Recent content by ellruss

The pump is 1.5 hp and we have been running it 6-12 hours per day. I don't think there is channeling though I am not sure what to look for. The surface of the and is flat when I take the top off the filter. I am definitely running out of POP. I want some sparkly water before I have to close the...

TA is 80. I did not test CH but can do that tonight. The sand filter seems to be working. There is plenty of dirt when we backwash which we have been doing every couple of days. I have been trying to stick with BBB but got impatient. Also my hubby installed an inline chlorinator and we started...

FC=4 CC=0 PH=7.5 CYA=35 My numbers have looked great for several weeks, but my water has not! I don't think there is any algae but the water will not clear up. (I stopped shocking because there was no CC and no overnight loss.) I am pretty sure it is just dirt. I finally broke down and...

I was finally able to backwash yesterday after adding the CYA on Saturday. The backwash was VERY dirty (kind of like the water in a mud puddle) so I guess the filter is working. We have major issues with the support posts so today the pool was drained and tomorrow it will be reset, so I will...

It is a brand new pool. We have not looked inside the filter. We used Zeobest Sand Alternative. What do we need to look for inside the filter? Would backwashing tell me if it is filtering?

For your full viewing pleasure, I have attached a better picture. The 2 posts that are "in" are the ones that are correct. The one closest to the camera is not only out but high.

OK, the installer came back today and he wants to completely drain the pool to fix all the problems. (The walls are out WAY more than you can tell from the photo I posted.) My question now is about the liner. He insists that it will not be a problem to put back the liner that we have now, even...

I realized after I posted that it was high CH, not low, that could cause clouding. POP is tough, but I think you are probably right. I am confused about the need to shock. If I don't have overnight loss and CC is 0, is the shock just a precaution because of the cloudiness?

My filter pressure has not changed at all. It started at 10 and is still at 10. I can see a difference now in the water clarity compared to this morning when I last posted, so I guess the filter is working. I looked at the flocculents at WalMart yesterday, but would rather avoid adding extra...

Thanks Larry. That is exactly what we are trying to avoid. We are planning to use Brazilian hardwood for the deck flooring and I don't want to mar the wood trying to remove it later. I thought about trying to attach the boards at the caps from underneath, but there will be limited room to...

My chlorine levels are holding so I think we are OK for contaminants that the chlorine needs to kill off, but the water is still green and cloudy. Possibly I am just impatient since we just got the pool filled 4 days ago! Here are the numbers this morning: FC = 12, CC = 0, TC = 12, pH = 7.2...

Does bleach have more odor that dichlor? I was shocking with the dichlor packets that came with the pool and switched to bleach when I used those up. I notice the bleach smell a lot more.

At what point do I break down and take a water sample to the pool store?

Is there any guideline for how long it should take to clear up? I brought the pool up to shock level again and had no overnight chlorine loss. (FC=9.5, CC=0.5 last night and this morning) I added stabilizer and got the pH back up to 7.5. We have been through 3 shock cycles but the water is...