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Re: Another Cloudy Pool Quest I should add that I turned the filter on and began this process eight days ago, and I added DE to the filter two days ago to help filter the finer particles.

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Hi! I bought the TF 100 test kit a couple years ago when I was converting from Bacquacil to chlorine, and it is very easy to use. Very clear instructions on how to do each test. Hang in there, it's worth it!

I'd like to say that this is the best forum for pool owners on the entire net. I have come back to this forum to help figure out and solve pool issues, and I have always found the answer here! I have had the same problem with pinholes this summer, with my 3-year-old above ground pool. I...

I tried to upload photos of the conversion, but the files were too large for the Board. :( The only one I was able to upload shows the nasty brown/grey/green color of the water right after pouring in the first dose of bleach! Crystal clear now!

I wanted to post an update on how things are going after the conversion - I couldn't be happier! The water is staying crystal clear, with minimal maintenance. I'm testing FC/CC about twice a week (CC has been 0 every time!), ph about once a week, and adding bleach according to the pool...

OK thanks! Lost 0.5 FC overnight, and CC is 0.

OH boy...I need some guidance please...I needed to add cya, so I added CYA granules, "dissolved" in water. As you can guess, I now have UNDISSOLVED cya granules all over the bottom of the pool. I've since consulted Pool School and now know I should have put the cya in a sock in the skimmer...

OK thanks Leebo!

Performing the OCLT tonight - levels now are: FC 6.5 CC <0.5 TA 60 CH 110 Ph 7.5 CYA 0 I'll see how the FC and CC are in the morning, then worry about bumping up TA, CH, and CYA. Not sure I even want to bother with bumping up the CH, since it's a vinyl pool?

Suh-WEET! :-D Thanks!

Got back late last night after being away 9 days - checked the levels this morning - FC 0.5, CC 0.5 (both were probably less than that - the water was barely noticeably pink), and the CYA is 0. BUT, the water is sparkly clear! Wooo hoooo! :-D

If anyone has any input for my trichlor puck idea (see above), I would sincerely appreciate your feedback - I'm leaving at 7am, planning to throw trichlor pucks in a floater to get the pool through the next 9 days while I'm gone. Not an ideal situation at this point in the conversion, but it's...

THANKS!! It's getting there - performed the OCLT (correctly this time) last night - at 10:15p, the FC was 18, CC 1. This morning at 8:15am, the FC is 14.5 and the CC is 1. So, not quite there, but not losing a ton of FC overnight either. I'm home all day today, so I'll be able to continually...