Hi I'm a new member and I have a similar problem. My pool store says I have a chlorine demand caused by pollen turning into ammonia. I had the pool tested 5/17/08 and here are the readings. Saturation index.1, tds 1000, cya 0, total chlorine 4.7 free chlorine 0, ph 8.1, total akalinity 107, total hardness 88. I have a 26,000 gallon inground gunite pool, and it is clear. I use silks sticks for chlorine, and burnout extreme 2 as a shock. I added 7 pints of muriatic acid and 2 lbls of stabalizer and plan to add 2 more pounds today. We have had a little rain so I'm not sure how this is going to effect the pool. The pool store is recommended 60lbs of shock and to test for free chlorine every 3 hours. I'm looking for something less extreme and expensive. Please help!!! Thanks
Dave
