Well lets hope for the best in the morning with the extra bleach, DE, and new sand.
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That's from this morning. Filter is actually getting dirty again which is good. Visibility is better I can now clearly see the eyeball. Color pretty much looks the same but I guess some progress is better than no progress.
Also went to the pool store to get a test on everything that my kit doesnt. They said I had 1.0 ppm copper small amount of iron and high phosphates. Do I need to take action on any of this or keep on with the bleach. Which I'm almost 30 bottles in.
I read on here that the phosphates aren't a problem once the slam is completed. The phosphate removers can also plug up the filter. I'll let the experts chime in on the copper & iron. My guess is it's probably no problem at low levels. I wonder if you can back off on the chlorine a bit until the filter has a chance to clear it up. I wish we lived closer I'd bring over my DE filter. I'd love to see what would happen with two filters running for several hours!
1.0 copper? That could be bad. This is not one of my areas of knowledge. I am going to poke around and see what I can find about that much copper.
http://www.troublefreepool.com/content/137-metals-in-the-water-and-metal-stains
Very interesting reading.
Please do a search to see what the stuff is that is best to help with this.
Kim
http://www.troublefreepool.com/content/137-metals-in-the-water-and-metal-stains
Very interesting reading.
Please do a search to see what the stuff is that is best to help with this.
Kim
Yeah with the site down it was taking forever to research. I got a Cu Lator gonna see in 4 days if it works.
Update for this morning though. Visibility is getting better and better everyday. It's now a blueish green. Sand filter is pumping out the most gunk I've seen yet. Guess it's a matter of waiting for the sand filter to do its job. Refills for the kit should be here today so I can quit dumping 2 gallons a day to make sure I don't drop below recommend FC.
Update for this morning though. Visibility is getting better and better everyday. It's now a blueish green. Sand filter is pumping out the most gunk I've seen yet. Guess it's a matter of waiting for the sand filter to do its job. Refills for the kit should be here today so I can quit dumping 2 gallons a day to make sure I don't drop below recommend FC.
Ok, so water is now blue!!!!!!
FC dropped got it back up and CC is at 1.0 now. May have been off on count of my drops daughter was bugging me asking if she could swim yet. Finally got my refills in so I will be testing again in about 2 hours. So once my CC is at .5 can I floc it? I know you guys dont recommend it, but is there any drawbacks besides the price? Sand filter is doing its job, but slowly. What I understand is floc will speed it up.
FC dropped got it back up and CC is at 1.0 now. May have been off on count of my drops daughter was bugging me asking if she could swim yet. Finally got my refills in so I will be testing again in about 2 hours. So once my CC is at .5 can I floc it? I know you guys dont recommend it, but is there any drawbacks besides the price? Sand filter is doing its job, but slowly. What I understand is floc will speed it up.
You can add DE to your sand filter BUT only when you can babysit it. It can/will cause your pressure to rise while it works.
Here is a link
http://www.troublefreepool.com/content/133-add-de-to-a-sand-filter
Kim
Here is a link
http://www.troublefreepool.com/content/133-add-de-to-a-sand-filter
Kim
DE was a no go for me. I tried and tried and within 5 mins was no pressure at return. Unless there is really that much stuff its catching.
How much did you add?
When I was learning how to use it I added 1/4 cup at a time. My filter likes 1/2 cup. The pressure will rise just 1% and the water gets an extra sparkle.
Kim
When I was learning how to use it I added 1/4 cup at a time. My filter likes 1/2 cup. The pressure will rise just 1% and the water gets an extra sparkle.
Kim
I will try again this weekend if it isnt cleared up. But I used like a teaspoon and it pressured up within 5 minutes. Making great progress now just tested water for the last time tonight:
FC: 21.5
CC: .5 (was barely pink so I called it .5 instead of 0)
pH: 7.2 (I know not accurate)
TA: 160
CH: 80
CYA: 30
Now this is whats weird when I added CYA last week it was at 45. Now the dot was barely visible at all so I called it 30. Can it just go down like that?
FC: 21.5
CC: .5 (was barely pink so I called it .5 instead of 0)
pH: 7.2 (I know not accurate)
TA: 160
CH: 80
CYA: 30
Now this is whats weird when I added CYA last week it was at 45. Now the dot was barely visible at all so I called it 30. Can it just go down like that?
CYA shouldn't just drop, but like the card says in the Taylor Test Kit, testing CYA is a bit subjective. Thing about CYA is that once it's in, it's not easy to get out, so better to err on a lower figure until your water is in good shape.
Can you post a picture?
Can you post a picture?
WOW! A teaspoon of DE pressured up that fast! Good thing your were right there!
Kim
Kim
Yes I let it over night once pretty much filtered nothing lol.
Was down 5 FC and now CC us at 1 but clear progress daughter is pretty excited.
Was down 5 FC and now CC us at 1 but clear progress daughter is pretty excited.
Oh my I do see some blue coming through! Keep it up!
Daughter he is getting closer!
Kim
Daughter he is getting closer!
Kim
Just hang in there Smeffner, your pool is about to come around. If you keep at it, i promise it will come clear. Its just going to take some time.
Waiting for this mornings results!
Try taking a sheet of newspaper, reach out as far as you can & lay it on the surface of the water. As soon as the paper gets soaked pull it towards you as you lift it out of the water. Try it 4 or 5 times with a new sheet of paper each time. Hopefully it'll remove whatever is causing the foaming.
Try taking a sheet of newspaper, reach out as far as you can & lay it on the surface of the water. As soon as the paper gets soaked pull it towards you as you lift it out of the water. Try it 4 or 5 times with a new sheet of paper each time. Hopefully it'll remove whatever is causing the foaming.
Well we have a bottom!!!
Lost 1 FC last night with .5 CC.
The foam was air bubbles. I had a leak on the skimmer hose. Once I could see I saw the air bubbles screaming out so tracked it down. This forum is the best