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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
Shock - How Often

by duane575 » Wed 08 Apr, 2009 04:49

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I have heard from a number of pool supply stores that I should shock my pool every week to eliminate the problem of combined chlorine. I have gone...

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Ivan,

No need to apologize; it's not your fault at all. Me... and I disagree on some things, but usually it's more a practical matter since he's got...

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Thu 21 May, 2009 13:58
Will ''hth'' super concentrated clarifier effect the clorine

by junebugg » Thu 14 May, 2009 18:42

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i just bought a house and the above ground swimming pool has been siting ( with water) for 3 years
so you can imange the mess i had
it's a 13,600...

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The HTH Chlorinating Granules are Cal-Hypo so increase Calcium Hardness (CH) which can make the water cloudy if your water is already saturated with...

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Sat 16 May, 2009 13:08
No chlorine

by bluke » Fri 08 May, 2009 14:36

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is it possible for too much antifreeze left in water lines to effect saitizers' ability to sanitize? i can't get any chlorine reading. pool emptied...

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People will need pool gallonage and others test levels to make a guess. Inability to maintain a chlorine level is most likely from excess organic...

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Sat 09 May, 2009 08:30
Chlorine demand

by mkittle1 » Thu 07 May, 2009 19:19

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I have a 16x32 inground vinyl pool , had water tested at pool store everything fine but free chlorine, shut the swg off for the week tot.chlorine...

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You need to be keeping an eye on Calcium too.

You mention in another thread about chlorine also. Other chems don't look too bad and if I was going...

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Sat 09 May, 2009 08:27
1986 automatic chlorine feeder $39.00

by tacoma5050 » Tue 05 May, 2009 09:47

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Has anyone ever seen one of these. It's hard to tell from the 1986 ad how it may have worked:

I wonder how well it worked.

PS: On the right...

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LOL. Just replied to another thread where I mentioned just this. That looks like a venturi you install after all the equipment. The problem with ANY...

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Tue 05 May, 2009 11:49
Dynachlor Chlorinator

by tacoma5050 » Tue 05 May, 2009 10:00

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Has anyone ever tried the Dynachlor Chlorinator? I am looking for reviews on how well it works or does not work.

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That picture kills it for me. It is sucking chlorine into a pump which of course means the high chlorine content is going through any equipment. Of...

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Tue 05 May, 2009 11:45
3" tabs without CYA

by tacoma5050 » Mon 04 May, 2009 14:00

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Why doesn't anyone manufacture 3" chlorine tabs without CYA in it? Is it not possible?

Or if someone does, where can I buy it?

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Puck feeders are a great way to feed chlorine pucks ... IF ... you want to feed chlorine pucks. Much better than tossing pucks in your pump basket or...

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Tue 05 May, 2009 11:39
No chlorine reading

by fatmoggy104 » Tue 05 May, 2009 10:51

Hi All,
I have been cleaning a pool for more than a year now without any problems .
But the house has new tenants in it and over the last month each...

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Tue 05 May, 2009 10:51
Is CYA of 70 ppm too high?
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by Jeffm » Sat 25 Apr, 2009 15:36

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So, if you read my other posts, I've got an indoor pool (Endless Pool). Just checked my CYA and it's 70ppm.
Keep in mind there is alot of stainless...

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Yes. Sodium hypochlorite is in both bleach and chlorinating liquid aka liquid chlorine (though technically it's not really liquid chlorine since...
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Wed 29 Apr, 2009 20:03
Over Chlorinated Water

by smcrea » Sun 05 Apr, 2009 22:44

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Our Pool is just over a month old. Last Thursday the pool company installed the chlorine generator. They left it running for 24 hours. When I looked...

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I don't know off hand, I only have 1 pool with that system and it is brand new so we have not even started using it yet try reserching it online,...

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Sun 12 Apr, 2009 16:53
Brands of 3" Tablets/Shock

by spbb558 » Sun 29 Mar, 2009 13:46

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I use 3" tablets due to ease of use. I'd like to switch in the future, but not this year. I'm looking to reduce my costs and need some advice.
I...

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As Me... says, some inexpensive brands may have poor binders or compression of the tablets so that they fall apart too quickly. When I used GLB...

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Sun 29 Mar, 2009 17:47
Salt Chlorinator

by justmarsh » Fri 03 Oct, 2008 10:10

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Can anyone give me additional pointers to the following problem?

The chlorinator turns the pump on and shuts it off when manually selected but when...

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Flow sensor or switch bunged up :problem:

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Tue 24 Mar, 2009 06:07
can't get chlorine reading

by garedm » Sat 21 Feb, 2009 00:39

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chlorine level dropped out from 756 down to 365. keep adding chlorine but when i reach 700+ by morning its dropped out again. Ph levels are steady at...

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You need to shock the pool with non.stabilizer chlorine. Then shock again and again until the chlorine doesn't fall any longer.

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Wed 18 Mar, 2009 07:29

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