Don't tell me you're going to stay up all night doing this.
I only don't want to hear that as I'll stay up all night watching your progress.
Good luck.....it's amazing the results this site is able to produce from a horrid looking pool, to amazingly clear water.
I only don't want to hear that as I'll stay up all night watching your progress.
Good luck.....it's amazing the results this site is able to produce from a horrid looking pool, to amazingly clear water.FC dropped from 13ppm to 10ppm during this last half hour.... bringing it back up now
ivyleager
LifeTime Supporter
Looking good! 
Tremendous progress. You'll know when to quit the shocking process when you hold your FC overnight. It should be soon, IMHO.
Good luck.
Tremendous progress. You'll know when to quit the shocking process when you hold your FC overnight. It should be soon, IMHO.Good luck.
9:30PM Update:
Tested after dark, FC came down to 10ppm (suggested shock level is 13). Added bleach to bring pool back to 13ppm. I also added some DE in the skimmer hoping that will help the filter clear the water faster. Water feels good and smells good but it is still cloudy... you can just barely see the bottom in the shallow end if you really squint hard
Tested after dark, FC came down to 10ppm (suggested shock level is 13). Added bleach to bring pool back to 13ppm. I also added some DE in the skimmer hoping that will help the filter clear the water faster. Water feels good and smells good but it is still cloudy... you can just barely see the bottom in the shallow end if you really squint hard
Green swamp =>> almost seeing the bottom in 48 hours....
Now that's kickin some pool azz!
Good progress, but expect a few days of this same cloudiness as the water will be blue soon, but sill cloudy. It ain't over yet...
The fact that you've maintained shock level so consistently is evident in your progress, keep it up. That shock level is your key to a timely end and a sparkling pool :~}
Now that's kickin some pool azz!
Good progress, but expect a few days of this same cloudiness as the water will be blue soon, but sill cloudy. It ain't over yet...
The fact that you've maintained shock level so consistently is evident in your progress, keep it up. That shock level is your key to a timely end and a sparkling pool :~}
Something weird happened this morning - when I went out to test the water I noticed the water level had dropped overnight about 2" overnight. What would cause this? Pump was running all night, but this morning there was a vortex situation with the lower water level as it was only an inch up the skimmer mouth :-( Good news is that the FC level held overnight!
This drop in water level has me really nervous, though...
This drop in water level has me really nervous, though...
How do you check that? My waste is plumbed into the sewer....
There is a little clear "knob" just off the waste line near the multi-valve (I think its to see clarity of water when backwashing). That clear area has water in it now and it didn't on Friday or Saturday except when I was backwashing or rinsing... what does the rinse do, anyway? Could any of this be a result of me adding that DE to the filter?
Thanks in a advance for the help
There is a little clear "knob" just off the waste line near the multi-valve (I think its to see clarity of water when backwashing). That clear area has water in it now and it didn't on Friday or Saturday except when I was backwashing or rinsing... what does the rinse do, anyway? Could any of this be a result of me adding that DE to the filter?
Thanks in a advance for the help
So, any suggestions? Is it possible to create a water loss situation by running up the pressure too high in a sand filter by adding DE? It sure feels like that's what happened...
Added water to bring level back up to mi-way on skimmer. Tested and found FC to be 9ppm. Added bleach to return pool to shock level. Water is getting clearer - will check water level and FC first thing in the morning...
Added water to bring level back up to mi-way on skimmer. Tested and found FC to be 9ppm. Added bleach to return pool to shock level. Water is getting clearer - will check water level and FC first thing in the morning...
Are you adding water after each backwash? On the bright side hopefully you will find a pool l cleaner in the pool somewhere once you can see to the bottom!
I apologize, I didn't own a pool until three days ago... when you backwash doesn't the water level come down immediately, or does it take a while for the water level to reflect the backwash?
Just tested:
FC 13.5
CC 1.5
I will test again first thing in the morning - do I continue keeping it at shock level?
Thanks
FC 13.5
CC 1.5
I will test again first thing in the morning - do I continue keeping it at shock level?
Thanks
It is just after 7AM here and I have completed my morning test:
FC 11
CC 1
Water is still a little cloudy, but the level held overnight
What next?
FC 11
CC 1
Water is still a little cloudy, but the level held overnight
What next?
10AM test results:
FC 11
CC 1
CYA 20
Have the Polaris bot working now Water still cloudy with that foam on the surface - will that go away or should I be doing something to address that? Is there anything else I should be doing other than keeping the FC at 11, brushing/skimming the pool and backwashing the filter when the psi goes up?
Pics from 10AM test:
FC 11
CC 1
CYA 20
Have the Polaris bot working now
Water still cloudy with that foam on the surface - will that go away or should I be doing something to address that? Is there anything else I should be doing other than keeping the FC at 11, brushing/skimming the pool and backwashing the filter when the psi goes up?Pics from 10AM test:
