Recent content by NCleavelin

Hey again - need to get my pool under control again with this Texas heat FC = 0 so I know I need to keep putting in liquid chlorine, but CYA is also 0 I think (I know I have some kind of leak to get taken care of I think in the skimmer) Also pH is high at about 8.2 Until I get the leak taken...

I need to go get a couple jugs of liquid chlorine tomorrow so I can do the SLAM process However, after reading this post (CYA - Cyanuric Acid Test), I’m almost positive my CYA is 0 (I always see a full black dot at the 30 mark) How do I increase the CYA and keep it there? And do I have do...

Ok - last night I got the FC up to 7 Unfortunately this morning FC was at 2 I can’t do SLAM today since we have a pool party but I want to get the FC up higher but not too much that it’s too much to swim in What FC should I aim for by adding liquid chlorine right now? Pool party starts in 6...

I'm honestly not positive about the CYA test...at the 30 line I could see the black dot when I looked at it, but that was the max I have with my test I'll keep adding chlorine again right now to try and get it up more

Ok so I added in 119 oz of liquid chlorine to get to 7 ppm FC, per PoolMath about 2.5 hours ago (had some work stuff this morning so had to delay the first dose to then) Then an hour later it was at 1.5 FC, so I added another 100 oz of liquid chlorine to try to get to 7 ppm FC But now I just...

Good morning! Have another pool party tomorrow and can't seem to get this chlorine under control... Water felt kinda slimy last night but not as bad this morning Obviously I need to add more liquid chlorine this morning but do I do the SLAM method? I've never done it so it's all new to me...

Ok just did 2 lbs 3 oz of baking soda to get TA to 70, and then immediately put in 8.3 oz of acid to get down to 7.8, per PoolMath Will test again in a little under 30 minutes to see where I'm at How do I increase Calcium Hardness? PoolMath says Calcium Chloride or Calcium Chloride Dihydrate...

Yup! Ok so before I do anything - here are my numbers from tonight...still follow the steps above right? Do I do the baking soda around the edges of the pool, and then immediately after that do the Muriatic Acid? Last night all I did was add 75 oz of liquid chlorine Tonight's Test Results...

I’ll have to figure out how to schedule the spillover to just be a few min per day right now…right now it runs when the pump is on (see pics for the control system and app I use…I’ll have to Google how to schedule the water feature) Below is a picture of the sprayers - they do seem to help...

Thanks! I’ll add liquid chlorine tonight and retest tomorrow Yes I do have a spa spillover running when my pump runs (8 PM - 5 AM), along with some sprayers I bought to hook up to my return lines to aerate and help keep the pool cooler (has helped a lot here in TX - doesn’t feel like a warm...

I’m unfortunately overdue on my monthly backwash (cleaned the filter about 2 months ago but haven’t backwashed) Should I backwash tonight and add DE & then fix the chemicals tomorrow? Don’t have time tonight to do all chemicals —-TA is 50 I think (no more than 60 per my test tonight)...

Still learning so some rapid fire questions...thanks! When I do the FAS-DPD Chlorine test, sometimes it initially shows clear even after spinning it with the SmartStir for 30 seconds to a minute. But I noticed sometimes it turns light pink after about 5-10 min of sitting there - that still...