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Jason, We've done that. In fact, the pressure gauge hardly ever goes up because I clean it often. Before the blade broke in the pump last year, I couldn't hardly force my hand in front of the return to even get close to the eyeball. Leaves that fell in the middle of the pool were on a fast ride...

Quick update. I've determined we have a pump issue with is affecting the filtration. My numbers have spot on for days in a row, and nothing about the color or cleanliness of the water is getting better. I noticed that the water coming out of the return is very weak and the suction into the...

Updated numbers- 6:30 pm FC- 10.5 (about to add some more bleach to get it up to 13-14) CC- 1 pH- 6.8 (still) According to the poolcalc, to increase the pH, I need to add borax. Why do I not add baking soda? The poolcalculator doesn't instruct me to add any. Won't that raise the pH as well...

Thanks Jason- will do! Crossing my fingers!

Hi board, This is our 3rd season on BBB. Due to mitigating circumstances, we let it turn into a swamp over the winter (no cover, lots of leaves, etc.) Started 10 days ago trying to turn the swamp into an oasis. Installed the pump, started pulling out leaves, and started adding bleach. It...

A long overdue update-- MA shock level is exactly what I needed to do. It cleared right up and has only gotten clearer since then. I am so proud of my pool. If anyone is struggling with cloudy water, just UP your chlorine, KEEP it up, and BRUSH like crazy. My pool sparkles like diamonds and...

Update- I've been doing all I can to hold the FC at 30 (MA shock level based on CYA=50). I've been vacuuming and brushing daily. Water is clearer but not clear and certainly not sparkly. I went to Leslie's today to get polyquat 60 and the manager said "Oh right here" and tried to sell me their...

The cartridge seems fine. We have been spraying it off every 4-6 days. It's only been through 1 season- last summer. Should I buy a new one? I was told they should last 2 seasons. What about adding that fiber stuff that decreases the size of microns screened? I'll do an overnight FC loss...

Hi board! We started the swamp-oasis process about 2 weeks ago. I just can't get the water clear. Please tell me what I need to do because I've been pretty patient for quite a while now. I'm tired of seeing everyone else's posts about going from green to clear in 2-4 days. :( I've not seen...

I think I'm on the mend. Passed the overnight FC loss. I went to the store today and bought borax and muratic acid to get started adding that according to the pool school. Thanks to everyone for your help!

One more thing- teapot- am I correct that adding baking soda raises TA but as a side effect also raises pH? The reason I added baking soda a while back was to raise my TA (it was 60-70) and after that my pH drifted up to 7.8. If I add borax now, it would raise the pH too high, right?

Do I go to normal shock level or MA shock level? Like conversion or algae fight, I take it up asap and test frequently to keep it up there, right? Like all day today? Then do I check for 1 ppm or less loss each night until it holds?

6:50 am results....FC loss was 1.5. CC at .5 or less. It's now at 6. This is so borderline, what do you guys suggest? I looked very closely at the 3 places the MA lived during the bloom -the places where yesterday I was worried that I saw a tiny bit of what I thought was regrowth- and it...

Ok Dave. So I added 1 small jug of bleach and got busy doing stuff and didn't check it for an hour (10:20 pm). It was 7.5 FC and no CC. :-D I am pretty sure this is a good solid number as I've learned a lot about the circulation through the baq conversion we did in April. I will post the...

Dave, I hear you. However, I just checked it, and my FC is only at 3, so I need to bump it up to at least normal (which I understand from the chart should be 7). You mentioned taking it 20-30% higher for a little insurance, so I may go to about 9. It's 9:15 pm now, so I'll go add bleach and...

I never turn it off because I like to keep the skimmer going. I don't have a very good automatic cleaner, so to me, I'd rather have the bugs and stuff that floats in go in the skimmer than have to hand vacuum a lot because it fell to the bottom when the pump is off. I run it on low 24 hrs a...

I just finished clearing out a mustard algae bloom. I ran the FC up to 30 (my CYA is 50) for about 4-5 days. According to the instructions in pool school, I have to wait for clear water, overnight FC loss of 1 or less, and CC less than .5, right? Last night my FC loss was 1 (7.5 to 6.5) and...