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They didn't say anything.... they said it's normal to get cement in the pool when pouring cement.... I wouldn't mind renting a robot if that's possible but I don't want to buy one just for this

My pool build is complete.... my water was crystal clear before we poured cement around it.... they got tons of cement in the pool when they poured around it.... water was almost black.... so I shut off the pump.... the next day.. still black water.. so I put the pump on recirculate and flocced...

It's brand new... I just ordered it a couple weeks ago...

Sand filter was back flushed for the first time yesterday... the pressure never really went up but I did it anyway... it had been running 10 days.... it was a little brown but not nuch.... Test kit is brand new...

It was a pool sand.... made for sand filters... I got it in bags at Home Depot.. I think it was 350 pounds... is there another kind to use? Quikrete 50 lb. Pool Filter Sand-115350 - The Home Depot

I already had posted about that earlier... some others offered suggestions and finally I called the water company and they couldn't give me a value for TA but said everyone has a problem with it when they fill pools... I tested my tap water and it was in the 500's.... it was actually 560 a...

Thank you

Lol.. You're right I never heard of that... where do you get it?

So I just built the pool... just filled it up about 2 weeks ago... I've been shocking for a week now and absolutely no change in water clarity.... it wasn't even really that green or cloudy to begin with... and it's been the same for a week now... im not losing chlorine overnight and the only...

Ok thanks... I called the water company and they couldn't give me a value for TA but did tell me everyone has a problem with it when they fill pools... I will keep doing SLAM for a few more days but if it takes longer than that to get TA down I don't know if the cloudiness will stay or if I...

Maybe I will try to reroute if needed.... I will try purging the lines .. then I will have to try something else!

Ok i will try that

I will keep the pH down.... Is it safe to swim in with TA that high if all other parameters are correct?

I will.try that.... thank you!

Ok thank you...I'll try that - - - Updated - - - And I'm in South Louisiana!

I'm wiping every few drops.... I can try wiping EVERY drop... Problem is that the water is a cloudy green mushy color... im not really losing and FC overnight... maybe 1ppm... so it's not fighting anything... can the high TA cause the murky water?

I just got 500 from the tap... Procedure: Fill to 25ml on cylinder Add 2 drops of 0007 Mix Add 5 drops of 0008 Water turns green Then add 0009 until it turns red... it took 56 drops to get the green to red...

CH is 75 My test kit is TF100 I filled the pool with city water... - - - Updated - - - I just tested the water TA from my faucet.... today it's 500

So I just filled my pool after building it.... the water is cloudy greenish... not terrible so I started the SLAM process... pH was a bit high 8.0 .. so I was hoping lowering it would also decrease TA and it hasn't touched it... been in the 500's for 3 days .... water has not cleared at all...

Lol... I am 10000000% sure there is no check valve... I installed the entire pool... including the autofill... 1.5" return.... connected to a few 90's.... connected to about 20' of 1.5" pipe.... connected to the tank... that's it.... that's why I don't understand the issue!

4 90's

I see..... so im thinking my next steps are to somehow verify I have no air in the lines... either by forcing water through it or some other way....

Lol... me too... that's why I'm here!!!! And yes... everything is the same size! All schedule 40

Ok i might not have been clear... this is a new build..... the float valve and everything is not even functional right now as far as the float valve etc... I am testing out the system... like I said it filled the tank to the same level as the pool... the pool water level was still a bit low...

Possibly... I thought maybe I should have added the return higher in the wall.... it's about midway up the 3ft walls.. I put it even with the others... maybe there would be less back pressure if it were higher up the wall??? I don't know... - - - Updated - - - The tank is open at the top...

There is no check valves... just straight piping and a couple elbows... the water remains level in the tank... if I pump water out the tank.. it gets refilled by the pool to the same level... if I add water to the tank.. it just fills the tank and keeps it full.... as far as air... I guess it...

I just built my 2nd pool! I followed TFP methods for maintaining my first pool and had zero issues and plan to do it again! You guys are great! Ok so I decided on this pool to do an auto fill... I didn't like the idea of having another opening in the cement so my idea was to have the autofill...

I have an extra 1hp pentair pump and I tried... I built a contraption using 2" PVC ... I put 3 "t" on it that were 2" by 3/4"... Then I put jet type water hose fittings on it... 2 of the jets were about 1.5' apart and at the surface of the water and 1 was in the middle just under the water...

Ok I gotcha.... I understand... Thanks for the info!!

Yes drain and refill would be an option... Actually their pool was green all winter...(like most)... And she just completely drained it, cleaned it out and refilled it... I haven't gone out there yet.. But will probably go Monday... I could pre measure some bleach for her but that will take some...