Recent content by crabtreed

Pool Bubbled over winter somehow. It has come detached in one corner. I have not taken the cover all the way off yet. Just tested water temp and then noticed this. Is the liner ruined? What is my next step? Do i fill the pool all the way back up and see if that pushes out any of the bubbles? I...

The guy that helps me with my pool uses it every year and has for many many years on his pool. He has not had any issues and he always gets his really clean quick.

It was Clorox Algecide. Extra Blue. I have used the entire bottle. I saw the pool change within the first 12 hours of adding it. I am not sure what it did differently than the chlorine but it is hard to believe that it had no effect on killing the algae quicker. This is the first time I have...

After 2 weeks of slamming with little to no results, I added algecide and I can already see the bottom of the pool.

Thanks for your help everyone.

When I measure the FC that quickly it has barely even dropped.

I am not using pool math but just downloaded it. Thank you.

It is a sand filter. I am backwashing when the pressure raises to around 20 percent above normal. I do have a vacuum and have been using it when time allows me too. I am testing the FC every morning and every evening. (Sometimes also in the middle of the afternoon if my schedule allows.

Hey guys, I want to get your opinion on this. 10 days into the slam. I have done this 2 years in a row with much quicker results. Its hard for me to see any improvement. When I brush the bottom of the pool it stirs up a bunch of brownish dust. Do I just have a huge algae bloom? Or do I have a...

What do you guys think? Improvement? 1 day apart. I have been surprised that my FC hasn't been dropping as fast as I figured it would.