Recent content by jsmith58

Thanks for the replies. I ended up having a technician come out. The impeller on the pump was clogged/obstructed. Everything is back to normal.

I have a few problems, but they may all be related to one issue and I wanted to get yalls opinion. I noticed that my Polaris had not been as mobile since the weather turned cold. This is my first winter with a pool and I just figured it moved slower in cold weather. Then I noticed that one of...

Finally got around to doing the overnight FC loss test. My test results showed no change over night. I guess I'm gonna do a backwash and add fresh DE and see if there are any changes. Maybe the water felt different due to being cold, or maybe we are just use to community pool and water park...

Thanks for the replies. The green patches had me thinking that I needed to probably shock. I'll run the test tonight and report back my results. Has anyone ever experienced this slick water feel due to a low level algae bloom? Hopefully it will go away if I do infact need to shock. Thank...

A couple of days ago, I decided to get in the pool to try to do a better job brushing the floor despite the water being 72* :shock: (still too cold for my liking). While in the water, and after getting out, I felt as if the water had a slick/slimy feel to it. Does anyone else's water feel...

Dan, you're right, it'll take some time, but eventually ill get a good feel for how the levels fluctuate, specifically in my pool. I was nervous today when I tested my FC. I added bleach for the first time Tuesday afternoon, then left for work Wednesday morning. I do 24 hour shifts, and...

Yeah, I guess that's what I was looking for. I'll watch it closely especially after people swimm, or there is a bunch of junk in the pool. Im thinking for the level of cya I have, maybe I should shoot to maintain a level of 8. Do you see a problem with that, at least until the cya hopefully...

Thanks Jason. I have that printed out and will follow it. I feel like I'm off the a good confident start in my first year as a pool owner. Thanks again Jeremy

Ok. I was just trying to figure out if there is anything in particular, other than daily monitoring, that I can due to ensure my FC level stays up. It sounds like with a CYA this high, shocking it might be a lot of work, so ill do my best to keep the FC level above 6. It doesnt sound like...

Ok, ill pick up some muriatic acid today. Is there anything I can do other than trying to lower the CYA, and close daily monitoring/testing to make sure my FC levels stay up?

And Ill make a note about the FC not dropping below 6.

Ok, so besides the TA being too high, I guess everything else I can live with for now. I read the link, so the next step is to buy muriatic acid, use the pool calculator to determine how much to use, and then aerate to bring the PH back up to normal levels. I saw that the process of lowering...

My initial CYA was recalculated to be 150. Ok, here are my test results post drain and refill. FC- 7 CC-0 TA-120 CH- 270 CYA-75 PH-7.5 :party: I think I at least make good progess being the goal was to lower the CYA. The pool does get a lot of direct sunlight, so maybe the higher CYA is...

Refilled yesterday afternoon, and through the night. I'll hopefully post new test results later. My wife has been questioning the things I've been doing, as she had just planned to hire a pool boy. I went over some of the things I've learned and showed her this forum. Needless to say, she was...

Ok, ran a water hose to the "drain pipe" sticking up out of the ground, and low and behold, it works! Gonna start the draining in a couple of hours.