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So we opened the pool and because they pump broke we ended up with algae. I have been shocking for 3 days and looks clear :) What should the borate be at? Also my Ph went up to 8.2 will this come down. here are my numbers this morning FC 14 CC 1.5 TA 50 borate 15 PH 8.2 CYA 50 Not sure if...

awesome I did my first season pool opening! water is crystal clear. we had a few leaves in bottom when I opened it but that was it. This is only my 2nd year with the pool and last year we struggled with algae learning because even with the expensive kit I wasn't testing the FC. I was using that...

I opened pool and balanced attempted to balanced Chlorine with Bleach method and now have FC 7 CYA 50 TA 90 PH 7.5 Should I leave this alone now????

I made sure my chemicals are right. I did read the closing of the above ground pool but I see people talking about blowing out the lines is the for in ground pools and did not see that in closing of the pools section for above ground pools???? Do I remove the skimmer from the wall fully or...

hmmmmm thanks I will try this today

I don't know where, I don't have lighting, waterfalls, I have cleaned every inch of that filter pipes, behind the ladder, we pulled the whole ladder out of the pool scrubbed it with bleach, scrubbed every part of the vac and supplies. I scrubbed every inch of inside and bottom of the pool with...

Yes I have done all that. I have taken those steps out several times weekly, vac daily, cleaned that filter I just don't know. Thanks for the hug - - - Updated - - - Can we swim with a level of 20? LOL

2 nights ago crystal clear - - - Updated - - - This morning Algae forming

At the end of my rope with this pool for 4-5 weeks of this now. I have kept this pool at slam shock level and its fine but as soon as it drops to level of 10 algae begins to grow back. Now I have slammed this pool for 2 weeks now begin to let the levels drop and this morning here are my results...

So we checked out all the lines today no clogs, there was one small leak we fixed that, the spider gasket was totally intact, the sand was fine no channeling and I did a deep cleaning anyway since I was there, the laterals seemed fine Any other advice??? before I call for service

yes we always wait for the 25% its sitting at 5 pressure now and we always rinse after backwashing it. - - - Updated - - - our manual says before switching to backwash position make sure filter is turn off so that is what I meant we turn the filter off before switching it to backwash is that...

So before I take any advice from outside parties I am asking here. Outside advice = trouble. So turning on my filter is still blowing dirt in my pool. The same dirt it seems like that I am vac everyday. Someone told me to take the multiport valve off to see if the spider basket was out of...

ok ill try that thanks

ok thanks ill try that. now this morning the water looks clear again. so maybe its the filter I still have that dead algae on bottom of one side of pool that I keep vac everyday but it keeps coming back to same spot

its ok just saw your post Where do I buy the DE at???... I am giving up here. Lost for what to do. I had a clear pool yesterday and today its starting to look like it whats to turn cloudy again its not quite there yet but you can tell its not right. Having the same issue of this algae on bottom...

just weird when will that all stop sitting at the bottom of the pool everyday? lol - - - Updated - - - Hey Jeff I think you should take the ride and take care of this pool for me and ill add you to speed dial LOL Thanks for all your fellow PA help...I don't think us new newbies realize how...

instead of starting a new post I came back to my original so everyone can see my original initial problem with the pool. so now day 2-3 I am holding my over night FC and keeping it during the day at 20 and working extremely hard at keeping it clean. The CC is <0.5 or 0. Now problem: when I get...

its kind of brownish green and def disappears if u disturb it. if I vac the pool normally wont it recirculate in the filter or should I vac to waste?

So FC today is down to 15 and I am seeing Algae on bottom is this normal or do I continue with slam process - - - Updated - - - The rest of the pool looks like this - - - Updated - - - Even tho the slam process went well and met all 3 criteria is it normal for it to go backwards like this?

Thanks Kim, I do the sides often because of these trees this ladder is so hard to get behind and with hubby traveling so much I cant even take it out of the pool myself to get behind it I am hoping keeping FC up higher then I was helps. I didn't have a problem till a storm rolled in and dumped a...

thanks again

- - - Updated - - - ok thanks for the advice. I cant believe how clear it is in one day - - - Updated - - - This site is great but without all of you us amateurs new to taking care of pool would be loss spending $1000's at the pool store frustrated cant thank you guys enough

whew thank god what do you suggest I keep my FC at so this doesn't happen again. I have a lot of trees and I think the algae started growing behind the ladder. We have one of those step kind that is bolted to the deck. I vac often but guess that didn't really help. do I wait till it drifts down...

Good Morning. Just wanted to check in....I worked hourly on this pool yesterday to keep the FC at 22 and for most part the process was simple thanks to the help from all of you. This morning my pool looks clearer, no algae can be seen this is great progress :) MY FC remained stable all night...