Recent content by Geoffro

Hi all, I'm going to be switching over to hard PVC for my 24' round AGP. I have two choices where I'm going to locate the filter and pump. I have a pole barn that I can either butt up against on the outside or I can run the plumbing through the wall and put my pump and filter inside. The...

Hi all, Last year when closing up the pool I broke the inlet fitting. I got it out and put a new one in. In the picture you will see me pointing to the other fitting that I pulled out of the broken one. I didn't notice any O-ring or Teflon tape but it seemed to have a bunch pipe dope on it or...

Hi all, Currently in the middle of a SLAM. It's going well but I'm having some issues with my filter. I can't seem to get any flow when I reach 18 on my gauge. It normally runs at 12. Is it possible that it's getting that clogged up with dead algae that fast (runs about 4 hours)? Here's some...

I DID IT!!!! PASSED OCLT!!!! Ahhhh....such a relief.

So, I'm a believer... I'm sorry for even doubting this process before. I am crystal clear and holding. I'm doing an OCLT test tonight and I hope I'm good. I guess I better go read up on how to maintain once the SLAM is done. I'm soooo happy right now!!

Making progress... Wasn't so sure the sand that I removed was bad but, it was sticky and milky. Maybe just dead algae and needed backwashing for a long while. Regardless, I've already had to backwash the new sand twice. FC is still dropping but not a lot. The pH was very low and TA was 220 so I...

Ok, so I turned off my filter yesterday and disconnected it so I could let the water drain from the filter. I go outside today and I can see the bottom of the pool!!! Woohoo... So, I'm guessing all that cloudiness is dead algae. I'm changing the sand now and gonna hook it up. I just don't want...

Thanks rammy, I'm pretty sure I'm going to change out the sand. Like I said, I don't have any history on the pool. When I bought the house last year, it was quite a swamp. Was near the end of the summer so my slight efforts last year didn't make much of a difference. Fast forward to this year...

Ok, so my frustrations got the best of me last night. Sigh... I'm just not making progress. Water is still very cloudy and still burning through bleach during the day. I really don't know the history of this pool so maybe the filter just has too much junk in it from the previous owners. I'm...

Thanks for the tip. I'll probably give it a shot this weekend. Just got home after a 12 hour workday and my FC only dropped to 6. That's pretty good considering I had been dropping to that in a matter of an hour or two. Bumped it back to 12 and we'll check later. Still no difference in...

I deep cleaned last week. I couldn't believe all the stuff that came out!! It was "fairly" clean when I put it back together. I didn't have anymore time to work on it that day. I've got some free time coming up this weekend and next week so maybe I'll do it again. I'll get this S.O.B...

Good point! I was holding. Earlier I wasn't. Must just be all the algae. :D On a side note, I'm still at it but don't seem to be making any "visual" progress. My FC is dropping... slowly, but it's dropping. I keep topping off and bringing it up to 12. The filter seems to be working as the...

Latest update: Most of the day yesterday, I kept an eye on the FC. I was checking every 30-40 min. At first, I was getting a lot of drop in FC. Eventually, I got to the point where it was holding an FC of 12 for a couple hours. Went to bed and checked this morning. It had dropped to 8. Not bad I...

Ok, stabilizer added. Am I ok to continue with the SLAM or should I wait for CYA to come up?