Recent content by Dsigafus

Jason, thanks for your help ever so much.

Jason - I will monitor the CH to be sure it does not get to high and will use a decreaser if it does. I need that test - it would save me some fustration. Nothing worse if you don't have confidence in the reslts you are getting.

Jason - I decided to do the 1 part pool water, and 2 parts filtered water using a eyedropper to get exact levels for each. Still registering 5 - so I must be having some difficultly judging color or something using the 1/2 of each (it didn't look to me to be a 10, so I selected 5) however doing...

Your right - that is what I meant. I did the test again with the filtered water and it appears to be the color did not darken or lighten when I added the DPD#3 for total chlorine (5). Someone needs to make a digital test unit that's higher than 10 ppm then I wouldn't have to ask myself did that...

Jason - that sounds like I need to shock again (I'm using GLB Calcium Hypochlorite 65%, available chlorine 65%). Also, I have the 3 in tablets stablized but I'm not using them right now until this is over - should I be using them along with Cal-Hypo? The thing that stumps me is the CC is the...

Jason - I haven't added any chlorine for two days and the reading is always the same. I understand that since this test kit I currently have only goes to 10 the FC could be falling and I just don't know it. I didn't have distilled water but I did have filtered water and I let it sit in a glass...

This is just an update as of 9 am this morning. Pool water crystal clear. However, I found a few spots of algae around the pool and it looks like there are some stains in a few spots since I can brush and brush and the stain remains. FC 10, CC 10 - I also backwashed again this morning for 4...

Joyce - I'll have to take some or I may have some in my stash back when we put the pool in. That would not help many for the topic at hand though. Plus, I'll have to study how to post the pictures. I didn't do any through this algae cleanup or conversion process. I guess I should have.

Jason, I'll do that and I will order a better test kit that will give me the higher readings. Hopefully, I won't ever have to go through this again. One thing is good - I've learned so much about pool chemicals, and situations that can and do occur. I intend to keep up on monitoring my pool on a...

Jason, I meant to say change the sand and clean the filter ...

Thank you all for responding and let me say what a difference from earlier today when I posted and looking at the pool at 9pm this evening. No green, and I can see the bottom of the pool (deep end too)clearly and the water is just a little hazy. I'm hoping by tomorrow morning it will be even...

Hello everyone, this is my first post and wanted to share what I've gone through getting Baquacil out of my pool and killing off the green alage. This web site has been so helpful and I'm thankful to have it while searching the Internet for help. My pool is 13,500 gals vinyl with a 1 HP Hayward...