Recent content by shclayto

Thank you all for the insight. We have received lots of heavy rainfall over the last few weeks. I will SLAM and then raise my chlorine levels as suggested. That combined with regular brushing sounds like a reasonable plan. If you think of other possibilities, please let me know.

When I had the outbreak earlier in August, I did pull the light out and clean the niche, which did have algae behind it. Regarding the brushing, i don’t manually brush it on a regular basis but I do run a Polaris cleaner every few days. Will lack of brushing lead to my issue after a period of time?

Hello, I changed over to a Hayward SWG around July 4th of this year. Since then, I have had two minor algae outbreaks. Both appear to have happened with water chemistry in the recommended ranges from this site. After the first, I SLAMed and got it cleared up. Now three weeks later, the same...

I was able to pull my light out yesterday and found a good amount of dark green algae living between the light and the housing. I cleaned the housing and started the the SLAM process again. I hope between the algae in the light and deep cleaning the filter that this problem of recurring algae...

I noticed more green tint to the bottom of the pool when I got home today. It was noticeably green when brushed. Charlie_R...I have not deep cleaned the filter as this is my second year of owning the home/pool. However, once I saw additional green in the pool, I removed the valve to deep...

Hi everyone, I have an issue that I would like some additional expertise on. I battled this same issue last year as well. To make a long story short, I have had some fine, brownish-green (mostly brown) "stuff" in the the cracks and wrinkles of my pool all summer. It poofs up and disperses...

Thanks for the feedback. I performed the OCLT and chlorine did not drop over night. For the past week, everything has been as expected with crystal clear water. I am now convinced that my measurements are accurate and the "algae" on the floor was fine debris that the filter has not captured...

Yes I am using the 10 ml line and dividing number of drops by two just as you described. I have been using two flat (not heaped) scoops of powder as per the instructions. So my most recent reading of 17 ppm was 34 drops.

Two days ago, I tested FC two times and both readings were 8.5. The next day I noticed algae starting to grow on the bottom of the pool so I added two pounds of cal-hypo shock. That's how the FC increased. I retested today two different times and read 17 both times. I trusted my k-2006...

Hello, I have discovered a major difference in my Taylor k-2006 free chlorine test results when compared to numerous other methods. Two days ago, the Taylor kit measured 8.5 but algae had once again started to grow. I took a water sample to two pool stores. Each store tested using their...