Recent content by ebcinmv

The verdict is in! As the attched photos show, the prescribed treatment for black algae worked wonders. The algae on the step had faded somewhat after a prolonged period of high chlorine. I then power washed it and rubbed the left side with a chlorine tablet. It actually looks whiter in person...

Ok, thanks! Will look for plain tablets and be very cautious with them! Got a new powerwasher that I can attach extension wands onto. Now waiting for the wands to arrive. I’ll report in when I have given this treatment a try!

OK, Katodude and ajw22, thanks for the caution about the chlorine tabs. I didn’t think of a pressure washer extension…will look for one! The area to be treated is really large and some of it very deep. Applying liquid chlorine doesn’t seem feasible, but I can apply the chlorine tablets very...

Thanks for all of these suggestions! I had read some, but not all of the posts suggested. I was traveling, but am back and can do some of these. It seems like chlorine at or above SLAM levels for many days has done all that can be done to remove this embedded algae, so I will need to attack it...

I was aware of the SLAM procedure, just wasn't sure if that was what was needed at this point. A month ago, the chlorine level was zero and the SWG wasn't working due to cold water and scaling and possibly low salt. There was a light amount of typical green algae. I used liquid chlorine to...

First, thanks to you oh wise pool mavens for the answers to a dozen questions that helped me already this year! With your help, I’ve got my SWG working properly (had to clean the scale off the cell) and believe I have got the pool clear and balanced. The water is very clear as you can see the...

Follow up on the high cost for the Pentair equipment. The installer said they have to pay a higher price for the units then we can but it ourselves. He was happy to install if we bought it ourselves and said he would charge $100 more. So $395 for installation, including materials to install...

Thanks for the suggestions! I did add chlorine today and the SWG will be installed on Monday. So we can get that chlorine up and keep it up.

I wanted to post this tale of hope and gratitude for anyone looking for remedies for high calcium and cyanuric acid. June 1, 2023 Before RO (per RO service with professional testing kit) FC 0 PH 7.2 TA 100 Calcium 1150 CYA 200 TDS 2882 June 2 after RO (per RO service with professional testing...

Just checked our equipment and see that our main pump and automation is a Pentair Intelliflo! So it seems like the Pentair would be a good fit. Thanks for bringing that up so I can make a plan that will work! Eve

Thanks so much for this helpful advice! We have Hayward filter, pump, and automation and solar heating. I will get that added to my profile and bring it up with the company that installs an SWG. I will ask about getting a model with a higher capacity and maybe a Hayward product. Best, Eve

Greetings TFPers! I joined TFP in 2016 and have lurked and learned, but this is my first post. After struggling with crazy high CYA and calcium levels for more years than I will admit here, we had reverse osmosis done last week to solve the problem while saving water but not risking...