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Hi! Right now, we have purchased new filters and are soaking the old ones in dishwasher detergent. We will let you all know how it does with the new filters. We will turn it off tonight and back on in the morning. We appreciate everyones interest and help so much. Hopefully the new filters...

Hi! :-D Right now we are still running the pump 24/7, since we don't want to clean the filters everyday. :cry: We would really like to lower utility costs and conserve energy by shutting the pump off part of the time. :mrgreen: If I haven't made our issue clear, please feel free to ask...

After cleaning the filters, it runs at approx. 8. It will hold at that for at least a week, sometimes 2, before going over 10 when we are running the pump all the time. If we shut the pump off, when we turn it back on it jumps up 6-8 psi, for a total of 14 - 16 psi. It does not go back down...

FC 5.5 CC <.5 PH 7.5 TA 100 CYA 40 Hi! :-D We are on our first season with a pool that was built late last summer. Since we opened, we have ran the pump 24/7 with no problems. After studying this website, we decided to only run the pump about 12 hours per day. We have a...

FC 5.5 CC <.5 PH 7.5 TA 100 CYA 40 84 degrees Hi! Everyone! Our pool looks beautiful and is doing great! :party: Our CC is staying well below .5 all the time, so I think we have made it through this issue. The FC at 5.5 was taken in the morning and by evening, on a sunny day, it is...

Good morning! Our water is beautiful and crystal clear. We have been bringing the FC to 8 each evening and leaving the pool uncovered. It looks like we are there. We will keep bringing the FC to 8 each evening for the next few days to make sure the CC stays at .5. After maintaining FC 8...

Here are our test results: 8-7-09 7:30 p.m. FC 14.5 CC 1.5 ( at 28 drops on the FC there was just barely a hint of pink, so it hasn't changed much) We did not add anything. 8-8-09 7:45 a.m. (no sun on pool) FC 14 CC 1.5 PH 7.3 We understand...

It sure looks like our pool did the same as Richard's. Only our problem went on longer, since we tried working through it with the EZ pool system first. We definitely had 0 chlorine readings, since with the EZ pool you only put in one chlorine stick a week (big mistake :hammer: ). Once we...

Since you haven't seen this happen during the pool season before, I will give you the history of how all this came down. The CYA had been around 100 ever since we had opened the pool May 20 or so. We didn't change the pool to EZ pool for probably a month and it was clear and beautiful before...

I was mistaken about the color of the ammonia sample yesterday (Sorry). Bob, my husband, said it was definitely yellow. I must have looked before they put the chemical in. But, I guess that means our ammonia is okay. I didn't mean to give bad information. Thanks for all the help! Debbie

8 a.m. FC 15 We shocked it last night CC 2 PH 7.2 TA 110 Clear & Sparkling Thanks for the reply. Due to our schedules and the fact that the pool is looking wonderful again :party: , our plan is to shock it hard every evening after the sun goes down (if this will work? :scratch:)...

We appreciate everyone's help. We are making progress, but not there yet. There have been so many helpful posts. Here are the answers to some of the questions that have been asked. The pool company appears to be using the LaMotte System. They use the small vials, as you described. Our test...

Thanks for the info. We do not have an auto fill and our level has remained constant. We have not added any water all summer. We have pumped a little out during June due to rain, but that's it. Again, thanks so much for the response. Debbie

Hi! We shocked to 35 last night and then again this morning. Our test results right now (5 hours after shocking) are as follows: FC 20 CC 1.5 PH 7.2 TA 110 CYA almost 30 (we guessed at 25) We took sample to pool company and here are their results (we ran our tests as...

Thank you so much for all the info. We will go tomorrow and get everything, including the copper and ammonia, checked. We will nuke it now. Wow, there is so much to learn. I sure wish we had not tried the EZ Pool. We were doing great before that. We appreciate all your help. Thanks! Debbie