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The pool cleared between leaving for work and now so I'm good finally. If it wasn't so dark outside I'd throw some photos up. 21 days from Open to Clear. Hopefully I'll never get that bad again...

Another update - Passed the OCLT finally and can make out the main drain despite it being a bit dark due to rain/clouds so not crystal clear but very close. I added some DE to the filter and hopefully it clears up quite a bit by the time I get home tonight from the office. At this point can I...

So I returned from my trip today. Prior to leaving I hung a Leslie floating chlorinator from the ladder in the deep end and filled up the Hayward Chlorinator with tabs. I dialed it to full, raised the water 3/4 of the way up the skimmer and left hoping for the best. I returned to a pool where I...

Thanks! That all makes sense. I didn't realize it might be undersized. Is slower clearing the only implication of that?

Saw the same reading even at higher temperature this morning. 30 - 40 range (more towards 40). My wife hasn't seen it in a few days and she pointed out we can see the pool light pretty clearly now. I had not noticed since I'm out there all the time. So I guess it'll just be more time. Too bad we...

I was just reading through the extended test kit instructions for CYA and saw that the sample should be at least 70 degrees. The pool has only topped out at 65 and is presently 61. My house is actually 65 right now so I'm heating it up to 70 and will let the sample come up at the same time. I'm...

The pool guy called it a gimmick - a solar return I believe. The theory is warmer water from the top is circulated out the bottom of the pool or some such. So the return side has a 2-way valve. The side return and that main drain return are on one outlet and the stairs are on the other leg. When...

I could try the higher FC. I'm weighing how much I throw at it since I have to leave in 3 days anyway. Maybe tomorrow I'll try slightly higher and see how it goes. I backwash until the looking glass goes from cloudy to clear. I rinse for about 30 seconds after that (per the manual). It is a...

I measured CYA this morning and it was in the 30 - 40 range more towards 30. Last time I added trichlor was after my DE/backwash-athon on Saturday. It had fallen into the 20 - 30 range heavily towards 20. I'm "pretty sure" I'm doing that test right but it is very subjective...

Just got back home - FC 18.5 CC 1 - Adding another Gallon of 12.5% bleach and brushing. I only did one gallon this morning to see the drop since I knew I could come back at lunch.

I haven't gotten a solid leaf in 3 or 4 days. When I brush I do see some small, small pieces of leaves (I assume leaves but more like 1/2" squares of "matter") coming up with the brush. I have been dropping in the robot in the hopes that it'd get enough of whatever is down there to get me to a...

I was doing the 10 PSI increase but switched over to 25% about 2 days ago. I have not and probably won't. It was installed beginning of July and was barely used. In addition, I don't know if this is normal practice but the pipes are threaded directly into the outlets on the pump, multiport on...

Could you please tell that to my wife's family? :D Their pool friend "expert" keeps telling them bleach won't do anything and I need to use trichlor only. Though I'm glad the 12.5% I'm using says Liquid Shock on the side. That obviously means that will work better than the Clorox. Also, is...

Right but I think it is safe to assume that if I come back to a level above shock every day...it didn't fluctuate down below it, right? I've been overshooting the shock level toward the mid-20s every day to deal with that. That is what I was afraid of. This is a family obligation and...

Pump hasn't been off since 5/3 aside for backwashing. As I mentioned I am adding 2 to 3 x 128 Oz. 12.5% every morning and come back after work to levels above shock and I monitored it tightly both weekends. I had one dip below 16 to 13.5 a couple of days ago overnight but I added 4 x 128 Oz...

I would think liner / main drain / pool light are all candidates.

Another new pool owner thread and I'm pretty frustrated with my new pool at this point. So my backstory - we bought this home at the end of August last year from a family in financial distress. I had seen the pool mostly clear during the inspection. They blew the date on the inspection by weeks...

Same here in NJ -- Water was at top of my skimmer due to the heavy rains over the last couple of weeks. I had to lower the water right after opening.