Recent content by jbubpool

Update from me! Finally seeing progress. My filter is probably past due for a clean, so I tried that. Learned: multi-port on this filter on "Closed" doesn't prevent all water from coming back in. So I've been adding DE (only about 1 cup at a time) to super charge the filter a bit. Since the...

Can't emphasis enough that strips are not awesome. They go bad quickly, and don't give you a very good picture what's going on. Don't bother with your Bromine levels. That's usually what you would use to sanitize spas. Also, read the guides like the one Mdragger88 posted. TFP has some GREAT...

I think I need some more guidance if possible. I'm about 5 days into SLAM. Chemistry is good: FC: 20 CC: 0 CYA: 35 I've not been loosing chlorine over-night, but the pool is still pretty darn cloudy. It's not the same green that I kicked up after first vacuum, but It's murky. I've skimmed...

Exactly my thought. I'll hold off a while to see how the SLAM goes. I think I've just been doing way too much too quickly. Time to stick with a method and follow through.

Thanks for the post! This gives me confidence in my method, and reminds me I MUST have more patience. I've been so used to seeing it clear in a few days.

Thanks for the welcome. The floc/clarifier was before I really found TFP. I had been following the local pool store guidance. Would it be right to say that if I put the multi-valve on "Closed" I can take the top off the filter without water gushing through? I'm almost feeling that I'll have...

I'm about 2 days into my SLAM process (this water is stubbornly cloudy like so many others I'm reading). I have a few questions: It seems like it'll be okay to put more water in my pool as long as I get back up to SLAM level quickly. Is this correct? I'm backwashing daily, and am thinking about...