Recent content by Kjohnson

It's definitely sand. I just ordered a new lateral assembly- looks like it wont be too complicated to replace.

Hi-I've been using the TFP method for a few years and pool looks great. Lately I have sand by the jets. I had a pool guy out and he said I needed a new filter at the cost of $1,200-commercial grade-which seemed a little much. I went on you tube and it seems that my lateral assembly my be the...

Three years ago I was in tears and ready to fill in my in ground pool with cement-TFP walked me through the whole process of clearing up my "difficult pool" (that's the term the pool stored used ). I had added so many chemicals that my CYA was off the charts-the pool store never even mentioned...

Hello Back again after an endless Chicago winter. I'm getting a new liner installed next week with water being trucked in after. I have used the TFP method for 2 years with wonderful results. I'm pretty confident in the method but have a few questions about my new water fill. I know I need to...

Our pool will be closed next week by our usual pool company. For the first time at opening, I instructed them not to add any chemicals as I now add them myself, thanks to BBB:) I know I have to shock for a couple days and bring down my PH (it was a little high at todays check)and add Ployquat...

I had to add CYA this year for the first time-tested at zero at opening and added to get to 30- This had been fine since we've had little sunshine and swimming up til now. I got my FC to 6 last night and today 4 people swam and it was sunny. I just checked my FC and it was 2. I'm thinking I may...

I thought that the PH level was supposed to be 7.5 - 7.8. I'll just let it be for now. Don't know what to do with myself if I'm not adding something or measuring something! Maybe I'll just enjoy my clear pool for awhile!

My pool is nice and clear now, passed my overnight and now I'm letting fc drift down to a normal level of 4. I'm also going to add borax to raise my ph to 7.5, it's 7.2 now. My TA is 160-will borax raise the TA too much? Another question I have is how many hours a day should I run my pump/...

Past my overnight test Mod Edit: I moved your post here since it is a continuation of the previous thread. Back again! I added cya to get to 30 a week or so ago- shocked to 15 for the past week and passed my overnight test. My water looks clear but not "sparkly" like last year (last year was...

I've added my CYA to get it to 30-Haven't tested it yet-takes a week or so to register right? I've beek shocking to 13-14 for 3 days and have not yet vaccumed or back washed-should I do that now? The FC have been keeping at 13 with cc of 1 since yesterday. The pool is cloudy-but seems to be...

If I do have an ammonia issue, is there something else I need to do. I was told I had a high ammonia level 3 years ago before BBB- they asked if earthworms got in pool during the winter. We had some this year, and alot of those things that curl up in a ball(?) Had same amount last year at...

My pool was opened yesterday- did my test FC-0 ,CYA 0 I added a jug of leftover bleach from last year- I'm going to store to get a load of bleach and also my stabilizer. I've never had to add to my cya before. Is it sold as stabilizer, or conditioner? The pool calculator says to add 104 oz by...

Last year I found this site, and had the best water in 10 years of pool ownership-my cya was HIGH and with partial drains and fills, was able to manage a fairly high cya level for the summer (75). Now I am getting ready to open my pool, so I checked my cya level and its at ZERO. We've have...

What is polyquat for and how much?

I will be using our usual pool closer this Sept-what do I need to do before hand with the BBB method? This is my first summer with this method-should I increase my chlorine the week of closing and tell them not to any any additiona chemicals? Also, next spring when they open the pool, should I...