After I shock it takes awhile for the chlorine level to return to "normal", or 2-3 ppm. So at what level is it considered safe for swimmers? I've heard that...

Does using Smart Sticks put CYA in the pool? I'm trying to learn what I can and have been reading this forum and ThePoolForum for the past 5 hours and few days as well....

my free cl is higher than combined cl so i would have a - total cl, what can i do

My pool is doing very nicely this year thanks to all the good info I have learned on this fourm,not to mention all the money saved from not buying all the chemicals from...

Does anyone know if the temperature of the water that flows through the chlorinator affects the rate of chlorine dispersed into the pool? Nights are still very cool...

I am thinking of switching from liquid to a chlorinator. I have a 16x32 w/ deep end that holds about 23000 gallons. How many pounds per day will I go thru? I want to...

My chlorine level is non existant even with my chlorinator full of pucks. I suspect that it may not be working properly as thier doesn't appear to be any water in it...

I have 18000 gal, IG, vinyl liner. Pool is doing very nicely this year thanks to all the info I have received from reading everyone's posts. My question is what level...

If your chlorine levels are high. Over 5. Is it of ay benefit to check any of the other tests or should your wait until the chlorine is down?

We have lost the manual for our pool. The pool is 108 X 24. I don't know how much clorine to add or any thing else. HELP

What should our chlorine level be if we are also using Pristine Blue?

I have been fighting an emerald green pool for 2 months with minimum success. I tried algecide early on, used a clarifier, took samples to two different pool supply...

I have tried to use bleach to get the green out of my pool. It is a 18" round and I put 3 gallons in the first night and 2 more the second-still it only barely...

Well almost pool season here in Northern Iowa. Having a problem with the infamous green algae. Dumped 2 boxes of Borax in yesterday and 3 gallons of bleach today. We...

I am a new pool owner. I have a 30,000 gal grey gunite pool. I just had my water tested. I thought all was fine from my own tests but the pool store said to add 7 bags...

Hardness: 250

ALK: 120

pH: 7.5

Stabilizer: 40ppm

Total chlorine: 1.0ppm

free chlorine: zero

I have approx. a 12,000gal IG pool with an automatic chlorinator...

I have been have a big problem with my PH and Total Alk. being severely low. The TA is non exisitant and the PH is around 6.5 and will not rise.

I was told that one...

i am working on a pool at my in-laws house and the pool got overdosed with chlorine.

i opened the pool up for the first time in 2 years, so the water was pretty...

I'm new (last summer) to above ground pooling. We used granular chlorine last year but can get tablets cheap this year. Should I switch? What are disadvantages of a...

Hi aganin: What is the shelf life of a individually sealed pucks? Though they are all in the same bucket, they are all individually wrapped in plastic.

Thanks!