Recent content by CoolCajun

Ok, I thought CC of 1 was good. So, I emptied the chlorinator & turned it off. Added liquid chlorine to bring up FC to 10ppm. Then I got to work brushing. Thunderstorms prevented me from preforming the OCLT Friday, so that gave me more time to brush & hold the FC at 10. Sunday morning results...

Thank you for the update! I looked at the pictures, but I don't have a heater so hope there hasn't been any damage to other parts. The TA has dropped to 110 just be emptying out the chlorinator. The PH is holding steady at 7.2 and not drifting down anymore in the last 3 days, so I will take...

To perform the OCLT, do I also turn off the pump (circulates water). The instructions do not mention this. Not sure how to aerate. It is just a plain rectangular pool. I did get a return jet turn up to break the water, but how long does it take to raise ph in this manner (just curious, I am...

Actually, I had turned the chlorinator way down about 2 weeks ago when I read that the tablets could be causing the problem. I add 1 gallon of 10% chlorine about every other day. The chlorinator is set on 1.5 on a dial that goes up to 5. Takes about 10-12 days to deplete. FC 4 CC 1 PH 7.2...

I will check the TA & PH of the fill water (community water is the source). As far as chemicals, just liquid chlorine to supplement the automatic chlorinator and the borax. You mention how low TA is acceptable, but how high is acceptable? 120, 90, or 80? Thanks. I will reply back with my...

I am confused. The instructions that came with my TF-100 test kit states that "TA for manually chlorinated pools is 100-120 ppm." The Pool School app states that the ideal TA is between 60-80, and recommended is 50-90. So, what is it? Currently, my TA is 120 & my ph keeps drifting down...

Yes! Just a little cloudiness in the deep end (no swimming without adult supervision!). I did break down & use a clarifier about 4 days prior & it helped. I have used it in the past with decent results. But, with so much chlorine to do the SLAM, with a high CYA, it looks like the vinyl is...

Hey, Jamie, thanks for asking! The water is getting white, so I assume that is dead algae, but still in SLAM. Barely got 3" of rain for the Tropical Storm, so the CYA didn't drop much (why doesn't 3" go in the pool like it does in the rain gauge?) & no rain since. Backwashing & rinsing every...

Thanks for letting me know.....

Nope. Turned it off last Wednesday - 8 days ago. Before that, it was only 1/4 full & dialed to 1.5 out of 5. I got a bad reading (cya 23) from a pool store (twice) & added 1.75# stabilizer in a sock, in the skimmer. They recommended almost 4#. Thank goodness I didn't do that. What I know...

One of the reasons I was checking the CYA daily is I was not confident in reading the test & wanted to make sure that it was consistently within a range. And the conclusion: it is too high! The water looked a tad better this morning, but there is no sun, which is good for the loss of chlorine...

Thanks! This morning it looked a tad better. But no sun, so it is hard to tell. With a high CYA, I think I am going to invest in stock that sells liquid chlorine! If we get rain (which will come with this storm), I can hope that the over stabilized water will get diluted!!

Thanks, JamieP! I am brushing every day, then disinfecting the brush & pole. No lights in the pool, so that is one less thing to scrub! I am doing my best to keep the FC up to SLAM, but I sometimes struggle with the CYA test. Today I backwashed & rinsed (last time was 2 days ago) & visibly...

His pool looks good compared to what I have. I just took a sample: FC 27 CC .5. Added 1.5 gal 10% bleach. I would attach a photo, but I think I need to study how to do that on this forum.

Yeah, it took me a few minutes to see where it was & how to edit! Lesson learned. Just took another sample: FC 27 CC .5 (added 1.5 gal 10% bleach - yeah, I had to go get more!). Sun is out so that will eat up some of the chlorine. If we get rain like they predict, I will pull the plug, I...