Recent content by Gfunk720

In case anyone is having a similar issue now or in the future, I took everything apart again and started checking the piping inside the filter housing. I ended up taking off both of the inlet and outlet pipes, and found a sizeable crack in the outlet elbow from the radius of the 90 back through...

The pool has been slowly clearing up with near 24 hour pump running. I was getting DE out of the returns in big poofs at startup for a while, but that seems to have subsided a bit. I still have quite a bit of DE in the pool though, and even when I vacuum it up it just comes back again. The...

I've had it apart twice now and confirmed they were all as they should be. Re-tightened the top nut as well. Checked the air-relief screen, but maybe I need to give it a more thorough look. I just went out for a while after replacing the spider valve gasket and shut it off for about 30...

Good afternoon. Looking for a little assistance as I have been stumped for the last few weeks on what is going on with my pool. We opened at the beginning of June, and had an uneventful first few weeks. Around early July something changed and my pool started getting cloudy and needing...

That was my concern. I SLAM'd when I opened the pool because it was a green swamp, but it seems like a lot of bleach for a pool that is almost completely clear. I have referenced both of those links, that's where I came up with the bleach amount using the CYA table. If I need to get my FC to...

So based on my CYA level that would require getting the FC up to 24? So add roughly 6 gallons of liquid bleach? Once I SLAM it again it should retain the chlorine levels more effectively? Is it worth draining a few inches and adding fresh water to get my CYA level down lower?

I finally had a chance to go through the Taylor kit this weekend and get familiar with everything. Here are the results of my water tests: FC: .5 PPM CC: .75 PPM PH: 7.4 ALK: 130 PPM CAL: 250 PPM CYA: 55 PPM Seems like aside from my Chlorine being low, everything else isn't too bad. Right...

Oh yeah Dom, I realize no one has anything to gain really. I think once I get the test kit things will get better. Really curious about my CYA levels now. It's strange though as other than munching chlorine the pool has been very easy to maintain. I've been vacuuming every once in a while and...

Sounds like I need a good test kit. I guess I put too much faith in those stupid little test strips. Just ordered one now, so I should have it in a few days. I'm going to revisit the Pool School tonight too. I can't really dose the pool daily with liquid as I travel quite a bit for work. It...

Thanks for the reply! I have read all of the links attached. Again, I understand the basics which is why this is confusing me a bit. CYA seems to be in line, but I agree with the lack of FC level. My stabilizer is reading about 40 PPM, but I realize the strips are probably not an accurate...

Hello, Just purchased a home with a pool at the end of last fall. I've been keeping it looking great all season thanks to a lot of the resources available on this site. I'm still relatively new to this, but have a basic understanding of water chemistry, DE Filters, etc. It took me a little...