Recent content by jbr2z

Thanks, Sunny. I plan to try a deep clean this evening to see if it helps. Haven't even cracked the filter open in 3 years or so (when we did a sand replacement). http://www.troublefreepool.com/threads/73192-Deep-Cleaning-a-Sand-Filter

Update on SLAM: So it has been 3 days now since I started the SLAM (with the proper bleach amount). Water has been clear for a couple days. I read on another thread that someone's water cleared up, and an expert posted that the OCLT should succeed by the next day. Well, my OCLT keeps...

Added some Borax and then SLAMmed all night long - got up every hour and added bleach as needed to keep FC up to 20. (I am sleepy!) Now, it is the next afternoon, and the water is clear, and every few times I check, the FC will be at shock level when I check, so I don't add bleach those times...

Well, maybe it was all about not having the right CYA reading. Here are this morning's results (saw no need to retest CH -- vinyl pool): FC 0.5 CC 1 TA 140 CYA 50 (Did this test this morning 2 times with back to sun, so I was in the shadow. I had been doing test indoors.) pH 6.8 PoolCalc...

Just tested all values again, with TF-100 test kit: pH 6.8 FC 1.5 CC 2 CH 150 TA 130 CYA 45 (hope I did CYA right. I was getting 25-30 earlier today. But I did put 3 tri-chlor tabs in this evening. That's the only reason I can think of for the jump.) Water = Cloudy.

Hello, My water turned cloudy after heavy rain. Admittedly, I hadn't treated the pool with any chemicals for a couple weeks before that. So I found this web site and decided to try the TFPC method. Yesterday I got the pH down to around 7.2 using Sodium Bisulfate (couldn't find muriatic acid...