Recent content by lalapool

Yeah, you are right about the extra stuff in the dry chlorine. I already have high CYA and calcium. I am planning to replace half the water in couple of months. Waiting for the temperature to come down before I start that.

It is week 3 since I had the problem. It is getting lot better but still highly dependent on chlorine. Chlorine loss is rapid. I have been treating it with liquid chlorine and the store recommended to "shock" as it contains 70% chlorine vs 20% in liquid chlorine. I poured two bags today and ran...

He just checked for chlorine and ph levels. Asked me to add some acid to reduce the PH. I did not have that much algae to begin with. Had some yellow algae on the walls, minimal. Adding too much algaecide caused the problem. I am not out of the woods completely. I would have to maintain...

Thanks everyone for your advise. I was not sure which way to go, treat metal problem or just add chlorine. Ended up calling a professional. He cleaned the filter and dumped a gallon of liquid chlorine. It was like magic, within an hour the pool started looking better. It is lot better today...

Thanks, it looks like the metal issue. I will try adding sequestrant and see. Do you know any good brand?

Hello, I had some yellow algae on the side of the walls. I bought the Pooltime algaecide and poured it in and the next day the water turned light green. The blue color is gone. I called the company and they say I might have used too much of the product. I followed the instructions. It says if...

Using tablet in the floater.

My test kit was always showing high PH and I did not test for CYA back then. I should have tested for CYA before adding acid. My numbers are below. Free chlorine 8 Total Chlorine 8 Calcium 800 CYA 150 Total Alkalinity 100 PH 7.7 Phosphates 1500 At this 150 level will it affect the pool...

Hi, Last week when I tested the water it showed higher PH and so I added Muriatic acid. Added about half a gallon. It is a 20,000 gallon pool. This week when I tested the water at local store they said I have high CYA. It is at 150 ppm. Is it real high? Watched some youtube videos and they say...

Great, this is what I was looking for. I am going to build the one you have built. Going to be a good weekend project!

Thanks for the help everyone. Please see the image, you will know what I am talking about.

Thanks. No, it is a regular automatic pool vacuum running at the bottom of the pool whenever the motor runs. The hose gets drawn into to the skimmer basket. I will post a picture of the problem soon and it will be clear what I am talking about. - - - Updated - - - Yeah may be I can double the...

Hi, I have an unusual problem. Pool vacuum hose gets inside the skimmer and the motor makes loud noise. I need to get in there few times a day to push the hose away from the skimmer. I tried removing one link from the hose and that did not help. I tried the wait also, doesn't do a thing. The...