Recent content by glemerick

Done with gratitude, :) - - - Updated - - - Will do!

Ok, lowered the PH down to about 7.2 and did the SLAM, followed by the OCLT. The water is crystal clear now the past couple of days and I had only a 0.5ppm drop in FC during the overnight test! Right now, my readings are FC 4.5 CC 0 CYA 30 I've been able to demonstrate it wasn't the...

Roger that. Thanks for the tip. Found this at Lowes, is this the right stuff? Shop Jasco Muriatic Acid at Lowes.com Greg

OK got the TF-100 today. Here's what I've done the past few days while waiting for it to arrive... Did 3 partial drain & refill cycles; I'd estimate I've got about 60% - 70% of the total water changed over. I then dosed the pool with 4 gallons of 12.5% Chlorine last night. No clouding...

I did an experiment this evening to see if the hard tap water itself was sufficient to cause clouding when dosed with liquid chlorine. I simply filled a clear cup with tap water and then poured a small quantity of liquid chlorine (6%, Chlorox) in. There was no clouding. For reference, the...

Agree, I will do that as soon as my kit is delivered. thanks, Greg

Thanks everyone! Appreciate the calibration on typical pressure rise rates. I was starting to wonder if mine was normal. Sounds like it is. Greg

Thank you! Appreciate the advice on mitigating the effects of hard water. I have just gone through the ABC's and am working my way through several of the Pool School articles. Great stuff in there. The CYA reading of 110 was from the pool store. I have ordered the TF-100 kit & it should be...

Thank you Richard, your reply is helpful. I'll unpack a bit more why I thought it was hardness causing a problem with clouding whenever I added liquid chlorine. After a couple of shock, cloud, then floc cycles, the hardness actually came down from a peak of 700ppm to it's present 400ppm. From...

Hello, I have two problems with regards to balancing my pool water & performing a regular chlorine shock routine. When I use chlorine shock, the pool water gets quite cloudy and I then have to floc it to clear it up (or deal with a very cloudy & unattractive pool for several days while the...

How long does it take for pressure to rise 25% under normal filter operations (assuming the pump runs 24 hrs per day) & a clean, healthy pool water condition? My sand filter pressure gauge appears to work (it drops to zero when the pump shuts off). My normal operating pressure after backwash...