Recent content by jeninok

Thank you chem geek, it is like very fine yellow dust and tends to be in the shady spots worst and first, then slowly spreads to the sunny areas I have moved and cleaned behind the ladder and actually took it out and sprayed it down on all surfaces with a heavy bleach mixture then scrubbed and...

Just an update, it is looking even better than it did last night, We lost 1ppm last night so My husband added bleach to get back up to level, and I will vacuum test and clean the filter at noon when I get home from work.

Thank you for all the responses! The fc could have fallen below 3 a couple of times, with my CYA numbers reading differently I d on't know at this point.

I actually just talked to my husband about that and we are wanting a blue solar cover anyway to help extend our season, I think I will pick one up in the morning. The water is looking better by the minute, still cloudy, but when I brush the bottom barely anything comes up, and there is no fine...

That was easy! I just went outside to look at the pool and it looks much much better than it did this morning, I used the broom to swish up bottom so the filter can get to it better, and replaced the cloth in the skimmer. I will retest soon, and see where the FC is, it looks like rain is on...

I will figure out how to add my info to my signature ") We run it so much because it is so small, and it has been so hot. Without the pump the pool gets really gross, and the water gets even warmer. I know it isn't enough water flow for the pool and that is a lot of our problem, but we had to...

We run the pump 24 hours a day unless we turn it off to let things settle for cleaning purposes. Also, does the addition of chloramine to the city water have any bearing on pool chemistry? I thought that chloramines were what we were trying to avoid since it means there is less available FC to...

Okay, I will keep on it. I am wondering if I should put a puck in the skimmer this weekend, or should we just raise it to shock levels friday before leaving, the retest and raise as needed sunday as soon as we get home?

This is long...I'm not at work anymore so I will try to fully explain the situation. We have been through the shock process twice before, those times the issue was milder, and after passing all the criteria would be fine for a week or so, then slowly start to get the dusty stuff, I honestly...

Also, this seemed to start right at the same time our city added Chloramine to the water purification system, and in general, our area water has high phosphates due to chicken waster and fertilizer run off, that used to cause me all sorts of issues with my fishtanks.

Yes we did pass all three criteria each time, but then within days of normal chlorine levels the super fine slimey yellow dust along the bottom edges, in the small creases and along the bottom of the skimmer basket. This cycle has happened twice so far, and I just want to swim! I have also...

I am at work right now, so I don't have the numbers for our pool, but we have been battling mustard algae off and on for several weeks now. I do know our CYA level is about 50, and on a daily basis I try to keep chlorine at about 4ppm, due to dirty kids, lots of wind and what were incredibly...

Tulsa, just a few hours up the highway! We spent all evening in the pool, so I added another 32 ounces of bleach and will re test through the day tomorrow. My son will be at a friends so not being able to swim won't be an issue.

I added some more CYA in a sock, so I am thinking I will wait and see if that helps keep my chlorine levels up. I also brushed all the sides, cleaned the filter and vacuumed the bottom really well and see if that helps. I'd really rather not shock in the next few days, our water is crystal...

I lucked out and was able to borrow my bosses TF-100, we were discussing my pool and she sent me home with the test kit and an aqua broom because she got a kreepy crawley type cleaner. My husband added 32 ounces of bleach, to get the reading back up to 5 at about 1030 this morning, this was...