- Oct 18, 2009
- 3,638
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
Did a full chemical tests and getting pool in check for the hot weather[emoji482]
What did you do to your pool today?
- Thread starter Patrick_B
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-That's some beautiful aeration! Bravo!
-I removed leaves and added water at the same time using the net/hose/leaf bagger. Circulated, tested, bleached, circulated, retested. Almost warm enough for swimming...
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-I removed leaves and added water at the same time using the net/hose/leaf bagger. Circulated, tested, bleached, circulated, retested. Almost warm enough for swimming...
-Quick thanks to everyone in this thread who has become a TFP supporter! I love seeing all those shields! It helps us keep this ad-free site going strong, complete with enough hosting to share awesome pictures like that aeration shot!! THANK YOU TFP SUPPORTERS!
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Put a volt meter on my power feed to make sure I had power. Trouble shooting why my pump is inop
Finally quit raining long enough so I could replace a mechanical pool timer that just wouldn't "mechanicate" any more. First Tork kicked on and off for 9 years.
Got home from a rainy week in Texas to find more rain here in GA. Skippy just blew off the cover with the blower-off-thingie to make it look nicer and remind him he's "home at last".
Maddie
Maddie
Scratched my head at why the spa drained into the pool. Happened once for the first time a couple days ago and hasn't happened since.
Bad check valve maybe Or some debris in it letting water back flow through he pipework.
Brushed brushed brushed our brand new pool. Same as I did yesterday and same thing I'll be doing tomorrow. LOL This brushing is no joke. Giving me a good workout.
- Jan 4, 2016
- 5,298
- Pool Size
- 44000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
Finally did the deed and ordered a SWG for the pool. That is really the easy part, now have to figure out how to install it.
Not quite today, but things have been busy.
After inheriting a pool with nearly an 1/8th inch layer of scale on it, I spent the last year with aggressive chemistry trying to clean it up. This resulted in my CH reading spiking nastily. Coupled with older, porous plaster, I wanted to drain to fix the CH problem as well as try sanding some areas that were problematic.
Drain went well, sanding, no so well. I think the old plaster is just too soft. Gave that up and refilled. Realized after filling that I should have shopvacced the plaster residue from sanding up before filling.
Yesterday added 2.5 lbs of stabilizer, adjusted pH after a full TF100 workup (minus CYA), and started a SLAM. Pump running constantly and have increasing PSI due to plaster dust (and hopefully not algae). Will have to clean the cartridge very soon.
After inheriting a pool with nearly an 1/8th inch layer of scale on it, I spent the last year with aggressive chemistry trying to clean it up. This resulted in my CH reading spiking nastily. Coupled with older, porous plaster, I wanted to drain to fix the CH problem as well as try sanding some areas that were problematic.
Drain went well, sanding, no so well. I think the old plaster is just too soft. Gave that up and refilled. Realized after filling that I should have shopvacced the plaster residue from sanding up before filling.
Yesterday added 2.5 lbs of stabilizer, adjusted pH after a full TF100 workup (minus CYA), and started a SLAM. Pump running constantly and have increasing PSI due to plaster dust (and hopefully not algae). Will have to clean the cartridge very soon.
Yeappers.................hind sight is a good thing............but at least you know what is causing the problem and can fix it with a quick clean of the filter!
I have been looking at my poor pool and thinking about how I shall tackle it on 4/22/18 which is my first day of a 3 week vacation I took so I can clean it. Since having my foot reconstructed in August, I couldn't cover it and hubby never got around to it either. So I guess I'll be using it as a teaching tool for Defeating Algae with a DE Filter 2018. 
If it has that lovely layer of muck and solids on the bottom, I'm a big fan of an initial siphon vacuum before your SLAM (assuming your fill water is friendly from a chem and price standpoint). We all have full confidence in you and know that swamp stands no chance. It will be nice to get another data point for how long a 1 winter abandoned pool of your size takes with a DE filter of your size.
I'm definitely going to vac to waste the whole bottom before I slam the pool. I'll top it off first and continue the process until it's complete. When it froze over, all the algae fell out of suspension and rested on the bottom of the pool. I have very little leaf debris due to no trees being around the pool except a pine tree above it in the neighbor's yard. I think I can have it near completion in a week. We'll see in a few short weeks.
- May 23, 2015
- 24,649
- Pool Size
- 16000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
You need floc for sure...and some clarifier....oh, and don’t forget to add LOTS of phosphate remover before you start. Then I’d suggest 25# of dichlor shock....easy-peasy lemon-squeezy 
I look forward to seeing the green-brown muck of your discharge hose when you backwash all that dead algae out.
Good luck
I look forward to seeing the green-brown muck of your discharge hose when you backwash all that dead algae out.
Good luck
I need to go get my water tested at the pool store too. I'll buy everything they sell me!
You two are hilarious! I've already got it in my TFP records: 2018: Casey 1 Swamp 0