Recent content by jinx

I have the taylor kit, and I use it. k-2005 model The only test I don't like from that is the cya cloudy test. It does seem as though their chlorine result is off. So, I took a sample of water by the pool store on the way to the grocery. I walk out when they offer me their bs products...

thanks for the reply, I appreciate it. I just added 2 jugs of chlorine after a total disassembly of my DE grids. They are old, about to be replaced, and were fairly goo-ed up with green algae. The cleaning dropped the initial working pressure of the punp from 14 to just below 10, volume is way...

I opened up my pool a week ago to alot of algae and green scum. After 8 large jugs of clorox, everything died, turned brown and I have been steadily clearing it out with DE changes, brushing and waiting. I went to the local store today to enjoy their free testing. Here are my results- temp 70...

I tested this am (thursday), no chlorine. I also swapped out the DE in the filter just after the shock, but before the CYA, so I am good there. I will add some bleach this am, and buy more. I bought the acid, knowing that I wanted to add baking soda, but that would raise my ph, So, I am going...

Here's an update with more questions. So if sunday was the day that i dumped in the conversion chemical for swapping from baq to chlorine, then monday night I began with the one pound bags of Cal Hypo at 47% to get it to shock levels. I was instructed to put in all 12 pounds which sounded like...

Thanks for the info, Waste, I have read all you linked. As for the green colored type, the pink is better, but your second reply is again, green and faint. If you could change your normal settings from the green to something readable, that would be nice. thanks

Ok, lots to say here, here's some info- Location - baltimore pool stats- 30,000 gallon, 20'x40' rect, 36 sq ft DE filter, heat pump on it but not used, one skimmer at mid depth, floor drain was cemented over. Built in 1985, this vinyl liner pool went until this year (08), that's 23 years...