Recent content by 34zoned

Your on the right track. That's exactly how my pool looked. Maintain the SLAM levels, vacuum/brush, backwash and most importantly keep the filter running 24/7 and it will be crystal clear. Keep on reading other posts and you'll get the hang of it. pretty soon it will clear up

Hello all. since I started this thread in November, I want to update this thread instead of opening a new one for future references. So I opened my pool last weekend and did all my tests (pool was semi clear). Interestingly, my FC level was 1.5, CC-.5, pH-7.2, TA-50, CH-200, CYA-30. Shocked the...

CC was 0. The FC didn't drop. Stayed at 30. I did one last vacuum and backwash & rinse. So far so good. I might close it. Next week

Pool finally cleared up. Backwashed in the morning and continued to let the filter run 24/7. Came home from work today and WOW, it's crystal clear. I was worried because I never dealt with a "swamp". I've had occasional light greenish over the summer but not as bad. I'm thinking that I...

I checked first thing in the morning around 6:30 am. As of now it's still cloudy, but I can see a little bit of the bottom. Fc tests are still showing chlorine loss of more than 1. I'll keep at it

FC at 22 & CC at 0

added a little bit more bleach earlier in the day. current reading for FC is 33.5 & CC is 0. i'll recheck first thing in the morning.

having trouble uploading a picture. - - - Updated - - - i'll keep an eye on it and report back as the FC drops

cya is 70 so I got my FC to 30 and dropped to 25 this morning.

I want to close my pool so I decided to SLAM it instead of covering the "green pool". It took me about a 5 days to rid the pool of algae, but the pool is cloudy and my PH reading is weird. when I test it the PH reads 7.5, but if I let it sit for a couple of minutes, it goes up to about 8. Could...

i'm not an expert, but from what i got on this site was very helpful. first you have to keep at it. what i mean by that is you should get one of those dpd test kits so you can keep the FC at shock level and CC zero. that way you could do all the testing yourself instead of going back and forth...

finally i got the cc to be .5 for two days in a row. i kept the fc at 15 the best i could throughout the conversion. one other question before my final thanks, should the cc always remain at .5 and what would happen if the cc goes up. should i panic? again i am so thankful for this site. i...

things are starting to look better, i tested last night and this morning and my FC was 15 and my CC was 2.5 last night and 1.5 this morning.

tested the water at 9am and the FC level was 11.5 and the CC level was .5

ohm_boy, not taking it the wrong the wrong way, i understand what you meant. this site is very helpful. i grew up with a pool since i was a kid, but i never did anything but swim. my dad did all the work. now that i have a pool, i know i realize the all the maintenance that goes into keeping a...