Does shocking refer to using nonchlorine shock powder or liquid chlorine?
I have a vinyl pool liner and I use the pool shock in the 1 lb bags (powder) that you can purchase at Walmart. Shocking just means to cholorinate the pool once a week HEAVILY. It helps stay ahead of any bacteria that may be growing. I also shock it after a heavy rain. My pool is about 38,000 gallons and I use 4 bags of shock a week. Each bag takes care of between 10 and 12 thousand gallons so you can see that I over shock somewhat. I put the shock in my pool skimmer after cleaning and removing the basket. [CAUTION: If you have an automatic chlorinator, adding shock to the skimmer may cause the chlorinator to explode. It is much safer to follow the instructions on the bag and add the shock to the deep end of the pool]. That saves me time and also circulates through the filter and then into the pool much quicker for better results. I have just started putting a few ounces of algeside in my pool as an alge was beginning about two weeks ago. That has happened about this time of year, for t
