Recent content by prarielakes2012

Hi. The CYA was 0-20 when I first started the process. I did not start the TFP SLAM until after the filter was activated. And yes, I did maintain it at 20-27 for several weeks at that point in this saga. I don’t put salt and CYA in the pool and start the process until the bottom is clean enough...

Great. Thank you Newdude. Really hoping not to have to replace the sand. Will let you guys know

Thank you 1poolman1. Will go through these steps and report back

Hi everyone. I’ve never posted before. I have a 10,400 g fiberglass pool, pentair pump, 24” Hayward Pro sand filter [7 years old], Pentair heater, Hayward PS8 controller for SWG with T-15 turbo cell. For past 7 years have had crystal clear water within weeks of opening using TFP SLAM method and...

thanks everyone. I drained the pool 80% or so. After refilling, cya was 45 or so and just added enough to get it to 70. Must have been over 200 before. Now I'm getting salt in and shocking it. For the first time since opening, I actually can get a FC reading above 0 a few hours after...

If the TH of the tap water is 100, won't I need to add calcium?

thanks linen and everyone else, 1 more question pool is about 60% drained now. I will take it down some more, planning on doing a 66-75% replacement. just tested the tap water and it has this chemistry: TH 100, Ph 7.8, TA greater than 240 and obviously, I'll need to replace a lot of salt. Is...

Thanks. There is a F&F in DeKalb, but I can get it in town too. I must look like more of a criminal than you! Been draining the pool since 8 PM. It's taking quite a while. only about 1/3 drained at this point. Do you guys think it will be OK if I get the Cya down to 90 or so and just...

I'm 52 and who has time for this? Started draining the pool. Will drain 50% and replace water, salt, borate, bleach, and whatever else is needed. You have to sign your life away to buy muriatic acid in IL since drug dealers apparently use it to make crack, so hopefully won't need much more...

I did the diluted test already, and that is how I came up with the current value of 180 -- which makes sense because it turns out the pool guy added some of my shock to the pool too [I have a box of 24, and there are only 4 left. He said he was using it because his test strips were reading so...

Let me start by saying I'm a new pool owner and new to this forum. Not sure how I got into this mess and tempted to fill it in. Already had to replace heater and the motherboard for the AquaLogic due to non-functional SWG [which soldering twice didn't fix]. Now those are working, but...

Ok, so after going to nocellpower.com and reading that post, I cleaned the male and female contacts of the cell plug [70% isopropyl alcohol] and used a dab of WD40. it appears to have worked [for 7 hours now], but NOW, the message is "chlorinator off, no flow" checked the grey wire, it's...

help. moved into a house with a pool 8 weeks ago, and don't know how to stop the money sink. First was getting frequent high volts/high salt/clorinator off alerts [level was 3600] , but after cleaning the cell and replacing 20% of the water, haven't seen that in 2 weeks. Now I get the cell...