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Well I did manage to clear up the water finally. With the Intex pump/filter. I just started leaving everything off all night every night and running the aqua critter vacuum all day every day and after about 5 days, it seems to be clear. I think you really wouldn't need the aqua critter if...

When you are filling your pool, get a LOT of garden hose, and make sure that the hose is in full sunlight, fill awhile, let it all sit awhile, the hose will heat up the water. In a pinch, you can also use the hot water faucet behind your washing machine. A garden hose will fit right on it...

I still have cloudy water, Intex Pool, I kept the pool at shock level for a few days, have kept it at or above 5ppm since, PH has been in range, ALK is 100, CYA is down to 20 because I drained about 1/3 of the water trying to get rid of some of the cloudy water. I have tried leaving the pump...

In an attempt to lower TA a little, I have dropped the PH with dry acid, and have been aerating like crazy, but the PH is not coming back up. How long does this usually take?

LOL Maybe someone just woke up at the wrong house and got confused...

I am not sure that it is scale, it could just be kind of a reaction thing with the paint on the ladder? This water seems almost soapy, bubbles last a long time on the top of the water. The numbers as of a few minutes ago are FC 10 CC 0 TA 110 PH 7.2 CH 130 I tried the calculator, and came...

I have kept it at shock level, it's held two nights in a row overnight, it wasn't a pretty sight, but I managed to get out there early and check it, so I am letting it drop some now, probably just back to the 6ppm. It's still very cloudy though, doesn't seem to be clearing. I am running the...

"It's best to stop this low pH nonsense today, for the sake of my heater, my plaster and my previously fair skinned, blonde haired now red skinned, no haired children!" I hope you have learned your lesson, ALWAYS ALWAYS test the pool water with the mean children in the neighborhood FIRST ;)

Thank you:) CH is only 130. I guess I should not use clarifier? I have the intex pump with the paper filter. Also, would swimming be out of the question with the FC this high with this CYA level?

I understand why I got the cloudy water, I let the FC slip too low in the heat of the day for a few afternoons, I have a CYA of 30-40 so I am currently holding the FC at 15ppm, have had it there for about 24 hours now, I think it held overnight, I am not a real early bird, checked it about 9 and...

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Long story short, I let the FC drop below the minimun level a few days this week in the heat of the day and I have cloudy water. I have brought the FC up to Shock level after dark tonight: FC 15ppm CC 0 TA 110 PH 7.4 CYA 30-40 ppm Talyor drop test kit, with powder for the FC...

Water started getting cloudy yesterday, it had dropped below 3pp every evening for a few days, I went to get more bleach to shock, while I was gone, the neighbors took a dip, returned still had 2.5ppm FC with .5ppm CC, shocked last night to 10ppm, not realizing that it needed to be 15ppm for...

Here are my numbers FC 21 CC 0 TA 110 PH 7.4 CYA 30-40 Water got below 3ppm a couple of days in a row, and was cloudy yesterday, the neighbors took a dip while I was off to buy more bleach, got home to 2.5 FC and .5 CC, so I shocked to 10ppm last night, I was thinking this was the right...

Here are my numbers FC 21 CC 0 TA 110 PH 7.4 CYA 30-40 Water got below 3ppm a couple of days in a row, and was cloudy yesterday, the neighbors took a dip while I was off to buy more bleach, got home to 2.5 FC and .5 CC, so I shocked to 10ppm last night, I was thinking this was the right number...

Here are my numbers FC 21 CC 0 TA 110 PH 7.4 CYA 30-40 Water got below 3ppm a couple of days in a row, and was cloudy yesterday, the neighbors took a dip while I was off to buy more bleach, got home to 2.5 FC and .5 CC, so I shocked to 10ppm last night, I was thinking this was the right number...

Here are my numbers FC 21 CC 0 TA 110 PH 7.4 CYA 30-40 Water got below 3ppm a couple of days in a row, and was cloudy yesterday, the neighbors took a dip while I was off to buy more bleach, got home to 2.5 FC and .5 CC, so I shocked to 10ppm last night, I was thinking this was the right number...

Now I am just going to keep wondering about that water forever. Maybe it was metal free water, and the thief was just someone who was tired of buying sesquesterant:)

If you add a metal sesquesterant, your stains surely won't come back, there is a thread on the most cost effective way to do that it is here: http://www.troublefreepool.com/viewtopic.php?t=1904 I have to add a maintenance dose about once a week, or I get green water and orange filters again...

Is there a way to lower Total Calcium in water at all? I have looked around and cannot seem to find any suggestions except for a refill or partial refill. My Dad has bought a house with a fiberblass Hot Tub inside of a little building. His tap water measures 270 TH, it is my understanding...

I have had great luck with the hth Brand Metal Control from Walmart, the pool store had a metal sesquesterant that was not HEDP based, so I did not buy it because I had seen that advised against, so I checked out the hth brand, it's less than 10 dollars for a quart I think, and it works about a...

Our water here is green now as soon as you fill the pool, even vinyl, and after you shock it, the green goes away as the chlorine wears off. That is because our water is being treated with chloramines at the water treatment plant. It's a process with amonia and chlorine. It's like the water...

What are the dimensions of your pool?

I put the knee high over the outside of the skimmer basket, and a large wad of bugs and acorns nearly stopped up the whole system HA.

How long have you had the water? Is it a new refill? Or has this suddenly developed? If it is new, have you added any chemicals to it?

Hey you laugh about the flag now in front of your friends, but you just wait until your auto insurance rates go up, it won't be so funny then!

I rescue every bug that I see. I also leave a couple of pool noodles floating around in there for bugs to climb on and save themselves. I figure in the next life, I might be the bug.........

Once when we lived in another house I had deer that would come and drink pool water, and for a good while, I was chalking it up to evaporation. If it doesn't rain (and give me more metal free water YAY) soon I am going to have to add more water, we are down about 2 1/2 inches this week with...

Start taking in samples from every disgusting puddle of water that you can find lol!

Thank you Ric, and Jason:) I appreciate the heads up, and knowing what is going on and all, and I can stop suspecting the neighbor of secretly shocking my pool during the night, man I feel like such a twit! :oops: So this is all right in line, just a tiny bit lower than what the other two...