Recent content by cheri

Thanks everyone. I guess I'll start looking into how to drain it or pay someone to do it. The pool is 5 feet at the deepest and it is closer to 4 feet. And then I have a hot tub that is only 3 feet. So, when we average it all out, 4 feet sounds fair. So, 18 to 20 inches sounds right. One...

Hello, I was here last month, trying to get rid of some stains on the walls. I'm still working on those with perpetual scrubbing. But I feel like a key to this solution is to lower my alkanity and calcium hardness. Here are my numbers (Side note - I ran out of bleach yesterday, so my...

Thanks, mknauss. I'm going to run the pool again today and then check the calcium hardness tonight and then do the CSI. The vitamin C tablets suggested by someone yesterday seemed to help a little. I'll keep going!

Yes, jseyfert3, you were very helpful! I've obsessed quite a bit about the numbers, but it sounds like you have dedicated more time figuring out the logic behind the advice. I've used the pool math, but didn't do the entire sheet. I just plugged in numbers randomly. I didn't think of the...

Thanks for the explanation, jseyfert3. My PH was up to 8 again today, probably as a result of all of the aeration I did yesterday. I let the jets run in the hot tub for a while yesterday. Today, I'll just use my homemade fountain. I have some advice for thinking through how to address the...

Thanks again Richard. You are so nice! I'm sure I have some vitamin c around the house somewhere. I'll try it out.

I can't feel anything and I wouldn't say it feels "scaly." Short of the acid wash, should I do anything to address the calcium levels? I see there are products that say they address it. I'd like to try to address the issue myself first before I go to that extreme. Also, I will scrub it for...

That's the only thing I didn't test. It is 850. Yikes! Do I have to drain part of the pool? I don't see anything I can add in the pool math page.

That was what I thought. But I read somewhere that you had to raise the PH to a higher number and then add more muriatic acid to lower the alkalinity. It didn't sit with me right, so I decided to come to this forum. Everyone is always so helpful here. I'm going to let my home-made fountain...

Oh, my bad. I moved to a new place with a hot tub and didn't update my profile. I'll turn the jets on if that will help the situation. My little hose attachment is working out well too as it just happened to land in a way where it is creating a fountain-like scenario. Thanks so much! I...

Thanks aussieta. And for the stains? Other than continuing to scrub them, do you have any advice for that? I can get in there and splash around. It's close to 100 degrees here in Vegas. :)

Thanks Felipe. I just stuck a piece of irrigation hose in there and it is creating a line of water. I wouldn't call it a "fountain" but I could attach a sprinkler if that would make it better. Couldn't I also just turn on my jets to the hot tub to aerate that part? So, the idea is to just...

Here is a picture of the situation I'm trying to address. Thanks anyone and everyone. :)