[nevjudbaker]

When we had a pool I went to a pool maintenance class. I was always told if you smell the chlorine the chemicals were off. I checked my chemicals every few days or after a rain. I always kept my pool shocked & added acid when needed. My pool never smelled of Chlorine. My neighbor kept adding chlorine & didn't allow the chlorine level to drop down & she had a strong chlorine smell. After a while she had algae. Algae will grow with a constant chlorine level. Shocking the pool means let the chlorine level drop down then add a big amount of chlorine which kills the algae. The acid level needs to be corrected as well. If chemicals are off the bad water can ruin the pipes.