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Thanks. I do need to get a proper test kit. I do also have the oto, and pH drops, if that's any better to guess with for now. In my first year with the pool I did read through your school and if I'm honest probably forget most of it and I'll read back through again. But, contrary, I did...

Yeah just using strips. I dumped in a bunch acid to get it low to help the chlorine. When it's not green anymore I'll bump it back up. By "triple shock" I meaneed - 'shock = 3 bags I put in 9'. I get it all the algae is using up the chlorine but from my last 3 years with the pool I have never...

Hey all, Feel I have a unique situation. First off I opened my pool early june. Started green I felt it took more shocking then normal. Nothing crazy about a triple shock. Any way had a big opening party, and between splash out, and a crack developing in the steps I lost about 2 ft of...

Disclaimer: I am far from knowing what I'm doing. Just a thought could the pool service have added a clumping agent/ algaecide to the pool? Water looks darn good! But maybe the algaecide is just clumping pollen and whatever else flying in the pool?

Knew I would see this thread. Rotf Would someone run to the store and get them 90gal of bleach.

So since switching to bleach pH has been climbing. Today I picked up some muriatic acid. The pool is at 7.7 but I'm about 2" low on water. My well water is 6.5 so will see if I need to add any acid once it's topped off. (I target 7.4-7.5) So I think it's safe to say chlorine tabs were to...

Re: 3" chlorine tabs without CYA Idea: What is the strongest liquid chlorine you can get? (12.5 best I got) if you could find some 30+ you poor in to a 1L bottle pick it 1-10 (or what ever works) times with a needle and then drop it in the chlorinator. Bam! Matenence free for 3...

Wondering how normal my ph situation is: I have not needed a drop of acid. I do however need borax like clock work. Although i replenish splash out/ evaporation with acidic well water, even at times of no rain, and not refilling my ph stedy drops? I do understand chlorine drops it but is my...

No perfect. Thanks,

Wondering if any one has a prefred product, or the same struggle as i? My main source of sinking debrees is sand, fowlling every party. The sand is coming from foot traffic of 20+ year old concrete. Thinking a sealer product will help keep it together and out of the pool. Thoughts?

I am a newbe but have a de filter... I think the pipe with the screen on top of the manifold is like a bleader. (to get the air out) i do get some de on start up after cleaning. With the nets and all out the water has a clear path to the return jets, and i would think is to be expected. When...

Thanks that anwsers that. Bleach it is. Just using 25lbs of tabs has my cya is at 50. If i finshed the seson id be over 100. My lbs:cost was just that but you Mostly riped that apart. Bleach it is. Now back to vacuming. (guests tonight) btw hand vacuming is fun! I vacuumed a few days...

Cool. My old house was in emerald farm. So they are finaly doing something with that wortless mall! About time. Im happy as long as home depot stays.

Thats cool i almost bought a house on plesent view rd. Ended up between Ijamsvill and frederick. The weis in spring ridge off 144 has a pool aisle. "Austins pool tech shock" is what its called. Weis bleach is less then 2$ but its 5%. May be. Worth it for you to try the weis on the golden...

Best deal on bleach at my local weis is 2.20$ for 12.5% i bought 8 gallons. Asuming bleach is about 8lbs a gal. Looks like 2.20 a lbs. I have a chloranter, and amazon prime. I see 50lbs of 98% chlorine for 94$ thats around 2$ a lbs. I am nervous about tabs having too much cya but, some...

Yes thank you, and yes. Just trying to get over what i have been thinking is shocking is normal levels. I was keeping 2-3 fc but have got it up to 3-4 since. That said to my or guests knowlge i have had no water quality problems.

Giving a bump... Yet to get a test kit as suggested but my #'s: (Penney for your thoughts) Th=100 Tc=3 Fc=3-4 Ta=130 Ph=7.4 Cya=50 I have been using pucks in my chloranter, and am out now. Planing on using bleach now. Wondering if cya is a perishable? The only way i have cya is from...

I do the exact same thing. Great for inbetween vacuums

I had the same fear of a guest getting stuck to the drain. With a friend maning the pump cut off i made many efforts to get my self stuck, and failed. Now i also have a skimmer by pass pipe i made. With that in place not a doubt in my minde some one (even strong) could get stuck on the drain.

Thanks, i have skimed abc's twice now and will once again after typing. So i am confused with "total chlorine" and what i believe to be the same thing as you guys call "combind chlorine". Is that right? Or 2 different things. I gathered cc or total chlorine is the undesirable byproduct of...

Ok i see. Did not realise cya had such a dramatic afect on chlorine level. (onced over a chart) Now with that known i am turned off by cya. Assuming with in the parameters would a 8ppm fc pool have a worse feel then a 3ppm fc pool? If so id be inclined to keep cya low, and let the sun eat...

I feal about having a real kit for fc ph and ta. But ill look into it. So you got me confused. Every thing i have read says to keep fc around 1.5. My pool service budy said to keep it more like 3 because of hevy use. I came up with 2-3 listing in both ears. I read somewhere that public pools...

I do not know cya. (darn it!) i have failed twice now on test kits. First i got a 5 way kit that really just a 3 way. Its says 5 way because it has an acid bottle, a base bottle and a stupid chart to tell you what you need to add but this dose nothing for me because the units of measure are not...

Turn on at 3 pm ill kill it at 6. Thanks if my pool dose not turn green. Ill set the chloranter to the top setting for a start and see were i stand before the weekend. It keeps 2-3 ppm set at 5/8 right now. - - - Updated - - - Note: i am still reading up on tfp method, and got 20lbs of pucks...

Mine is called black onix and im verry happy with the choise. Shenanigans - YouTube

Interesting... I have been using 5-6 as the sugested minimum. ("Replace water at least once") Although it was a fight opening the pool i have had no water quality issues since. Ill experiment with less pump time. So how long is every one running pumps for? - - - Updated - - - On windy...

My understanding, is the way the pump pushes the water the de nets get pushed together. When you back wash you blow the nets up like a balloon, and the stitching will eventually give up. It makes sense looking at the assembly. I can spray off the nets in 2-3min. @3gal/1min. So also waist...

Ok thanks,

Wondering how often you all back wash or clean? D.e. costs me about 5$ a recharge. I have a 1.5 hp pump, i run 5-6 hours a day, and 48sf filter, for 30k gal. I am verry energy contentious, and try to maintain a low electric bill. What i think i know about ac motors is they run the same...

Is there what looks like the female end of what could be a snap track to a liner? Maybe a close up of just under the top edge of the pool will help. Looks like a vinyl pool to me.