Recent content by Shirker

Between what two points are seeing voltage? Pictures? But also agree with @JamesW . This isn't really something you should troubleshoot with the help of people on the internet. Call a professional. This is serious stuff.

Anyone know anything about Trouble Free Lawn? My yard is somewhat un-even with small ruts and divots. My understanding is that a common way of leveling is to use sand. But my soil is heavy on the clay side and have always heard to never mix sand in with clay. Would a small top layer if sand...

I usually remove my SWCG late fall when the water temp drops below its operating limits. This year, I was lazy. I just left it in and chlorinated the pool manually. Now that the weather is about to start turning for us soon, I have begun to think about it. Should I have removed it? We don't...

Pictures? Maybe iron coming out of solution?

Yes. If I recall correctly, your last CYA measurement was 50. So your SLAM FC target is 20. Something organic is in your pool and consuming the FC. You are on the right track. Is your pool covered? If so, exposing it to sunlight will help burn off the combined chlorine.

Most people find themselves here needing to SLAM because of algae. Clearing the pee should be a lot easier than algae. But make sure you keep the FC at SLAM leves (based on your CYA level ). Note that pee has ammonia. Ammonia will consume a lot of chlorine. If your FC drops too low, you...

There is a good chance of pee... And yes, the chlorine smell is the smell of pee breaking down. You need to SLAM the pool. Read up on the process here. You will need a good home test kit. good home test kit. It is super important that you know both your CYA level and FC level.

Is this a liquid or a powder?

How are you testing? Do you have one of the recommended test kits? Or are you relying on the pool store? You can't do a proper SLAM without your own test kit.

If water is cheap in your area, no big deal. But I'm not convinced it is necessary. Look at mdragger88's recommendation from Saturday. Focus on one thing at a time. I fear anything else is just going to cost you time and money.

I would try to solve just one issue at a time for right now. Too many variables are changing. I suspect the "pink stuff" might be part of the problem.

I'm not sure what this means. Range of what? This is way too low especially if your CYA really is 137 I'm skeptical. If your CYA really is 100+, a partial drain and re-fill might be called for. But I have a feeling you are on the path to spending lots of $$ and have a lot of heartache...

Are you sure it is iron? There is an citric/ascorbic acid test that might help prove it one way or another. This is one of the very few times it might be good to go to the pool store for water testing.

What is your grass species?

Are there anymore of those coffee mugs laying around?