Recent content by FarmGirl14

Please help.... I need a new skimmer on my older model Doughboy (the current skimmer cracked badly over the winter). I have been attempting to get a new one through the closest dealer to me in Colorado that was listed on their website. It was supposedly ordered 6-6-18, however, every time I...

Update: Since my last post, I was able to pass the overnight test for two consecutive nights, however, the water was still cloudy. I had to go out of town from June 30- through July 2. Before I left, I only brought the FC down to around 7.5 (thinking better to have it a little high). I had...

It is clear about 2 feet down then cloudy with an ever so slight greenish-white hue. When I brush, I can't quite see my feet. I 'm thinking a testing error....I may have counted an extra drop I didn't actually add in my morning test--in a rush before work. I have no other source for chlorine...

Okay, so last night I tested at 10:00 with the following results.... FC: 12 CC: >.5 no additions of bleach This morning tested 6:00 a.m.: FC: 12.5 CC: 0 no add Hooray (I think) I passed the overnight test since the FC actually went up .5. I did wait about 2 hrs after adding my final bleach...

Thanks for the reply leebo. If my overnight test ever comes out acceptable, I will definitely add the DE. I have since brushed and tested: 8:00 p.m. FC: 10.5 CC: .5 CYA: 30 I hadn't added any additional bleach since 1:00p.m. And I broke down & let the kids swim earlier (only 105 today) with...

Hello ...I am losing my cool Pool Patience. Been testing, reading, testing and reading trying to clear up my water--without success :cry: . A little history: Installed our AG last July, after messing around with leveling etc for about a year due to (at that time) rain, then rock hard dirt...

Just testing...