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Day 52, 27 days after rebuilding the filter i can say the pool is clean and clear. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/42178317/IMG_1013.JPG https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/42178317/IMG_1014.JPG Just in time to winterize, we did get to use the pool the weekend after Labor Day, the...

Update Day 22 decide to deep clean filter. When i tried to remove the valve the center pvc with laterals attached pulled up. When i looked inside the filter was less than half full of sand, three broken laterals.( previous owner told me he just redid the filter) Called pool store in town, 2...

When I brush there is very little debris, little pieces of leaves, I don't get anything with leaf rake, I will up my FC look at the filter. Thanks

Algae - starting to lose hope Please keep related posts in one thread. It makes it easier on everyone. -Karmabiker Hello, I started a post, www.troublefreepool.com/threads/82384-New-pool-owner-green-water, have been slamming for 14 days. The first five days the filter was on recirculate...

Day 14 FC 12 CC 3 CYA 30 TA 100 PH 7.2 Water is still light green with light foam on top , filter has been running continuously since day 5, took a couple of days for it to run more than 12 hours between backwash. I will try a picture again...

Day 5 and my FC is coming up and CC is staying at 2.5 down from 11.

https://www.dropbox.com/sc/1brkkhr7z1muni8/AADTCjYjGxeve6YZqUX42DSka Bleach cemetary

Day 4

Follow up, asked the wife to help with tests, she did a side by side comparison speed stir vs manual and guess what? She got the same results each time, so turns out it was operator error(or as i put it, don't over think it). Will post pictures later, apparently my camera can not take small...

Thanks based on your response I tested again and my FC 3.5 and CC 11.

Ok i have read a bunch of threads on fas-dpd testing but it seems with the taylor speed stir my readings on the same sample are different. I have read that a drop of 871 a second until clear, but what is clear, as soon as it goes clear i stop adding 871 and it turns pink. Right now i am...

After 18 bottles of bleach, Now off to Wally to get more.

confused fc - 11 cc keeps dropping an hour ago 1.5 now .5.