Recent content by Ccarroll

We replaced the zeolite with sand yesterday and backwashed and rinsed a good bit. I turned My pump back on and dang it if the Crud isn’t back on the bottom of my pool again. I swear I feel like giving up and just living with it. my vinyl took a beating with all the liquid chlorine that it will...

So, after vacuuming to waste and backwashing and rinsing I turned my pump off for 24 hours and my pool is sparkling and it usually is until I turn my pump back in and then all the Crud starts to accumulate on the floor again. We decided to do a deep clean and my sand is pretty clean. It’s been 3...

I haven’t been able to do one because my chlorine has been up so high. I’m going let it get back down and test it again. I vacuumed to waste again today, then after backwashing and rinsing I turned my pump off for a little bit and nothing settles to the floor as long as my pump is off. It’s so...

I thought I had that info on my signature. It is a Power Flo Matrix XL multi port.

I was rereading the mustard algae slam a D my pool has all the signs of pollen and not mustard algae but, for 3 years?? If it is pollen how can I get rid of it? I do live where pollen is a huge problem. I’m just so confused.

Gotcha. I usually feel until I can’t see the dot anymore and I look at what it is at that point but, I will use your method next time.

When I do the CYA test I am just estimating the value in between the numbers. If I feel like it is in between 40-45 then I will estimate what number.

I always test my own water. I have the DPD-FAS test and two of the big time Taylor testing kits.

I’ve had MA in my pool for at least 3 years now nonstop. I’ve just never been able to get rid of it. I’ve been reading the forums on here for a few years as well. I have a sand filter and we changed the sand to zeolite about 3-4 years ago. I literally just found out last night on here that you...

I’ve had “mustard algae” for a year and a half and have literally tried everything in the books to kill it and most things twice. We even changed the sand in our filter to zeolite and the laterals looked fine to us plus the seals and all. I get splotches of sand colored stuff in the bottom of my...