How to Chlorinate Your Pool - Trouble Free Pool
Dec 10, 2023 · Liquid Chlorine. Household bleach and liquid pool chlorine are the two common sources. They are identical in every aspect except strength, household bleach is typically 6%. Pool chlorine typically sold at pool stores is usually around 12%. Avoid bleach that states splashless, scented, or any type of fabric enhancers (i.e. polymers).
CYA - Further Reading - Trouble Free Pool
Nov 22, 2024 · This makes the pool water much less harsh for the swimmer's exposure to active chlorine compounds (hypochlorite and hypochlorous acid). It is important to stress this point—the cyanuric acid concentration determines the amount of active chlorine (hypochlorous acid + hypochlorite ion) available in pool water.
Perform the Overnight FC Loss Test (OCLT) - Trouble Free Pool
Jan 18, 2019 · If your FC is 3 ppm or higher, do not add any more chlorine to your pool. If your FC is less than 3 ppm, add enough liquid chlorine to achieve 3 ppm FC, wait 30 minutes, then retest with the FAS-DPD test. The next morning, ideally before there is any direct sunlight on the pool, perform the FAS-DPD test again and record your daytime results.
PoolMath - Trouble Free Pool
PoolMath - Trouble Free Pool
Negatives of using bleach? And bleach vs. liquid chlorine?
Jul 26, 2010 · For every 10 ppm Free Chlorine (FC) added by ANY source or chlorine, it will also add 8.2 ppm salt when the chlorine gets used up since it gets converted to chloride (which is salt). In addition, bleach, chlorinating liquid, lithium hypochlorite and chlorine gas all add an additional 8.2 ppm salt upon addition whereas Trichlor and Dichlor do ...
Tips for working with liquid chlorine? | Trouble Free Pool
Mar 28, 2019 · With over 400,000 members, TFP is the largest and most influential pool & spa website on the Internet. The reason is simple: TFPC (Trouble Free Pool Care) is a methodology, not a product that you must purchase. It is being practiced by thousands of pool owners just like you. We are a registered 501(c)3 non-profit that is funded by user donations.
Dark Yellow Reading For Total Chlorine Test - Trouble Free Pool
Jun 25, 2012 · Total chlorine (TC) = Free chlorine (FC) + combined chlorine (CC). FC is the good stuff and you use the pool calculator calculate how much chlorine to add to raise that level. CC is kind of the bad stuff since it indicates that your pool is breaking down something. You will want to see the CC number go down during the shocking process.
CDS Liquid Chlorine? - Trouble Free Pool
Aug 19, 2020 · With over 400,000 members, TFP is the largest and most influential pool & spa website on the Internet. The reason is simple: TFPC (Trouble Free Pool Care) is a methodology, not a product that you must purchase. It is being practiced by thousands of pool owners just like you. We are a registered 501(c)3 non-profit that is funded by user donations.
Table of Contents - Trouble Free Pool
With over 400,000 members, TFP is the largest and most influential pool & spa website on the Internet. The reason is simple: TFPC (Trouble Free Pool Care) is a methodology, not a product that you must purchase. It is being practiced by thousands of pool owners just like you. We are a registered 501(c)3 non-profit that is funded by user donations.
Convert Your Baqua Pool to Chlorine - Trouble Free Pool
Jan 18, 2019 · There are a few main advantages of keeping a chlorine pool instead of a Baqua pool. First, keeping a Baqua pool is expensive. Just the maintenance products will cost much more per month than using bleach, or even other ‘pool store’ forms of chlorine.