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Leak, severely damaged pool - need advice!!! Need advice. We have a 25 gallon in-ground pool that is up to 20 years old. When we took our safety cover off this spring, we found that there was only a few feet of water in the deep end of the pool. We immediately called our pool company to come...

Topics merged. Please don't double post. Bama Need advice. We have a 25 gallon in-ground pool that is up to 20 years old. When we took our safety cover off this spring, we found that there was only a few feet of water in the deep end of the pool. We immediately called our pool company to...

I haven't been posting, because I know what I need to do, and I've been doing it. And I see an improvement every day. But tonight as I prepared for my OCLT, I found one test result puzzling. FC: 11.5 CC: .5 PH: 7.2 TA: 180 CYA: 24 CH: no reading The CH test did not register...

Hahaha linen.....Love. It.

Yea! My test kit came. NOW I can get this sucker clear. Testing every hour and keeping it at shock level. The good news is that my CC has registered .5 each time.

Update: I guess I just needed to give my filter time to do its job. That and my guess work is doing ok too because this morning I can see a dive toy in the shallow end and I was able to visually vacuum dirt off the steps. Getting there!

Ah, but that is my problem. I am waiting for a good Taylor test kit, the one I have doesn't measure over 5 and my target shock level is 12. Without being able to know for sure my FC number, I am afraid I am just wasting my money and chlorine trying to "guess". But I also don't want to quit...

I don't think I made my thoughts clear. If I have low CYA, my shock level is lower. But if the sun keeps burning the chlorine off quickly, I'll have to keep adding more to keep it at shock level. So which is better? Or am I totally missing something? :|

The only solid I have added is two 1 lb bags of granular shock, as I had run out of liquid chlorine and wanted to keep shocking it. Here is where I am confused: higher CYA means higher shock levels and more expense, I get that. So should I just keep shocking it and once I pass the overnight...

I know that, the children in question are new swimmers and only go in with life jackets on.

I should have my Taylor test kit in a few days.....just trying to keep the chlorine at a safe level now so the kids can swim. Going to add some CYA also, as all testing methods used so far (Walmart & pool store) indicate it is low (less than 20). Of course, the pool store told me not to worry...

Even "guessing" with my inadequate testing means, I am making progress. Had a good rain this evening and my chlorine is still holding. Dark orange on the inadequate WMart 6 way OTO test. I am hoping and praying it holds overnight and I see an improvement.

No, the number for CC came from a pool store. I am using the Walmart test to make an attempt to stay on top of this until I receive the FAS/DPD test, since I can't run to the pool store every hour and don't trust them either!

Filter pressure is fine.....I've been backwashing when the filter pressure rises. When it was greener, I had to do so more often but now I'd say every other day. Btw....I've been running the filter 24/7. One more question....how much does the sun burn off? I've been told before to only add...

I started out with a green pool due to a broken filter. I got the filter fixed and with the advice found on your wonderful website, I know have a beautiful blue pool. However, it is still cloudy and I cannot see the bottom. Its been blue but cloudy now for at least a week. Test results from 2...