been running 24 hours a day for the last 6 days. i check my chlorine level in the mornings and all is fine but this...

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It sounds as though you need to add cyanor to the pool water ... it can be done with chlorine Puch, because these also contain cyanor .... but you've...

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Sat 01 Jan, 2011 15:15
Bromine . . .

by Guest » Sun 05 Aug, 2007 20:29

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Nothing works better than bromine. Will never use chlorine.

The difference between the chemical chlorine and the chemical bromine is that once...

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Not that it matters that much in low bather load pools as with most residential pools, but brominated organics such as the brominated trihalomethanes...

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Fri 17 Sep, 2010 12:25
Where do you buy your chlorine?

by lifey8 » Fri 13 Aug, 2010 16:38

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I currently have a pool service cleaning my pool but I am thinking about taking it over. I noticed that our pool guy puts a chlorine tablet in a slot...

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There is no one "right" answer here. If one has a vinyl pool with low Calcium Hardness (CH) in the fill water, then using Cal-Hypo is OK so...

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Thu 16 Sep, 2010 19:37
Free chlorine higher than total chlorine?

by rhthompson » Thu 16 Sep, 2010 13:39

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aquacheck 5 test strips indicate my free chlorine is 10 ppm (purple color on test strip) while total chlorine is around 2 ppm (pale green). How can...

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Dump the strips. Get the Taylor K-2006 test kit.

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Thu 16 Sep, 2010 17:54
Help w/ Chlorine loss
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by gto » Mon 26 Jul, 2010 01:34

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So many threads on this here, but mine seems odd. Chem Geek, please help
Levels for the most part seem good, but I cant seem to hold any chlorine an...

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Finally made a drop

11 am
fc: 3.0ppm
cc: 0
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Fri 30 Jul, 2010 14:05
green water

by blitz606 » Sun 17 Jul, 2005 05:43

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MY WIFE HAD LEFT A LARGE FLOATR IN THE POOL ALL WEEK AND MY WATER HAS TURNED DARK GREEN I HAVE ADDED SHOCK TO THE POOL THE WATER IS STILL CLOUDY BUT...

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If you don't raise the Free Chlorine (FC) high enough relative to the Cyanuric Acid (CYA) level, then the algae can continue to grow or it will take...

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Tue 27 Jul, 2010 00:24
Chlorine float?

by Guest » Wed 14 Jul, 2010 21:56

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I have a "new old" 20000 gallon pool to deal with, and don't know much about it. Can a chlorine floater (holds 6 tabs, and set fully open)...

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The floater would normally be able to keep up with chlorine, but your chlorine demand may be higher because either 1) you have little or no Cyanuric...

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Thu 15 Jul, 2010 02:39
Test readings

by nicknac » Thu 08 Jul, 2010 21:58

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When I take test reading with my aqua chem test kit it tells me to take a sample and drop 5 drops in each tube. Compare color and after 5 minutes...

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The chlorine tests are designed to be read within a minute or so and not to wait. However, the test kit you are using does not have the best chlorine...

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Sat 10 Jul, 2010 14:04

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