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chlor tabs on fiberglass
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by dalehileman » Sat 25 Jul, 2009 12:35

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Chlorine tabs dispensed near the surface drastically shorten the life of a solar cover and so I have taken to simply throwing the tabs into the water...

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.......products of oxidation trying to offgas at the surface.....and help to deteriorate it.

Forgive me,though I aced college chemistry but you...
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Thu 30 Jul, 2009 12:19
Too Much Superchlorination?? Safe?? [cal/hypo]

by purplxhaze420 » Wed 29 Jul, 2009 08:26

Hello. Yesterday I installed a 12 foot round, 2 foot deep rubber pool in my yard for my children. (Approx 1,633 gal.) I went to the pool store...

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Wed 29 Jul, 2009 08:26
chlorine production

by geofflynch » Fri 17 Jul, 2009 13:28

I have had my pool for 5yrs. I started with a Goldline salt system. It worked really well. I could control the chlorine out put by adjusting from...

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Fri 17 Jul, 2009 13:28
Cant't keep chlorine despite mostly balanced chemistry

by jobeck05 » Thu 18 Jun, 2009 12:57

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I cannot seem to keep a decent chlorine level. I opened in May, superchlorinated with Cal Hypo. So far this year, I am eating through Di-Chlor tabs...

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There are basic chemical facts that are independent of concentration of product or of pool size as follows:

For every 10 ppm Free Chlorine (FC)...

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Thu 16 Jul, 2009 01:23
Chlorine test

by dave » Mon 01 Jun, 2009 16:32

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how do you test Free Chlorine and Combined Chlorine? I use the OTO test that turns the water yellow I guess that is the CC how do I test for the FC

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Thanks all, you've improved my knowledge enormously. i'll get a kit to test for FC & CC and let you know progress. Thx Terry

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Mon 06 Jul, 2009 14:56
Do I need to drain my pool?

by swim_mom » Sun 28 Jun, 2009 13:20

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I have a 28' round above ground pool with a deep bottom. It holds about 21,000 gallons. I went and had my pool water tested yesterday and they told...

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If the number are correct, you don't need to drain the pool. You just need to add acid to lower the pH and add chlorine (chlorinating liquid or...

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Sun 28 Jun, 2009 16:17
Haward Auto Chlorine Feeder not working properly ideas??

by pectin » Thu 18 Jun, 2009 22:50

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I have a Haward Auto Chlorine Feeder that is not working properly. It was working before and when the chlorine tabs finished and I replaced new...

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You may need to take the unit out of line and see if you have any blockages. Get a pack of long pipe cleaners and push through the openings. It's...

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Sat 20 Jun, 2009 21:50
chlorine lockup

by poolmom » Fri 16 Jun, 2006 18:12

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All other chemical levels in pool are normal but pool won't hold chlorine (the water in the pool, which is 17,000 gallons, is only a year old, as...

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Take a sample to pool store and they will test for free , it does sound like it needs stabalizer..

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Thu 18 Jun, 2009 16:07
Chlorine Granules

by steq184 » Tue 12 May, 2009 13:34

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Normally I use Chlorine tablets and put in my auto chlorinator, have by accident ordered online and received chlorine granules....my mistake.
What...

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You have to test the water chlorine level and (daily) add up chlorine to the right level. Once you've used you granular chlorine, you can switch to...

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Wed 17 Jun, 2009 16:31
Perfect readings but no chlorine

by devitocj » Mon 08 Jun, 2009 22:46

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We have perfect readings for our in ground pool but no chlorine levels. I've been reading that extremely low chlorine levels is attributed to the...

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You have to test your water for chlorine level before we can come up with any solution. Have you read the "pool school"? :?:

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Wed 17 Jun, 2009 16:24
Chlorine Block

by Melody Brutkiewicz » Tue 20 May, 2008 20:27

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We are having fits with the Chlorine reading. Our pool people say we are suffering from Chlorine Block. We were told to shock it with 10...

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You can use Cal-Hypo as your chlorine source to shock the pool if you'd like since your CH isn't too high, but keep in mind that for every 10 ppm...

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Mon 15 Jun, 2009 00:11
How to kill algae despite 150+ PPM CYA?

by hard8hopping » Tue 09 Jun, 2009 02:34

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Can someone please help me with this problem? My pool has an algae problem which I tried fixing with Leslie's Chlorbrite and 3" tablets. It...

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You can do multiple partial drain/refill down to the level of the returns (with the pump off, obviously) or you can do continuous drain/refill but...

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Tue 09 Jun, 2009 10:31
Not losing chlorine

by Conehead396 » Mon 08 Jun, 2009 21:24

I switched my pool over to a SWG last week (Aqua Trol). I ran it for a few days and took my water in to have it tested for a baseline.
Pool is 24 X...

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Mon 08 Jun, 2009 21:24
Switch to liquid chlorine from pucks

by rockon » Sun 07 Jun, 2009 20:30

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I have an inground 18x36 22,000gal. oval with vynal liner and sand filter.
I use the 3"slow dissolving pucks thru skimmer, no auto chlorinator....

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It's a tradeoff between cost and convenience. You can use pucks and not get algae if you use a supplemental algaecide (PolyQuat 60 weekly) or a...

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Sun 07 Jun, 2009 20:40
One-time draining of bromine-treated spa into chlorine-pool

by AlanM » Tue 02 Jun, 2009 11:15

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Hello,

I need to drain my spa so that I can move it several feet to a new location. In order to not waste the water, I was going to pump the spa...

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Shouldn't really have too much of an effect at all. Bromine needs to be oxidized to activate it. Chlorine is an oxidizer and is in fact the most...

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Wed 03 Jun, 2009 08:33
How to up the stabalizer level?
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by jeff6898 » Fri 22 May, 2009 09:39

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Any tricks on keeping stabalizer in the pool? I have already put in 10 lbs of stabalizer and my reading is always 0 I can not get any stabalizer to...

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CH is actually way low. ph in range ta a little low
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Mon 01 Jun, 2009 11:58
Effects of Temp on Chlornine

by smcrea » Tue 26 May, 2009 12:57

My Question is with regards to the effect of water temp on my ability of my FC to sanititize.

Water balance details:
FC = 4.0
Combined Chlorine = 0...

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Tue 26 May, 2009 12:57
Cloudy light green pool

by sipescl » Sun 24 May, 2009 20:23

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Problem: Not making any headway on pool. It is just staying a light green and is cloudy. It has been this way for about a month. Can't keep chlorine...

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I'm sorry you are having so much trouble with the pool. You can do a bucket test to see how much chlorine it will take before your pool starts to...

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Mon 25 May, 2009 22:58
Broken pump - can I still shock?

by steve4 » Mon 25 May, 2009 16:33

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Hi - just opened the pool today in Maryland - somewhat green water as expected.

anyway, the pump is broken - and it's going to be a couple of days...

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If the water isn't getting any worse, I'd wait a few days and shock when the pump is back online. If you shock without circulation, you'd have to...

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Mon 25 May, 2009 22:51
How much chlorine to add.

by Crimson » Thu 21 May, 2009 12:17

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Hello everyone,

New pool owner here.. purchased a short sale house that had a pool that sat for 1.5 years. Drained, had the pool resurfaced...

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The cloudiness usually lowers the chlorine loss, though some UV gets through clouds anyway (just not as much). The rain usually has little impact...

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Thu 21 May, 2009 21:24

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