Pool dosage charts

Use the following charts to determine the proper dosage for your Kem-Tek products. That can be a lot to keep track of on your own, so we’re here to help.
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For above-ground pools (average depth 3-4 feet)

12-foot

15-foot

18-foot

20-foot

2,500 gallons

5,000 gallons

7,500 gallons

10,000 gallons
pH Plus
raise pH 0.1 (cups)

1

2

3

4
pH Minus
initial dose(cups)

.25

0.5

0.75

1
Alkalinity Booster
to add 10 ppm (ounces)

5.5

11

16.5

22
Stabilizer Conditioner
to add 50 ppm (pounds)

1

2

3

4
Chlorinating Liquid
to add 1 ppm (ounces)

3.25

6.25

9.75

13
to shock to 5 ppm (quarts)

1

2

3

4
All-in-One Chlorinating Granules
to add 1 ppm (ounces)

.75

1.25

2

2.5
to shock (ounces)

3

6

9

12
Super Shock Quick 20
weekly treatment (ounces)

1.70

3.38

5

6.75
Shock Quick 10
weekly treatment (ounces)

2.75

5.5

8.25

11
Vinyl Pool Shock
weekly treatment (ounces)

3

6

9

12
Algaecide 60% Concentrated
initial dose (ounces)

2

4

6

8
algae treatment (ounces)

4

8

12

16
weekly treatment (ounces)

.5

1

1.5

2
All-In-One Algaecide
Bi-weekly dose(ounces)

1.25

2.5

3.75

5
algae treatment (ounces)

2.5

5

7.5

10
Green Algaecide
initial dose (ounces)

4

8

12

16
algae treatment (quarts)

.25

.5

.75

1
weekly treatment (ounces)

1.5

3

4.5

6
Algaecide and Clarifier
initial dose (quarts)

.5

1

1.5

2
algae treatment (gallons)

.25

.5

.75

1
weekly treatment (ounces)

8

16

24

32
Mustard Algaecide
Bi-weekly dose (ounces)

1.25

2.5

3.75

5
algae treatment (ounces)

2.5

5

7.5

10
Metal and Calcium Eliminator
initial dose (quarts)

.25

.5

.75

1
per treatment (cups)

.25

.5

.75

1
Water Clarifier
dosage (ounces)

4

8

12

16
Ultra Clarifier
dosage (ounces)

.25

.75

1

1.75
 
For in-ground pools (average depth 7 to 9 feet)
Refer to product labels for Directions for Use and Precautionary Statements.

14x28

16x32

17x34

18x36

22x44

24x48

15,000 gallons

20,000 gallons

25,000 gallons

30,000 gallons

40,000 gallons

50,000 gallons
pH Plus
raise pH 0.1 (cups)

6

8

10

12

16

20
pH Minus
initial dose (cups)

1.5

2

2.5

3

4

5
Alkalinity Booster
to add 10 ppm (pounds)

2

2.75

3.5

4

5.5

7
Stabilizer Conditioner
to add 50 ppm (pounds)

6

8

10

12

16

20
Chlorinating Liquid
to add 1 ppm (ounces)

19.5

26

32.5

39

52

65
to shock (gallons)

1.5

2

2.5

3

4

5
All-in-One Chlorinating Granules
to add 1 ppm (ounces)

4

5

6

7

10

12
to shock (pounds)

1.25

1.5

1.75

2.5

3

3.5
Super Shock Quick 20
weekly treatment (ounces)

10

13.5

17

20.5

27

34
Shock Quick 10
weekly treatment (ounces)

16.5

22

27.5

33

44

55
Shock Quick 15
weekly treatment (ounces)

14

18.7

23.3

28

37.3

46.6
Vinyl Pool Shock
weekly treatment (pounds)

1.25

1.5

1.75

2.5

3

3.5
Algaecide 60% Concentrated
initial dose (ounces)

12

16

20

24

32

40
algae treatment (quarts)

.75

1

1.25

1.5

2

2.5
weekly treatment (ounces)

3

4

5

6

8

10
All-In-One Algaecide
Bi-weekly dose (ounces)

7.5

10

12.5

15

20

25
algae treatment(ounces)

15

20

25

30

40

50
Green Algaecide
initial dose (quarts)

.75

1

1.25

1.75

2.25

2.50
algae treatment (quarts)

1.25

1.5

1.75

2.25

3

3.75
weekly treatment (ounces)

9

12

15

18

24

30
Algaecide and Clarifier
initial dose (gallons)

.75

1

1.25

1.5

2

2.5
algae treatment (gallons)

1.5

2

2.5

3

4

5
weekly treatment (quarts)

1

1.5

2

2.5

3.5

4.5
Mustard Algaecide
Bi-weekly dose (ounces)

7.5

10

12.5

15

20

25
algae treatment (ounces)

15

20

25

30

40

50
Metal and Calcium Eliminator
initial dose (quarts)

1.5

2

2.5

3

4

5
per treatment (cups)

1.5

2

2.5

3

4

5
Water Clarifier
dosage (pints)

1.5

2

2.5

3

4

5
Ultra Clarifier
dosage (ounces)

2

2.75

3.5

4

5.5

6.75