Recent content by jessman1128

Hello, I could use some guidance on determining the right time to open our pool. We've had it for a couple years but last Fall is the first time I've gotten it covered before the leaves fell. I've peeked under the cover and it looks worlds better than it did last year at this time (it was black...

I took the ladder out last week sometime when it occurred to me that the algae was hiding in the crevices of it. Haven't cleaned it yet but I think I'll need to disassemble it to give it a thorough cleaning. I removed the filter cartridge this morning before heading into work. Also brushed the...

I think so, yes. I think if I just take the filter cartridge out of its housing and turn the pump back on it would have that effect. The skimmer basket would catch any larger particles, and anything small enough to pass through the basket should be fine to pass through the pump. I might need to...

I need to start taking pictures of the water each time I test the levels or do maintenance. I quickly forget the specifics of how it looked once a day or so is past. I think the water appearance didn't change much overnight Sunday. Monday morning I had FC 10.5, CC 0.5. Added ~10 oz of 12.5%...

The battle continues! Friday night when I got home from work the water was a bit murky, definitely still green, but the bottom was fairly visible. FC had dropped to 8.0 during the day. I added 25oz of 12.5% bleach to bring it up to 12 and by morning it had dropped to 10.5. I had to be gone all...

CYA was low last night after filling the pool the last few inches. 10 at best. pH was at 7.5 so I added acid to drop it to a planned 7.2. Added chlorine to bring it up to 10. Must have overestimated though because it was above 10 when I checked later before bedtime, and again this morning. Not...

Ok, thank you. Presumably the algae gets killed off in stages - for sake of discussion, let's say the first addition of chlorine to SLAM level kills off 10% of the algae that is present, the second addition kills off the next 10%, and so on? And if I wait too long to raise it back to SLAM level...

Thank you everyone!! Does that mean my water should lose the green hue once the algae is dead? Does dead algae turn brown? With all the chlorine I dumped in the pool prior to draining it, it never lost its green color, which has me wondering if that means it never died, or if it's possible for...

Well, I worked on scooping more plant material from the pool most of the day on the 4th, hosed down the filter frequently the 4th and the 5th, and not much visible difference by the 6th. So, on the afternoon of the 7th, I started draining it. 48 hours later it's down to about 8-10 inches of...

It's not a sand filter. Just the basic pleated Intex type B cartridge filter that comes with the pump.

Thank you! I didn't realize it wasn't safe to estimate between the lines. The effects you referenced for my recent additions were notably lower than what I've been getting from the "Effects of Adding" part of the app. Wasn't sure what to make of that so I decided to check if my pool volume is...

I just discovered that my PoolMath logs are accessible online through my profile, but the time entries are off by 4 hours! e.g. my log entry from 8:38 AM Eastern time this morning is showing on the web as 12:38 PM! What's going on here? PoolMath Logs

I suppose it's possible, although I was definitely hoping to avoid that route. If I don't take that route, is it likely to take quite a few more days to get this under control?

I'm fairly famous in my family for not seeing the forest for the trees - having tunnel vision, basically. After lamenting to my wife Monday about the slow progress with the vacuuming she asked why I didn't just use the long-pole skimmer to scoop up as much of the debris as possible from the...