Recent content by aeh0603

Yay! Congrats on passing your SLAM!

Yes, based on your description I suspect it's copper staining. Do you have any dry acid? If so, try putting some dry acid in a sock and rubbing it on the stain (it should lift a copper stain). I also recommend you discontinue the use of copper containing products. I don't have direct...

They are probably springtails in which case they are harmless but annoying.

In the pictures the lines look more of a blue/teal color than black. Does it come off when you scrub it? Can you scrape any off with your fingernail and smear it on a white towel/napkin? If you can and it smears green it's likely algae. Due to the blue/teal color though, I'm wondering if it...

You are correct, the answer is to keep SLAMing. With the rate of chlorine loss you have reported, you still have live algae in the water so keep checking your levels and bringing FC back up to SLAM level at least 3-4 times per day, and brush at least once per day until you pass all 3 criteria to...

For your filter, you want to clean it when the pressure rises 25% over clean pressure. That means if your clean pressure is 16, you should clean it when the pressure reads 20. I don't have a DE filter, but you should be recharging a % of the DE each time you clean, and all the DE for the full...

Ok, so that means you have CYA but it's less than 30. I would add 5 or 10 ppm CYA, lower your pH to 7.2 and do a quick SLAM.

Do not leave FC at mustard level for longer than 24 hours. You risk damage to your equipment. After the 24 hours you are done and should let it drop back down to the upper range of your maintenance level.

No, I don't think dilluting will help, it shouldn't turn orange. What is the expiration date on the reagents?

What was your FC level before your added the 4 gallons? According to pool math, you added 28ppm of FC. If that was your target did you start at FC of 0?

The more you can vacuum and brush to get the dust into your filter, the faster you will get it out of the pool. Have you considered adding DE as a filter aid? It may speed up the process.

Definitely good to know, whichever spot had the lowest FC, that should be where you pull any and all test samples from ?.

Clarifier and FLOC are not recommended because they could damage your filter. Both work by making particles stick together. Both can result in gumming up your filter to the point where you need to replace the sand. Keeping your FC on the high end of the range is because you have a lot of extra...

It sounds like you still have a little bit of algae hiding somewhere. Have you checked inside or under your stairs/ladder, inside the skimmer/weir door, do you have a light niche it could be hiding behind? I would also recommend a deep clean of your sand filter. Sand doesn't really go bad unless...

Chlorine does not affect actual pH values. It does affect the accuracy of the pH test when FC is over 10... At least for the recommended test kits... I don't know how it would impact the iDip.