Recent content by Ed McCarron

I was scratching my head on that one. ?. Looks like I need a new test kit and some education...

"that is algae" With a healthy dose of goose, er, leftovers thrown in for good measure. It's a popular rest stop apparently... I'll read up on slam and go from there. ? Thanks! - - - Updated - - - It's a Taylor dpd kit. I'll get the actual number... The guards test pH and free cl2, the...

Fair enough. Yes, we have to comply with local health codes, and have a testing lab test weekly and submit to the state. The filter sand not wearing is a new thing to me, the local pool store insists it wears out. Guess my main goal for the week is to get the fine particles out I fear are...

At startup, even though we fired the pumps up to waste, a bit of nasty green debris oozed backwards out of the pool drains. Now I've got a cloudy greenish pool. I can still see the lane lines at 12', so it's not too bad... No chemicals except hypochlorite added, feeding appx 50 gpd, free cl2...