Recent content by Bamagirl

Ok. The latest #'s I have are TC 1 FC 3 PH 7.2 Alk 140 Stab 100 Pressure is 15% Water Temp 76° I have a Hayward e-series sand filter, 28' round above ground. The water is blue, but still cloudy. I can almost see the bottom. What else should I be doing? Patience and persistence. BTW, I used a...

yes, I'm running the pump 24/7 but the gauge isn't working until this weekend so I have no idea about the pressure, etc. As far as getting all debris out of the bottom. I can't see to use the net and the auto vacuum seems to be getting most of it as long as I keep it cleaned out...I don't know...

I live in Alabama and in March the weather got super hot so we decided to open pool early. This year was the first and last time we have ever not covered the pool for the winter Big Mistake!. Anyway, got pool filled, filter running. The first week I ran the automatic vacuum and the filter...

Thanks guys. You confirmed what I was thinking. I'm headed out in the morning after testing again and see what my levels are to get the needed necessities. I used the BBB method all summer last year and never had a bit of trouble. Its already looking a little better after about 3 hours. I would...

I've been on vacation for 4 days and I returned home to find my pool is green. :cry: (I can see the bottom, but barely) I've put in two gallons of bleach, 1/2 lb baking soda and the pump is running. Thats all I had on hand. I have an above ground, 15,000 gal, sand filter. My readings after...

The 15yr old has been working odd jobs after school trying to save money to buy a car because he will be 16 in April. During the summer he plans to have a job and trying to keep up the lawn (mowing over 2 acres) and cleaning pool every Saturday morning he said he has no social life. Just trying...

Can you all recommend an atutomatic pool cleaner? I have an above ground 28', 15000 gal with a sand filter. My 15 yr old is getting tired of hooking up hoses and vacuuming pool once a week, so I'd like to buy an automatic cleaner.

I tested the water last night after another round of green cloudy water and I think I have good numbers. I tested again this morning and the chlorine is holding steady overnight at about TC 5, PH 7.4, alk 90 and CYA 40. :) As far as I can tell these numbers look good. My question now is how...

Does anyone know of a good pool supply store online that sells skimmer baskets? The only ones we can find are so flimsy and don't last a whole season. :x Our basket is completely falling apart... I would like to find one that resembles the reusable baskets that are made for coffee pots. Those...

Thanks for the help guys. This morning my readings are TC 10, PH 6.8, Alk. 110, CYA 40. I'm using a store bought kit, but one that has served me well. I have not had the water tested by the pool store at all this year b/c in the previous year I was told to buy $$$$ of chemicals to clear the...

I wanted to add That the pool is 15,000 gallons +/-. I have been keeping the chlorine high and have added one box of borax and one box of baking soda (4lbs I think) during the past week. Should I worry about the cya level at all? So just keep the filter running? and the chlorine up? I've added...

Hi guys, I'm new to this forum. As you can tell by my screen name, I'm from Alabama. We've had our pool for 2 years now and the first year we used everything the pool supply store said to use. Every time we turned around we were testing the water and buying more chemicals. I ran across another...