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One thing else to consider, as a person who has 3 pools under his ownership now (fathers, father-in-laws, and friends), and TWO of them where complete swamps when I took them on: 1. If you don't stay on it all the way until the end, don't do it. Pay someone. If you can't afford to pay someone...

I live in SE Texas near the Gulf of Mexico and people always complain about humidity vs dry heat. Man, it's all hot, who cares if you got it hotter or cooler, it's awful. So I can relate man. And I always tell people the same thing, you can learn to live with it but you NEVER get used to it!

Seems unlikely, unless of course they mean pH went up to a point where FC was ineffective and they got algae? Then it seems likely :)

I run mine 8 AM - 4 PM on high, which for my size gives me 1.2 turnovers. Then 4PM - 8PM on low to keep the stir going. Honestly, it's not needed to run this long but I like having it run on low during typical swimming hours to keep filtering that stuff. Basically either way is fine just like...

The tabs will increase your CYA levels, which is going to make your SLAM level Shock level go up too, and increase overall chlorine demand. I know it stinks, but the tabs are a big part of the problem usually in the pool in the sense they increase CYA, which increases FC demand to the point if...

It's been 100+ every day in Texas. I wish I knew what cool weather was like.... Love swimming, but getting tired of August.

Honestly I'd venture to guess most pool stores use a combination of an aglaecide, which isn't dependant as much on CYA to keep algae away, and Trichlor tablets which (a bunch, and an ever increasing amount) to allow a slow release of chemicals throughout the week. So yea, a rollercoaster of...

BTW I had a similar thought to JN's second thought about perhaps not rusting, but scaling. My tap water is ABYSMAL here, and if you look in the washing machine tub where you add the liquid detergent, on sink basins, and just about any pre-filtered location where water touches, you get that...

I had clear water but was losing a bunch of FC each day, just like you were. Happened just this week. You mention all other levels are balanced, so I'll assume the pH is not over 7.8 ish. I say that because this week my pool had no FC in it, added more than enough, next day, same problem. My pH...

If your pool has an auto-drain then rain will overfill and it will drain some. Splashout will drain some. Buying a cheap utility pump @ Harbor Freight and draining a little bit at a time will help too. A few smaller drains will not risk your pool integrity, but there's a couple considerations...

I went to the pro counter at Home Depot and rented their utility pump. It was around $70 for a day, and it took about 2 hours to pump approx 9,000 gallons. Knowing what I knew now, I'd have rented it for 4 hours. The hoses typically are 50ft long, but if you need, ask for a few extra ones, they...

The danger you face when draining a pool too much is that a couple nasty things could happen. The water, which is heavy, and fills up the cavity of the pool, applies pressure to the walls. Too little pressure and the dirt or whatever is outside the pool, pushing back, could cause a cave in...

Head to the PoolMath tab at the top of the page, go there and add in the details for your pool. You'll need to scroll down near the bottom to locate the "Troublefreepool.com" settings, choose Vinyl liner (or the kind you have), and Bleach as you method of chlorine. Now, back at the top, add the...

Guys, you're making this too complicated :) Save your receipts for a month or two of everything you buy for chemicals for your pool. I have a 25,000 gallon pool, and it costs me $25 a month to run it, crystal clear. Is your pool crystal? Does it cost that much to operate? How do you guarantee...

I'd say a few days of 50 cya ppm increase is more than tabs too. In other words, Tabs + a powered shock w/ CYA in it, or accidentally adding Stablilizer. One more, the CYA tests aren't the easiest, but easy enough with the Taylor and TFT kits, but they must be done properly. Maybe just a testing...

If you're talking about the HDX bleach at Home Depot with the Orange caps, I think it's just regular bleach. I did a mini-slam with that stuff and it worked like a champ. It felt a little viscous, and I wondered if it was splash less, but it never foamed or anything weird, and it worked great...

To get your pH back up, you can use Borax. It will have the additional effect of adding a tiny bit of Borates to the water. I'd only shoot for getting it from 6.8 - 7.2, don't want to go too far. Also, the MA wil reduce your TA, while the borax will increase it a little, but considerably less...

Others who know more about the plumbing element may chime in, but sounds like you got it dialed in right. And I also graduated from LC-M in 2000. These guys on the site will get you fixed up, they are great.

Hello from Orange, which is about 2 hours from Katy. I was in the same situation as you were, my CYA levels were 100+. The FC needed to maintain an algae free pool at this CYA is about 8 - 14. I was able to do a drain of 45% of my pool to get my CYA down to a manageable 70. 50 is ideal, but 70...

You mentioned pH down. I assume that's dry acid. Check the chemicals in that, we recommend Muriatic Acid because it doesn't have anything piggybacking on there to add unknown chemicals to the pool. Be careful with MA, it requires safety equipment and common sense. Don't inhale the fumes, use...

A few more... How long should you run your pump? It goes from 1 hour to a max of 12 hours. The answer is dependent on the test kits, but here's how to figure it out. Determine your level of Free Chlorine (FC) in the pool using the FAS-DPD tests. First, determine using the Poolmath (based on...

Ok, I can totally help here! My father in law has the same pool, same filter/pump with SWG. Test Kits - Don't buy anything but the TF-100 Kit or the Taylor K-2006-Salt kits. You won't find these in the pool stores unfortunately, buy them from this site or Amazon. I personally own the Taylor...

Bummer. I just stocked up last week, but at $3.85 + a gallon, it's still more per dollar than 6% great value. I mean we are only talking another $5 - $10 a month for me anyways.

Keep it up. I made a believer out of my parent's, in-laws, and a friend of mine. Once you prove it works to the husband, he'll see the value of these guys here. Reading this thread from start to finish you have a learned a whole lot in a week :)

I had a CYA of 220, drained 1/2 to get to 110ish, and then just allowed the auto-drain / auto-fill + rain to dilute it. Note that evaporation is taking out water, but not CYA, so that won't do the trick. It needs to be exchanged. However, rain would overfill the pool and auto-drain helped...

Re: Cloudy Water - HELP! The best way to answer of good bit of your questions is with your own testing. There are two recommended kits, the TF-100 and the Taylor 2006K. The poolmath calculator will also help you figure out what's a good baseline for your pool based on a few variables specific...

EVERYTIME I'm there during the BBQ Fest week it is raining...I've never been able to go. Also, I have heard great things about Gus' Fried Chicken, ALSO never been. That's 100% gonna happen next trip.

Jokes on you bud! I figured out where the water hose goes in only like 4 days. It's the big hole, which later becomes the water part. There was a youtube video and everything... Depends on the location. I prefer Texas BBQ at a few places like JB's BBQ in Orange, TX. And I prefer the Commissary...

I live in Texas, but work for a major corporation based out of Memphis, TN. I can appreciate your perspective, and I agree, our climates are very similar, with yours being just a bit less humid and a bit less hot (a few degrees usually). I was up there for a trip and we went to the Redbirds game...

I think you just found your goldmine. More of a bleachmine, as it was mining all your bleach.