Recent content by cmderrico

I'm in need of a replacement o-ring for a 3-port valve and can't find it on the top hits from Google. We believe the ring was lost during a renovation of our pump house. I can find the 3-port valves but not the o-ring that slides into the ports of the valve. I'm also looking for advise on...

I only vacuumed to waste once because I had to get CYA down from 100 to around 50 for SLAM and was draining water to replenish with new. Be patient. Easier said! Keep your FC at shock level based on CYA chart and keep pushing through it.

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My photos look the same. Once I started SLAM, it took 9 days to get crystal clear blue water. I recommend running sand filter 24x7, vacuum, brush walls, and backwash each day, test every night and morning using a good test kit - I have Taylor - for OCLT and add chlorine per PoolMath usually at...

For all newbies, SLAM works! Fire your pool $tore, study Pool School and learn to use PoolMath. Thanks to the TFP contributors! Attach are before and after photos.

Update: we are back swimming today. Water is bright blue and clear. OCLT is showing no loss at night. FC coming down to normal levels. Thanks, Marty!

Thanks, Marty! I'm reading several posts from the 'experts' that state it's safe to swim at or slightly above shock level. One of them showed a comparison to a public pool - see quote below. I may not be able to convince the wife in a one minute explanation. :)

Pool test logs can be found here: Pool Tests - Google Drive.

Day 8 of SLAM. I thought we'd be swimming today. Unfortunately, pool is still cloudy in deep end. Latest test readings and photos are here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/thbFp6N0RpwkCR6q1. I did an OCLT last night and FC went from 25 to 19 overnight, so we still have organisms in the water. I put...

Thank you, mknauss! I did the normal test twice and the extended CYA test (step #8). The extended test was right at 50 (x2 = 100). Ironically, I have a leak in the liner somewhere so my pool drains about an inch per day. My town's water rate is $104 per 6000 gallons. Draining the pool a few...

We had an algae bloem start a week ago. After several rounds of advice from the pool $tore, we decided to take matters into our own hands. They could only recommend 2 bags of shock and algaecide to help solve the problem. Another pool 'fixer' recommended a phosphate killer treatment, which we...