Recent content by JayVT

Hi Richard, thanks for checking in! New test results: FC: 3.5 CC: 0.5 TA: 90 CYA: a little over 30. This is higher than last time...I didn't add anything for stabilizer so I guess chalk it up to newbie doing a test pH: 7.5 I measured the pool volume again and it's definitely 25' across by...

Still looking about the same as a few days ago; do you think I should get some DE to help with the cloudiness? Still having to add bleach every 4-5 hours to maintain our FC level.

Update! We've been keeping the chlorine level at around 10 as suggested. It's made a pretty big difference already!

Hi Richard, I added 13lbs of baking soda, brushed and skimmed--here's the results: pH = 6.8 TA = 110 (tested this twice to make sure) Pool math says I need 120oz (by weight) of Borax, does that sound accurate? I only ask because that turns out to be two boxes instead of one.

Hi Richard, I let it mix for an hour. They left: clearview poly power 60 algecide and water clarifier (1 qt) bio guard cleaner off the wall scale/hard water remover (1qt) aquachem 3" chlorine tabs (40lbs!)

I fixed the pump finally. The housing was loose and causing the shaft to not spin freely. Test results! FC = 0 pH = less than 6.8 (off bottom of meter) TA = 0 (pink) CH = 300 had to do fading endpoint. 30 drops R-0012 CYA = 20

Hi, thanks for your time... I can't speak for the previous owners, but I made sure when it started that it was full of water, and the valve to the pool was open. It was circulating water the first time, and the setup was the same both times I started it. I'll wait a little while and try it again.

We might be up the creek... Brought the pool to level, got everything hooked up. Made sure the pump was full of water. Flipped the switch, and circulation looked great! But there was a pretty massive leak where the pump hose goes to the filter input. So I shut everything down and discovered...

I picked up a new pressure valve today, as well as a pool brush. Turns out the original owner left me a gigantic container of chlorine "hockey pucks"...I want to stick with the TFP method though. Maybe I can trade with my neighbors for something :cool: I brought the water level up, and...

I thought I had signatures enabled but it looks like it didn't post it on my first post. We have a AG 12850 gallon pool (25'x3.5'), with a sand filter, and what is labeled as a Hayward 1 HP Power-Flo Matrix pump. Pics below. The filter This gauge seems out of spec! What am I looking for...

Hello everyone, I'm so glad that we found this community! We bought a house and it includes a 25' above ground pool; I measured the volume to be about 12850 gallons. We've never taken care of a pool before! It's getting really green and I think the people next-door are starting to worry about...