Recent content by EGGARTFAM

We have just a basic box pool, albeit one of the larger ones. The skimmer basket setup all needs to be replaced. Florida sun has taken it's toll. I'm thinking an upgrade would be better than a replacement. I don't want to spend a whole whole lot, just because, again, it is a box pool (2nd...

Update. New pool store I had gone to can't take back unopened chemicals. Drat. Was getting pretty fed up with feeding bleach and not seeing any improvements. Had a nagging suspicion I should vacuum the dark spots instead of brushing them. Finally had time today to vacuum and I now have enough...

it's only been 48 hours since I added the CYA I bought from the pool store (instead of the CYA from Walmart). I tested three items, FC, pH, and CYA. FC 14 CYA 30 pH 7.2 (maybe just a tad higher) I know pH may not be relevant at the high FC level. I can somewhat see the bottom of the pool...

:( Overnight FC loss test proves the cloudiness is still algae (right?) at 9 p.m. last night, FC was 12 6:30 this morning, FC is 9.5 But I guess that is easier to "fix" than maybe another issue, right?

Ok, Here are results from Pool Store: FC 3 (I knew this was low, but I wanted to get an accurate pH reading from the pool store for comparison) Salt 3100 CH 70 CYA 25 TA 70 pH 7.4 and of course they tested for phosphates (which I feel like I've read on here that that is a pool store thing)...

bmann71 How would I know this and how do I correct it? Could an ammonia issue be causing the cloudiness? Where can I read more on this! Very interesting...

Got up bright and early. Added borax, pH is at 7.2 now. Going to go ahead with continuing to shock at this point (if my FC gets down to 0 at all, then I will also check pH just to keep an eye on it). Going to head to the pool store today for CYA confirmation test (could not find any sort of...

Gotcha. THANK YOU JasonLion. And everyone else who contributes. I really appreciate this site. A lot. I know this all will "come out in the wash". Just ready for it to do that already. Going to stay strong, and get it resolved. It's already HOT here in Florida, so the whole family is...

Ok, so I want to make a game plan for the morning then. First, get the pH up. For the CYA test, I am following the directions included with the TFT test kit to.the.letter. Add the pool water to the bottom of the label, then add the R13 to the top of the label, shake. Count as slow as...

I was thinking about doing an overnight FC loss test. I will do that Sat/Sun night. I used the water I took at about 7 p.m. for this complete water test (which the FC was zero, so I just added my bleach and called it a night). I haven't been testing anything but FC. So here it is: pH: 6.8...

:-( I couldn't get started right away on shocking the pool after my last post. We own our own business and things got extremely hectic. I have been fighting the pool for over a week now. Probably 2. I am using the pool calculator and only adding enough bleach to get to 12 (although I will...

So I had dosed again for pH last night and this morning, it was 7.2, so I thought I had to add borax and get it at 7.5 before beginning shock. Now the pH is back to 8.2, so I dosed again for pH. Can I shock at a pH of 7.2? Also, was reading back through this post to get prepared for the shock...

Ok, I had a family emergency that I needed to help out with, so I am just now able to devote LOTS of time to getting this pool up and running. I added the correct amount of muriatic acid (measured exactly according to The Pool Calculator) and waited 40 minutes before testing the water. pH is...

First dose of CYA (I'd say about 1 pound) was around April 20. Second dose (approximately 1.5 pounds) was around April 27. So that's it. Just the 2/3 to maybe 3/4 of 3 lb bottle total for this season.

Will do, any suggestions on measuring CYA? I was thinking one of those little kitchen scales or something....