First time poster, long time lurker
It's hot in AZ and my pool is out of commission. I'm posting my pool store results so you can see where I am while I wait on my TF-100 XL. I'm also attaching pictures. I had a DE filter when it was built in 2005 but it started to leak this year and had to be replaced. Loved that filter. My pool guy, who is(was?) a friend, recommended that I switch to sand. Well, I have and I am not a happy camper.
Filter was changed in March this year and my pool has been varying shades of green since. I just can't seem to get it clean, or rather the filter can't. Even though it is green and murky, I got in yesterday to really scrub the bottom with the vacuum...ick. The bottom is slimy/spongy...biofilm? And grosser still, when I really scrubbed, it gave almost a jacuzzi effect, bubbles percolated to the surface. At this point, I've spent enough on chemicals I could have paid for a plane ticket for one of you to come to AZ and fix this months ago.
FAC 5.0
TAC 5.0
CYA 60
TA 130
pH 7.7
Anything I can do while I wait for the test kit? I think it will be here by the weekend. The other problem is once it gets here, I will be leaving town again for two weeks and hoping not to be in the same predicament when I get back. Ugh!
It's hot in AZ and my pool is out of commission. I'm posting my pool store results so you can see where I am while I wait on my TF-100 XL. I'm also attaching pictures. I had a DE filter when it was built in 2005 but it started to leak this year and had to be replaced. Loved that filter. My pool guy, who is(was?) a friend, recommended that I switch to sand. Well, I have and I am not a happy camper.
Filter was changed in March this year and my pool has been varying shades of green since. I just can't seem to get it clean, or rather the filter can't. Even though it is green and murky, I got in yesterday to really scrub the bottom with the vacuum...ick. The bottom is slimy/spongy...biofilm? And grosser still, when I really scrubbed, it gave almost a jacuzzi effect, bubbles percolated to the surface. At this point, I've spent enough on chemicals I could have paid for a plane ticket for one of you to come to AZ and fix this months ago.
FAC 5.0
TAC 5.0
CYA 60
TA 130
pH 7.7
Anything I can do while I wait for the test kit? I think it will be here by the weekend. The other problem is once it gets here, I will be leaving town again for two weeks and hoping not to be in the same predicament when I get back. Ugh!