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Okay-- we got a guy out here -- and if you're in Jax, Fl this guy was awesome-- Nick at 904-655-3980-- and he scuba'd all around the pool and found it was our first two steps that had hairline cracks. He patched them for now and to be safe we are just not using the steps. He said it should...

Okay-- have a leak guy coming in 6 days-- earliest I could get from the one guy recommended (wth no bad reviews). Cross fingers whatever they find is included in the price... :)

Yes, I did the bucket test. Lastnight, at 10pm, my husband put a piece of tape at water level in the deep end. Today at 11am, it is almost 1/2" below that tape line. :( I am panicking a bit... I have no idea how much a leak detection + fix will cost, but we live paycheck to paycheck and...

This is our 3rd summer as pool owners-- went trouble free the 2nd summer. We had to replace our pool motor in April 2016-- it just died one day. (Took to pinch a penny, they tested it-- gave us a replacement motor and told us how to install-- we did, seems to have been working just fine)...

Hi! 1. I stated above my CC is ZERO-- so it is not over .5 2. Mike from here--TFP--helped me test the CYA with that special CYA test that you do that shows 50ppm, then you restest to see your--- and I got 40. I've tested my CYA 10x in the last month an went through it all on the forum 3...

Started SLAMing lastnight, our mustard algae situation never seems to resolve for more than a few weeks... I have done this before... I am confused. We brushed 2x yesterday. Left pump on 24/7. Woke up-- LONG ring of yellow in the shallow end---- like a 10' curve of yellow streak! Tested-- only...

Success!!! I kept both solutions and did the tests about 10x each to be really sure. It was really hard to get the dot to disappear with the 50ppm stuff... after all the tests it seems like my thing is off by 10ppm... so if I kept going til the dot disappeared and then subtracted 10ppm, that...

Here are the rest of my readings from today: FC= 7 CC= 0 Alk= 75 Cal= 200 pH= 7.4 CYA= 30? - - - Updated - - - Oops-- okay--- so NO pool water--- just mix the CYA Mike sent me with the CYA I have??? - - - Updated - - - Sorry to bug you all--- can you tell me EXACTLY what to do so I dont...

Mike sent me CYA for 2 tests-- it just came, I just did one... (Thank you SO much!) It just came and I tested right away-- it's even more clear than the other tests! The other ones were reading JUSt at 30 or maybe a little lower (but it stops at 30)... but this one was like looking straight...

This is really weird, guys... Here are my #s today (lastnight we just added 1 qt of chlorine).... FC= 9 CC= 0 Alk= 75 Cal= 200 pH= 7.6 CYA= 25 Exactly the same... so... is my CYA actually 25??????? And really-- even in the shade I can still see that black dot. Is there any chance my CYA...

FC= 9 CC= 0 pH= 7.6 Alk=75 Calc=200 CYA- 30 That makes a lot of sense, TomBorg! So--- what kind of plastic and how do I get it to stay??? Thanks! - - - Updated - - - FC is 9 bc we have been keeping it a bit higher to keep yellow out

Well, we have had the algae problem since we moved in 13 mos ago. The pool was re-lined and filled and no chlorine added for 20 days of sitting empty! Ugh. And we SLAMd and SLAMd and SLAMd and it would go away but always comes back--even after passing the OCLT test each time. I brush the pool...

So--- last summer my CYA was 100 bc we were new pool owners and used pucks all summer and found TFP in September... . Now CYA is 25...? I mean-- we did let a little water out of the pool last fall and got it down to about 60 before winter-- and we are in North Florida (sunny)--but isnt that a...

We bought this house a year ago and even tho the main drain is capped off and not in use-- it passed inspection bc apparently as long as the skimmer is working hey don't have to have the main drain operating. Frustrating! I am pretty sure this is why we can't get rid of mustard algae no matter...

I know-- but inexpensive is all relative... I'll look into it, but we basically live paycheck to paycheck. Thanks!!!! Till then we'll... tread water?...lol--- and SLAM when needed. - - - Updated - - - well-- no one would have bought the house like that-- it's why they bought it and flipped...