Recent content by rudy

I added about 3 pounds of CYA but haven't tested yet. Haven't tested chlorine since adding cal-hypo. I've got to get more testing agents for chlorine today.

pH was a little on the acidic side (6.8) and TA was 60 so I added a little baking soda this morning to adjust both of those issues. This is for an above ground 16x32 pool. It was green to start with because I only threw a net rather than a cover over it for the winter. I'm late getting it...

I usually stick with BBB method. However, my pool was really green so I used calcium hypochlorite to kill the algae. That part worked great but now the water is cloudy. The guy at the pool store said it would make the water cloudy. Do I need to add a flocculant to combat the cloudy problem...

I have a Doughboy Deluxe skimmer basket. Are there any other skimmer baskets that will work? Any other options for purchasing replacements other than the local Doughboy dealer? I just bought a new skimmer basket one week ago and it is already coming apart! Their baskets don't seem to last...

I haven't vacuumed the pool yet. I suspect there are more sticks and junk in the bottom from the tree limbs...probably lots of wood shavings from the chain saw too. I'm afraid if I can't see what I'm doing that I may tear my liner. I was hoping to get the water cleared up a bit more first...

I have one of the PoolForum's (Ben) test kits. Here's my numbers: Temp 68 FC = 3 CC = 0.5 pH ~8.0 (somewhere between 7.8 & 8.2) TA = 90 CYA ~35

The stats - AGP 16x32 Doughboy w/ sand filter, use BBB method I had a significant coating of pollen on the bottom of my pool. I had been filtering continuously so my water was clear and the pollen sort of mounded in one spot. I had planned to vacuum the pool as soon as the weekend arrived...