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Thanks for the suggestions.

Currently, I have a Pentair Kreepy Krauley (a suction-side cleaner with the large, circular seal on the bottom). And I can't stand it. It has never worked right, even after I added an in-line basket to catch debris. Either it hits a pile of debris and stops (making it worthless), or it gets...

Thank you again, everyone, for your responses. This is why I LOVE this forum. The guys are coming back to drain my pool halfway (at their expense). But we will be refilling at our expense, which will only be about $30-40, thankfully. I will not have them re-balance the chemicals. I will be...

tim5055... when I did the extended test, I got around 30, so by doubling it, I got 60. Is that right? Also, the pool is in Dallas, TX. duraleigh... when I talked to them on the phone, they didn't say anything about aiming for 40 ppm or getting their calculations wrong, but they did admit that...

Feeling a little miffed and looking from advice from a forum and people I've come to trust implicitly with these matters... I just had my mom's pool professionally power-washed and refilled over the past weekend. This included cleaning the filter and re-charging it with DE. The same guys...

Thanks for the help. I'll try to respond to everything... 1. I will be ignoring Phosphates. Luckily, I haven't bought anything to tackle them, but with my algae not going away, I started thinking phosphates were the only thing left. 2. When slamming, I've been bringing the pool to between...

I guess my slamming levels have never been accurate. I was using the Pool Calculator, which usually gave me a slamming level of between 16 and 20. I'll go higher and see what happens. For now, I won't worry about the phosphates. But I'm still concerned about the CH. No one--here, in the pool...

My plaster pool was completely resurfaced and refilled 3 summers ago (2011). In that time I switched to the BBB method and while this worked and looked good for 2 summers, it's falling apart now. My CH level has consistently gone up and nothing brings it down... not even overflows of rain...

No, the chlorine is not holding overnight. I am slamming it probably 3x a day, but the next day, it's down to zero. I can't babysit the pool and check it every hour (I have a job), so I can only work on it when I get home. The amount of bleach I'm having to buy is making the BBB method...

I can't figure out what's going on with my pool. I switched to the BBB method 2 summers ago and generally, it has worked for me. But I find I'm spending a lot on bleach because my pool water drops to around 0 FC after a bleach slam the day before. And of course, because it won't hold an FC...

Thank you. Apparently, a clog was the problem. I couldn't quite get my hand in there (and am always nervous doing so, even with the power completely off), so I used a coat hangers to pull debris loose. Seems to be back to its old self. Thanks again.

I suppose a clog is possible since a lot of things have been falling into the pool from "spring" blooms on the overhanging trees. But how would this debris reach the impeller with the basket in place? Assuming it is a clog, is this something I can fix myself? Or would doing so void a warranty...

Yes, there is an air bubble that hovers at the top of the basket. But it was there (maybe not quite as big) even when the pump was working properly.

Last week, my pool pump, which is a Pentair WFE-24, lost pressure from one day to the next. Usually, my DE filter reads about 12 PSI and there is sufficient flow to keep the water moving and operate the pool vacuum. But upon start-up the next day, the pressure was close to 0. The water still...

I don't want to use the chlorine (trichlor) tablets anymore because of the CYA residue. That's why I was looking for a bleach alternative. I don't know what by-products bromine gives off or if it can safely be mixed with bleach.

Nope. Never again.

I just adopted the BBB method and am loving it so far. My question is for continuous bleaching, especially if away from home for a while, could one use the bleach tabs sold in most stores that you drop in a toilet? And just to be clear, I'm not talking about the blue (dye) ones, just the pure...

Update: Pool's clear and ready for borax... and swimming.

Techguy and Bama Rambler, you were both right. Basically, my DE filter was just doing it's job. In about 3 days of babysitting it and backwashing it daily, it cleared the pool. And I still am at a decent pressure. I'm going to clean it one more time, then start the Borax process. I can finally...

I read elsewhere that either there could be DE inside the grids, clogging them up (though I don't know how it would get in there), or that the skeleton inside the grids could be broken, causing them to squeeze together (preventing water flow) when the DE is heavy on the outside and the pump...

If that's the case, then it does so in a hurry because it climbs from 15 to 30 in about an hour. Should I let it run overnight? According to the instructions for clearing algae, I need to run it 24/7 until the water is no longer milky/cloudy. But I'm scared of the pressure building too high.

Right now, the water is blue but cloudy/milky. I just finished the steps outlined on this forum for turning my green swamp back into a sparkling oasis. The water has remained at shock level (using bleach) for a few days, and an OCLT has confirmed that there is no more algae present. And yes, I...

Hello, Love this forum so far and the invaluable information it has provided, as well as the unending help from other pool owners/users. I have an old Apollo VA-38 DE filter with brand new grids (38 sq. ft.), a new o-ring, and a new pressure gauge. When there is no DE on the grids, the...

I just started the BBB method on my pool and am in the final stages of algae removal (the pool is now a very light but cloudy green, which is to be expected). I am totally prepared to be patient and let my DE filter do the heavy lifting as far as reducing my cloudiness. But what I want to know...

Latest test from the pool store (I had to get more regeants for the test kit) finally confirmed my home readings: 60ppm CYA. I got the TA and pH levels within range and started the bleach shocking stage. Two days later, my pool is almost green free. Started the brushing process today and will...

Odd thing is my home test kit keeps giving me a CYA reading of 50-60ppm, which is the range I'm looking for. I did the test 3 times over 3 days. But the pool stores (used two different ones) keep saying 90-100. To be safe, I may drain a few inches off the bottom each week and replace with fresh...

Thanks for the replies. Rest assured, I won't be using stabilized chlorine again. I still have no idea how the number got that high in just 2 years. I have already read almost every Pool School topic, I purchased a complete FAS-DPD test kit, I am following the guidelines in the ""Turning Your...

First time posting and love this board/forum so far. I need similar help with my CYA. My pool is 20k gallons and was resurfaced 2 years ago, which (of course) required a refill. Now, 2 years later, the CYA is already at 330 (per a test done at Leslies a week ago). I knew there was a problem with...