Let me be frank, I haven't read through your forums in their entirely except the what we need to know so I apologize if I haven't read about the solution for my particular problem. I intend to read as much of your forums as possible these next few weeks so I can learn to care for my pool properly.
Quick backstory: My wife and I bought a house with a pool that hadn't been opened in 2 years, the cover dry-rotted and all the leaves fell in the pool over those two years. Never owned a pool before.
Problem history: Filter cartridge originally - the previous owner had the wrong size filter cartridge in it (too small). I bought the right size cartridge and then the pump went up. I was talked in to buying a 2 HP 2 speed pump but realized (too late) that it was too much pump for the filter to handle (too much head lifting the cartridge up and water bypassing. Drained pool, dredged leaves, fixed pump, fixed filter (bought a new DE filter yesterday).
Here's my current specs and pictures to follow:
FC: .5
CC: My current kit doesn't test for this... neither does Namco (where my water was tested).
pH: 7.2
TA: 80
CH: 200
CYA: 50
Current water color: Cloudy blue. Tried a floc (with the old filter) to no effect.
Your assistance is greatly appreciated.
Quick backstory: My wife and I bought a house with a pool that hadn't been opened in 2 years, the cover dry-rotted and all the leaves fell in the pool over those two years. Never owned a pool before.
Problem history: Filter cartridge originally - the previous owner had the wrong size filter cartridge in it (too small). I bought the right size cartridge and then the pump went up. I was talked in to buying a 2 HP 2 speed pump but realized (too late) that it was too much pump for the filter to handle (too much head lifting the cartridge up and water bypassing. Drained pool, dredged leaves, fixed pump, fixed filter (bought a new DE filter yesterday).
Here's my current specs and pictures to follow:
FC: .5
CC: My current kit doesn't test for this... neither does Namco (where my water was tested).
pH: 7.2
TA: 80
CH: 200
CYA: 50
Current water color: Cloudy blue. Tried a floc (with the old filter) to no effect.
Your assistance is greatly appreciated.