Thank you Lisa!
Swampwoman, thank you...I will add the magic at the end...which is hopefully coming soon... ha ha
Swampwoman, thank you...I will add the magic at the end...which is hopefully coming soon... ha ha
Please Help with My First Trouble Free Attempt
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DaninFLA
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you are going to need to remove the light from the niche and clean out the algae/gunk that's in the cavity. just leave the light fixture on the side of the pool until you are done.
Thanks Dan,
I just read that in another thread. I then thought, how the heck do I remove the light? Then, of course, because everyone on here selflessly share info, it was explained a little further down in the thread.
Hopefully, I can turn off the breaker, unscrew the light and bring it out easily.Will try this afternoon when I jump in to vacuum.
I just read that in another thread. I then thought, how the heck do I remove the light? Then, of course, because everyone on here selflessly share info, it was explained a little further down in the thread.
Hopefully, I can turn off the breaker, unscrew the light and bring it out easily.Will try this afternoon when I jump in to vacuum.
DaninFLA
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the light doesn't unscrew. there should just be a single screw at the bottom. you remove that and the entire capsule/light will come out. the light fixture is waterproof and sealed and has a long cord coiled behind it. it should be long enough to pull the fixture out and place on the deck. the niche is the cylinder/hole in the side of pool, that's what you will be cleaning, along with the light fixture itself. if your bulb is still working, no reason at all to open up the enclosure/capsule
Thanks Dan. The light is out. I an trying not to think of all junk that floated out when i pulled it.
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just for future reference. Our light doesn't have any screws or require any tools to remove. The entire light and housing turns CCW 30 degrees and comes out of the cavity. This is a new LED style that was built a year ago, so it's probably not the case for many existing builds but probably will be going forward.
Good job getting the light out. Now KILL all of the gunk that came out. How bad was it????
Bucky that is a good thing to keep in mind with newer pools.
Kim
Bucky that is a good thing to keep in mind with newer pools.
Kim
Chris, my light is not that easy! Ac tually it wasn't too bad. The screw was on top so i could reach it without holding my breath in the deep end
Kim...lots of floating stuff came out. It is dying. Also found some algae in mu skimmers. Need a toothebrush for that one. My project tomorrow morning.
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Kim...lots of floating stuff came out. It is dying. Also found some algae in mu skimmers. Need a toothebrush for that one. My project tomorrow morning.
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Look real close at the door in your skimmer. Some people have found algae on it.
You are learning SO much. Soon your pool will be algae free!
Kim
You are learning SO much. Soon your pool will be algae free!
Kim
Kim, definitely learning a lot.
Numbers at noon: FC 7.5, CC .5. No bleach since 6 yeaterday evening. Added chlorine and will vacuum.
Here is the pool today
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Numbers at noon: FC 7.5, CC .5. No bleach since 6 yeaterday evening. Added chlorine and will vacuum.
Here is the pool today
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I feel like I am close...unfortunately I have to go out of town for the next 2 days.
Brushed, vacuumed and backwashed tonight. My wife will add a jug of bleach 2x a day while I am gone. I hope I don't get set too far back.
Brushed, vacuumed and backwashed tonight. My wife will add a jug of bleach 2x a day while I am gone. I hope I don't get set too far back.
I really don't think you will be set up. Maybe pausing progress but not going backwards. Does she know to pour it in from of the return with the pump on? (I have to ask as my husband does not have a clue about our pool other than swimming in it LOL)
Kim
Kim
Pool looks so much better! School ended today, so perfect timing for my kids.
Pool is clear! Pic tomorrow.
Trying the OCLT test if I can drag my butt up in the morning.
Just now:
FC 12
CC .5
Fingers crossed!
Pool is clear! Pic tomorrow.
Trying the OCLT test if I can drag my butt up in the morning.
Just now:
FC 12
CC .5
Fingers crossed!
If it doesn't pass, just let the FC drift down a bit and let the kids in... after you equipped them with nylon scrub brushes. Between the scrubbing and the swimming, they'll get any residual stuff stirred up to be filtered out. Devise a game to see who can hold their breath and scrub underwater the longest. Then resume the SLAM later on.
NOOOoooooo. Failed the OCLT test. dropped .2 overnight...getting close.
Richard, I like your idea of nylon brushes!
Since the FC was under 10 I figured I would do a full test:
FC 7
CC .5
PH 7.4
TA 110
CH 175
CYA <30. Barely saw the drop tried it twice....cloudy sky, back turned, etc. This test gives me trepidation
Adding CYA and bleach.
Richard, I like your idea of nylon brushes!
Since the FC was under 10 I figured I would do a full test:
FC 7
CC .5
PH 7.4
TA 110
CH 175
CYA <30. Barely saw the drop tried it twice....cloudy sky, back turned, etc. This test gives me trepidation
Adding CYA and bleach.
If you only lost .2 overnight then you passed. If it was 2 and you accidentally put the . In front of the 2 then I am sorry you failed, but you should be getting close.
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I personally would not worry about OLCT until your pool is clear.
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I personally would not worry about OLCT until your pool is clear.
Thanks Lisa....I meant 2.
.2 would have been great!
My pool is clear...unfortunately the clarity lets me see the stuff that keeps buildign on the bottom after I vacuum. I would post a pic but I have exceeded the pic size limit.
Richard, 4 kids in the pool for a couple of hours today. 2 of them aren't mine, so I didn't make them wear nylon brushes....this time!
.2 would have been great!
My pool is clear...unfortunately the clarity lets me see the stuff that keeps buildign on the bottom after I vacuum. I would post a pic but I have exceeded the pic size limit.
Richard, 4 kids in the pool for a couple of hours today. 2 of them aren't mine, so I didn't make them wear nylon brushes....this time!
Time to play with your returns to see if you can turn them in such a way as to increase circulation to those "dead" areas.
I use blue ping pong balls to show me how the water moves in my pool.
Kim
I use blue ping pong balls to show me how the water moves in my pool.
Kim
But not as fun when you throw them in the empty tub for the cat to play with! LOL
Kim
Kim