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JohnT replied to the thread 2 weeks of SLAM and still green.Welcome to TFP! A green pool is a chemistry issue, not a filter issue, though the clarity may or may not have to do with your filter... -
JohnT replied to the thread Clear pool won’t hold FC.I’d probably SLAM just to clear the problem. Should be a fast one.
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JohnT replied to the thread Clear pool won’t hold FC.Welcome to TFP! When you allow FC to get very low as yours is, algae can get a foothold. Your regular chlorination may keep it from...
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JohnT replied to the thread New Pool “Gal”.Welcome to TFP! With no CYA, you’ll not be able to hold chlorine regardless of what your salt cell is doing. You need to get chlorine...
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JohnT replied to the thread Just for Fun - What is your TFP Expert Opinion:).Certainly could be etched away or worn away plaster exposing the gunite underneath
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JohnT replied to the thread New guy with questions about my old sand filter.Welcome to TFP! Algae is 100% a chemical issue. Lack of chlorine. A pool guy who shows up once a week simply can’t properly chlorinate...
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JohnT replied to the thread New Pool Owner.Welcome to TFP!
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JohnT replied to the thread Sta-Rite Heater HLS error.Your pool guy has never seen a bad high limit switch on a heater??? Measure resistance of the switch. With the heater off, it should be...
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JohnT replied to the thread Got my water test kit and trying to figure out what to adjust first :).Welcome to TFP! Your numbers are tolerable except for chlorine and CYA. You can live with that CYA, but chlorine is your first, second...
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JohnT replied to the thread good water chemistry but ton of algae.The water chemistry isn’t perfect. CYA of 20ppm won’t adequately protect the chlorine from sunlight degradation with weekly visits.
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JohnT replied to the thread White Stuff coming out of jets when new heater turns on.Yes.
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JohnT replied to the thread Not enough Pressure drop for water flow through Intellichem while using Heater bypass, please help.Taylor K-1730. But you wouldn’t have hair staining without copper, so testing is kind of pointless.
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JohnT replied to the thread White Stuff coming out of jets when new heater turns on.Welcome to TFP! Cloudy looking or actual particles? Cloudy water is tiny hydrogen gas bubbles from the SWCG. Warmer water allows the...
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JohnT replied to the thread Baquacil cloudy pool 2 weeks.Welcome to TFP! Your story is a familiar one. Baquacil works for a while, then becomes more and more troublesome until you can’t manage...
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JohnT replied to the thread Not enough Pressure drop for water flow through Intellichem while using Heater bypass, please help.It remains in the pool unless splashed out or backwashed until it breaks down and releases the metal back in the pool. But Leslie’s...
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