Recent content by davestahr

In another thread here I was discussing some stains on our pool that I believe are a result of the high TA. Here's a little shot I took with my drone yesterday afternoon: https://youtu.be/qKFgUv8BKAA Those stains have been there for the last 3 years, they're not new. I've got my CYA up to...

Thanks Richard320. I added what stabilizer I had left last night and let the SWG crank all night. Got my FC up to 2.6 and CYA to 30. Tossed some pH reducer stuff in there this morning. Forgot I had some or I'd have tossed it in last night along with the stabilizer. I need to get to the...

I got a TAYLOR K-2006. Hopefully that's OK. I'm definitely lowering the test down to the 10 line next time for the Alk test. I think I went through half a bottle of whatever that stuff was getting the color to turn. :) Thanks for the tips. I'm going to go test the FC again to see if the...

After some more digging (and scraping) I determined what's been going on. Our well water is super high in alkalinity. What was happening was we were getting build-up/stains from that on the pool floor and walls - and then the algae would come in and have something to bind on to. The algae can...

We're in our 4th year of our pool and have had tons of problems getting things balanced. I finally broke down, ordered a real test kit (I hope), emptied the pool, and started over. I filled the pool back up (roughly 15300 gal) and have only put in a bit of bleach while it was filling just to...

About a year ago I started this thread and had hoped to get some feedback. Does anyone out there have one of these pools (Intex 32x16) - and if so, do you have the same problems we do? Has anyone come up with a solution?

Long time reader, first time poster..... We have an INTEX above ground pool - one of the big ones. 32' x 16' x 52" -- this is our third season with it. We seem to have figured out most of our problems but have one remaining -- the circulation of the factory pool inlet and return just don't...