Recent content by Deltakilo7

Got it crystal clear, scrubbed and vacuumed. It took me 16 days and 30 gallons bleach. After two weeks of fighting it I replaced my filter cartridge and then it cleared up in 2 days. I’ve been accused of being obsessed with the chemicals. Thank you for your support everybody! Deb

Yes they sure do have a racket going on at the pool store with their “free testing and advice”. I’ve learned so much from TFP! Thanks to you and others here for the excellent education. After two weeks I wasn’t making much progress with the cloudiness but yesterday I installed a new filter...

Aw, shucks. ☺️

I finally got a chance to test the CYA and it was only 20. I didn’t have any stabilizer so last night I put in a few bags of Dichlor shock that I had around. I don’t usually use it but that brought the CYA up to 30.

Yes it was blue. I bought it at Great Escape which is where we bought the pool.

Also... still cloudy today but a tiny bit better. I hope the new filter does the trick so I can celebrate.

I just installed a new filter cartridge. Also bought a pressure gauge for $5 and will put that in as soon as I get my next spurt of energy. I need to aerate but haven’t found the ring to the outlet eyeball yet and the one I ordered on Amazon doesn’t fit or won’t go on for some reason. I’m...

Hi. I didn’t close the pool last year and don’t know what the guy put in. But my CYA reagent was just delivered so I’ll test that now.

I’m on my way out to buy a new filter. I’m having doubts now that I replaced it.

I don’t know. It’s a Voyager Swim Pro / Hayward filter and pump. Here’s a photo of it. I think I replaced it last year or the year before. How long do they last? Last night I got in and stored it all up looking for a my eyeball and ring that holds it in. It was super murky after that but is...

If you go to my profile there’s a link to all my test logs.

Maybe but I’ve been cleaning the filter twice a day. That plume of debri cleared up after awhile. I’ll try cleaning it more often and I guess get a new one if nothing else works. Thanks.

I’ve been shocking my pool for almost two weeks and it’s still cloudy. There’s a rough buildup of something on the vinyl below the water level that’s very hard to brush off. When I first tried to vacuum in the middle it shot a white/grey cloudy plume back into the pool so I vacuumed to waste for...

Okay I’ve not been topping off the FC during the day but I’ll start doing that. Thanks!