Recent content by spanky1

Still can't get my FC loss where I need it. I went back and re-read some pool school items and older forum posts and realized that I need to shock at a higher level and check more often. I shocked last night to a level of 37. This morning it was 28. The water doesn't look bad, but the FC...

Open the valve 1.5 turns until the water flows from the top of the cannister(through the vent). This purges the air from the cannister and the suction hose. When water begins to flow through the vent steadily, screw it closed. It is now primed. At this point plug in the power cord and you...

I thought the vent was only for priming the pump? Never heard of these being run with the vent open. That's interesting. I'd guess that's kinda like trying to suck through a straw that's got a crack in it.

Just performed the overnight FC test, and here are the results: Sat night.......9 fc Sun morning...6 fc CC is still .5 My plan is to target an fc level of 7. Is my overnight FC loss about normal, or is it a bit on the high side? I've been running the filter round the clock, and have been...

Thanks so much for your help with a newbie. Tonight, I will most definitely get a fc reading to do an overnight test. As far as my water being hazy vs. cloudy....let me clarify(had to do that, ha-ha). SInce I better understand your terminolgy, I'd definitely call it hazy since I can easily...

Tonight, I added CYA. I tested for FC/TC/CC. FC was 1.5 CC was .5 TC was 2.0 I planned on doing the overnight FC test, but I thought this was a bit low. Doing the drops, I only added 3 drops, so it'll be tough to see much change. I went ahead and added more bleach, and will test tomorrow...

Planning on doing overnight FC test. Also recommended to add CYA to pool. Will CYA adversely affect FC test?

Thanks so much for the advice. I actually bought the CYA last night, so I will add it to the pool. Also, tonight/tomorrow morning I will do the overnight FC test. Many days, I will run the pump 5 or 6 hours. I clean the cartridge regularly, and just bought a new one last night just to help...

Great topic. Been reading on here for a couple of weeks. Here's the situation: Intex 3375 gallon pool was set-up a couple of weeks ago. It sees a lot of use, and I've tried to manage this with daily pH & chlorine monitoring/adjusting. My trouble is the haze that develops after just a few...