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The pressure usually sits at 8-9 and we clean when it reaches 12-15. For a while we were cleaning weekly until I ordered a new filter and now it lasts much longer. We are in Texas. I'm leaning towards another cartridge but going a little bigger.

We usually clean the filter every couple months but its really not hard to do. The repair man came and suggested we up it to a bigger filter that I believe he said would be 4 cartridges and we would only have to clean once or twice a year. He also said we could switch to DE if we wanted but...

Our filter cracked open over the weekend and we have to replace. I remember when we bought the house the "pool guy" said it wasn't big enough for our pool and we should switch to sand. After discovering this sight I realized he wasn't doing his job properly and ya'll suggested that the filter...

We have finally passed all 3 SLAM criteria!!! Our pool has never been so clear! Thank you TFP! Here are this mornings test results: FC 20 CC .5 PH 8.0 TA 160 CYA 50 Do I need to wait for our FC to come down before addressing the Ph and TA?

New dilemma. I was scrubbing on that black rock and accidentally chipped off a thin layer of rock. It revealed more green algae so I went ahead and chipped off the entire layer of rock all of which revealed more algae. I have many rocks with this same flaky layer. I got what I could on many of...

Thanks! I will keep at it!

Here are some of the pics of what I think might be black algae

Why do you think the FC loss was so high last night compared to the last few night of 3-5 loss? Is it because we scrubbed these rock/black areas last night and broke up the film?

I think Black Algae is my culprit! I have been questioning whether a black area on our rock steps is part of the rock coloration or stain but after looking through the pics during our partial drain I think I'm convinced it is black algae. Some has definitely cleared up since starting the slam...

I think the oil is from a persimmon tree that was hanging over the pool. We cut it back yesterday. When I cleaned out the polaris this morning I noticed some of the fruit casings in the bag so I went and crushed one that was on the ground and it has the exact same oily texture. Thoughts?

I passed the overnight test and my CC is 0 :) but the water is still cloudy. What do I do now? FC - 28 CC - 0 Ph - 7.8 TA - 160 CYA - 60 CH - 500? (I think this reagent might be bad. I only see a tint of color) I also noticed last night there seems to be a soft, oily film on the surface. Do...

I found it and will read through and figure out. Thanks!

Yay! My test kit came today! Thanks for the super quick delivery TFTestkits! :whoot: I added chlorine at 8:30am and just did my test at 3:30pm. My results were: FC - 33 CC - 0 CH - 0? (Sample never turned red when I added the hardness indicator) Ph - 7.5 CYA - 60 TA - 0? (I did this twice with...

My readings before drain on 8/13 from the pool store were FC-2 TC-2 CH-320 CYA-100 TA-110 Ph-7.2 TDS-1500 Pho-1000 After partial drain (Drained 8000 gal) readings on 8/14 were FC-.5 CC-.5 Ph-7.2 TA-150 CYA-60 Started SLAM that morning and I have not seen it go below 15-20FC. Praying my test...

My backyard smells like an over-sanitized laundry room and Im pretty sure the trees and bushes around the pool and gasping for fresh air. Ive gone through 24 gallons of bleach and Im worried I might be using too much. I've seen a slight change in clarity today but we also got some rain so it...

Yay! This gives me encouragement to stick with it!

This morning my FC was down to 15 so added more bleach to bring back up to 24. I'm just not understanding how we could be gone for two days and come home to a completely green pool. Why does it take so long to get back to good? The family is not happy with me right now! :/ Another question...do...

24 but I did my CYA test after we did a partial drain but with algae. After reading some posts it seems that number might not be accurate due to the cloudiness of the algae.

Pool is now a murky blue so we are making good progress. I'm not getting completely accurate numbers as I just ordered the correct tester but the last few test results have not shown a drop in FC. Seems to be sitting at 25-30FC for the last 8hrs. Should I go ahead and add more chlorine tonight...

Thanks! I did the tests the way Bama suggested. Really questioning if it has even gone down but i think it was at around 20FC so i added another 121oz jug. Also, the bleach bottle says 8.25% but yields 7.85%. Which percentage should I be entering in the pool calculator? And how many times a...

We just bought a home with an older pool and want to care for it ourselves but the first month has been full of frustrations. Thought we finally had it figured out and then came home after the weekend to a green pool. Ran a test and no chlorine even though we had floaters in. Pool place sells...