Recent content by S Ray

If you look in Jasons Signature you will see TF Test Kits. This kit will test all you will need to get answers at this fourm.

Contiued..... then close the knob. When the pool is very dirty I may have to clean the filter 3 or 4 times a day. I dont know about gate valves. Is your line to the filter below the pool water level.

I have a cart filter and it may be that you are not letting the air out after cleaning. There is a black plastic pipe at the top of the dome with a pressure guage on the front and a turn knob onthe back. After cleaning and assembling your filter turn the filter pump on and then turn the knob...

Hi Richard I have a CYA test kit that says Cya test solution by Blue Devil Pool and Spa. Is it the same stuff? Thanks Steve

Hi again, I added the borates to the pool near a return line, not the skimmer. Also, the pressure is still rising. Could I run the polaris to help stir the water? Thanks, Steve

Hi all I added the borates and MA to the pool today. Now the pump pressure has gone up approx. 12lbs. Is this borates in my cart or just dirt from sweeping. OK to clean? Thanks Steve

I was at a good pool store (a ways from my town), and I was able to purchase a CYA test just like the pool stores use. I like it because the dot moves up down and I can have more than one try at placing the dot just right. Cost $22. $18 on line but there may be shipping charges. hope this...

Hi again, What I ment to say was Id like to run all the tests. Will different tests require different FC levels. Thanks,Steve

Hi all Just shocked pool, how high can FC be and still have accuarate test results. I think I read its different for different tests. Thanks, Steve

The FC is holding overnight. No CCs, and the water is clear. I rubed a 3 inch puck on the steps last night and today they are white, just what I wanted. Now to get to the walls at the deep end. Any thoughts? Also, will a new brush get into the holes in the plaster? How about a wire brush, I...

Hi again. The PH has been low for years because 3 inch pucks were used in a floater. I think thats why the sand is fallihg out of the walls. Negative SI. causing corrosion of plaster. I will look for a new brush tomorrow. Thanks, Steve.

Hi again. Sand from walls means when I rub the walls with my hand I feel sand, and when i run the polaris the bag fills whith sand, and when I brush the pool (2 or 3 times a day during shocking) the filter cart is full of sand (no green). Also the pool surface is very rough. Could algae be in...

Hi all, newbie here. I am schocking with Cal Hypo (73%) because sand was falling from walls. (Years of 3 inch pucks). Starting chems FC 5 CC 0 PH 7.7 CH 260 CYA 45 TA 85 First I added 2 Lbs, FC to 15, added 1Lb, FC to 17, added 1 Lb, FC to 18, added 1 Lb, FC to 19, end of day one. Early AM, FC...