Recent content by Cassidy336

We have only had our pool for two months and we were recently gone for two weeks. We had someone coming to pour in bleach every other day but upon return we have a few small patches of algae. On is on a bench and some is on the skimmer. It isn't getting better or worse. I added a bunch of...

We are going away Thursday and will be back Monday. No one is around to check on the pool. I have some pucks how do I use them or what do I do when I am gone? CYA is about 40.

So would the dust hurt the heater? We really do brush the pool twice a day (my mom even asked me if I was working out because my arms are getting so toned) so it isn't like there is a bunch of dust in there. How can the dust hurt the pool?

First of all, I thank all of you for your help. We filled our pool last week for the first time. I used the recommended pool kit and slowly added what the pool calculator said to and the pool company confirmed yesterday that our water is as it should be. I'm wondering how often I should add...

FC is 1, CC is 3.5. I realize the chlorine smell means there isn't enough which is why I am wondering if I should add some.

I didn't add anything last night. When I open the door to go outside the smell of chlorine smacks you in the face so I took the pucks out of the skimmer. The free chlorine is at 1 and the pool water is still green with metals. Should I add some bleach? I just brushed again and the pH is 6.8 but...

According to the calculator, I need 165 washing soda (Borax, right?), 158 baking soda, 9.0 stabilizer (CYA, right). Do I do this with the chlorine in the skimmer and the Muratic acid he added? I am also going to brush again and I would guess that would change things. Is there a such thing as...

The basic daily test results that it says not to record were: Cl 2, pH not on the chart, lower than 6.8. Then I did the Cl test and added 4 drops so I believe that is an answer of 2. Alkalinity was not green after adding R008. I added 5 drops and I believe that is an answer of 50. Calcium...

The link said no swimming for 3 weeks. They told us we could swim tomorrow. And really no heater for that long also? We are supposed to run the pump 24/7 for the next three days. I will do the test soon and post.

We filled our pool for the first time yesterday. The pool company sent someone out here to teach us how to use the pump and put chemicals in. The pool is green, this guy says because of the minerals in our water. He is putting some mineral suspension to make the minerals into bigger particles...

Thank you, sounds like a trip to Walmart is in order.

I have been reading around and I am going to do the BBB method but I am unsure as to how much of the BBB chemicals I will need to add. Should I buy 20 gal of bleach, or do I only need 3? I think our pool is around 14,000 gal. What about Borax and Baking Soda? When you have to add stuff are you...

Ok, I finally got Round to reading the BBB stuff. I do have a few questions - what is the best test kit? I saw Taylor TF-100 and Taylor k2006 mentioned. We live in FL and are getting a heater so we should be able to swim year round. Is there anything I need to do differently since we won't...

Thanks for all the great info. I will review everything this weekend and see if I have any other questions. Sounds like chlorine it is. Now, I have to read the basics and figure out how it all works.

We use a whole house water filter.