Recent content by aharper10

Ok, I guess I got confused about the aerating :) Yes the water had been circulating. I was curious about the CYA level being higher and I checked it two other times and it was 30. Oh I the FC did hold last night at 11.

This is my 2nd summer employing the BBB method so I'm still knocking the dust off my knowledge from last year :mrgreen: I opened the pool a few weeks ago (April 21st) and it had a green tint to it. I shocked immediately and checked all my levels and they were: FC - 12.5 CC - 0 pH - 7.5 T/A -...

Oh ok. I'll try and get it fixed. Thanks!!

I just noticed that there's still a leak. It looks likes it's coming from where the pump bolts on to the strainer basket. It's dripping from there. Is there a gasket or something that goes between the two?

Ok, well everything is done*. There are 3 unions on now and the pump sounds totally different. It doesn't have a screeching sound to it and there are no air bubbles coming into the pump strainer basket anymore. So, I hooked up the vacuum and it still wouldn't fully prime. I tried opening the 2nd...

Ok, will do. Thanks!

Ok, just got home and checked the: FC - 9 TA - 50 CYA - ~37 The pool store is way off! Ya think they purposely show everything low to sell more? That be crazy. Alright now, so the pool calculator says to add 3qts 3c of baking soda. I pour this slowly into my skimmer, all at once? How long do...

Ok, I'll check my TA today and adjust if needed. I do lose a lot of FC during the day, sometimes up to 5 ppm, so I'll prob raise my CYA a bit. I'll save the pucks for later. Thanks!!!

No, I don't but I will check it this afternoon before dong anything.

Thanks to everyone for helping me get all the green out! The water is sparkling clear now :party: Up until now, all I've really been concerned with is the FC, CC and CYA. Now that the green's gone I'm gonna try and get everything else right. My FC hasn't been under 12 in probably three...

Wow, my brain is hurtin from trying to comprehend all this :hammer: I'm gonna print this out and take it to Lowe's with me. I'll get everything the next couple days and try to tackle this Saturday mornin. I'll post any questions I have...... Thanks so much for helping me with this :goodjob:

I'm ready! :goodjob: Tell me what to get and where to start. P.s. I was reading a post about hooking the hose directly into the hole under the skimmer and not use the round plate so I tried that today when I got home from work. It seemed like it worked a little better because I put my hand...

Yes, it is very frustrating :grrrr: I just wish I could manually vacuum it up. I don't know how else to get it out.

Bought a vacuum head and the round thing that the goes in the skimmer, (already had the pole and hose). I filled the hose up with water, covered the hole in the 2nd skimmer, turned the dial to waste, put the round thing :-D in the skimmer closest to the pump, and turned on the pump. I also...

Ok. No, it hasn't. It normally runs about 19 and it's a little over 20 right now.