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Thanks for the replies. I ended up having a technician come out. The impeller on the pump was clogged/obstructed. Everything is back to normal.

I have a few problems, but they may all be related to one issue and I wanted to get yalls opinion. I noticed that my Polaris had not been as mobile since the weather turned cold. This is my first winter with a pool and I just figured it moved slower in cold weather. Then I noticed that one of...

Finally got around to doing the overnight FC loss test. My test results showed no change over night. I guess I'm gonna do a backwash and add fresh DE and see if there are any changes. Maybe the water felt different due to being cold, or maybe we are just use to community pool and water park...

Thanks for the replies. The green patches had me thinking that I needed to probably shock. I'll run the test tonight and report back my results. Has anyone ever experienced this slick water feel due to a low level algae bloom? Hopefully it will go away if I do infact need to shock. Thank...

A couple of days ago, I decided to get in the pool to try to do a better job brushing the floor despite the water being 72* :shock: (still too cold for my liking). While in the water, and after getting out, I felt as if the water had a slick/slimy feel to it. Does anyone else's water feel...

Dan, you're right, it'll take some time, but eventually ill get a good feel for how the levels fluctuate, specifically in my pool. I was nervous today when I tested my FC. I added bleach for the first time Tuesday afternoon, then left for work Wednesday morning. I do 24 hour shifts, and...

Yeah, I guess that's what I was looking for. I'll watch it closely especially after people swimm, or there is a bunch of junk in the pool. Im thinking for the level of cya I have, maybe I should shoot to maintain a level of 8. Do you see a problem with that, at least until the cya hopefully...

Thanks Jason. I have that printed out and will follow it. I feel like I'm off the a good confident start in my first year as a pool owner. Thanks again Jeremy

Ok. I was just trying to figure out if there is anything in particular, other than daily monitoring, that I can due to ensure my FC level stays up. It sounds like with a CYA this high, shocking it might be a lot of work, so ill do my best to keep the FC level above 6. It doesnt sound like...

Ok, ill pick up some muriatic acid today. Is there anything I can do other than trying to lower the CYA, and close daily monitoring/testing to make sure my FC levels stay up?

And Ill make a note about the FC not dropping below 6.

Ok, so besides the TA being too high, I guess everything else I can live with for now. I read the link, so the next step is to buy muriatic acid, use the pool calculator to determine how much to use, and then aerate to bring the PH back up to normal levels. I saw that the process of lowering...

My initial CYA was recalculated to be 150. Ok, here are my test results post drain and refill. FC- 7 CC-0 TA-120 CH- 270 CYA-75 PH-7.5 :party: I think I at least make good progess being the goal was to lower the CYA. The pool does get a lot of direct sunlight, so maybe the higher CYA is...

Refilled yesterday afternoon, and through the night. I'll hopefully post new test results later. My wife has been questioning the things I've been doing, as she had just planned to hire a pool boy. I went over some of the things I've learned and showed her this forum. Needless to say, she was...

Ok, ran a water hose to the "drain pipe" sticking up out of the ground, and low and behold, it works! Gonna start the draining in a couple of hours.

Thanks Paul. Hopefully it wont be much more expensive than that, but you never know. Im mentally prepared either way. Im just ready to get it going, so I can have a system down come swim season. Hopefully, with the information and experience on this site, doing the partial drain, and refill...

Perfect! Thank you Jeremy

As a part of the contract/inpection repairs when we bought the home, the pool light was to be repaired, and will be done next Monday. I called the guy who is the pool division manager of this local lawn and pool company and asked about the water table, and danger of draining 2/3 of the water...

Thanks Bob, ill try out that drain with a water hose. And you're right, I think we will get a lot of enjoyment out of the pool. We have a large family with a lot of young folks! I'm gonna keep learning as much as I can. Thanks again Jeremy

Sorry, responding from my phone. The PO told me the pipe that you are talking about, that goes to the street is in working order, but ill def keep my eye on it. As far as the water table, ill watch that as well!!!

Thank you for that information. Definitely not something I would have figured out on my own.

Thanks for the replies. 2/3's it is then! I hope to get to do this later this week. Luckily we bought from the original owners and he was willing and able to share some specifics about the pool the day they moved out. As im sure you know, taking on a new pool is kind of overwhelming. I think...

Ok, I tested my CYA again following your directions and it came to 75, which I doubled to 150. :x I guess I should test it again diluting the pool water more to get an idea of how much to drain off, unless you guys have a rough estimate. But at least now I have a good number to go by! I...

Thank you for the replies and compliments! I am using the TF-100 test kit. I will definitely redo the CYA test to get better results. I have no clue as to how high the water table is in this area. Ill see if I can figure out that one. The tarp is a COOL idea, but maybe I won't have to do...

Hi! I am new to the site, but have been lurking/learning since we decided to buy a home with a pool, which we closed on a little over a week ago, and finally got to move into this past weekend. First of all, this site is great and seems to be full of nice, helpful people! Second of all, I was...