Recent content by Chris S

I also replied to your other post. I'm not sure what kind of cartridge that you have, but I had to replace mine a few times when I was filtering all my dead algae out of my pool. I also read on here ( I think) that you can soak it over night in a mild solution of dishwasher soap to release the...

Have you had the pump running? If not, do that 24/7. You need to clean out all that dead algae. You will probably have to clean the cartridge frequently. With a CYA of 70, you need to keep the level of chlorine over 20 ppm. Definitely with the 1 ppm of CC, you still have something going on...

Interesting stuff... If getting a liner to stretch appropriately to re-fill is difficult, how do you get it to stretch correctly on the initial fill?

Out of curiosity, what can results be when these types of pools are drained?

Does it look anything like mine? http://troublefreepool.com/viewtopic.php?t=712 It took a good two weeks and alot of bleach, but it's clear now. I only have a 5500 gallon above ground, and mine still took alot of bleach. Depending on your CYA, you may need in excess of 25 ppm to bring to...

Well, here it is present day. I could never have done it with out the great information here. I think my patience was the key. After about 8 days, it still wasn't clear, and I was so tempted to drain it. Current readings FC 7ppm CC 0ppm TA 175 (currently aerating to try to lower TA) Ph...

Thanks. Thankfully my Taylor kit came in today.

As you can see, we've come a long way. It gets pretty clear, and then when I stir things up with the vacuum, it gets cloudy again. My kit finally came. Here are my numbers Free chlorine 5ppm CC 2.5 ppm TA 180 pH 7.0 CH 30 CYA less than 30 ppm I got it back up to shock level and added...

We spent all day at the park yesterday, so only a little pool maintenace in the morning. This morning I got up, and it was pouring down rain. I looked in the pool and guess what I saw? THE BOTTOM! It's really blurry, but I can make out the pattern on the bottom of the pool. I changed the...

I suggest pressure washing when the person holding the wand knows what they are doing. A deck can be severely damaged by a sander as quickly as a pressure washer. Knowledge is key. ETA: You made a good point in another thread about proper ventilation under a deck. Lanscaping and lattice can...

Re: Deck Stains Basically, you have film forming and penetrating stains. Penetrating stains will not sit on top of PT pine. Pressure washing is necessary to remove existing finishes/and or damaged wood fibers on PT pine. The graying is actually wood fibers damaged by UV rays. They need to...

I wish I knew. A day or two after adding the bleach, my best guess with the distilled water test was about 25 ppm. I think my CYA is zero. The thing was so green, I just dumped about twice what I would shock it to last year. I probably went to high, but I'm sure the sun took care of a lot of it.

I am still awaiting my Taylor test kit, and I really need to know my CYA level now. I got my hands on an Aquachem 6 way kit with the stabilizer test. I don't have any instructions though. It's the kind where you try to see the black dot at the bottom of the tube. Thanks.