Recent content by jliddil

Don't skimp on the screen for the pool.

Were they brushing every day? Have you backflushed/cleaned the filter?

So deep cleaned the filter. Took quite a while to get all the Crud out. I attached a piece of PVC to my hose since the hose get bending. Every time I stuck in gently a cloud of brown sediment came up. The pool store guy said it will never work. Wanted to sell me sand. I left. So now my pool is...

No since I use a calibrated meter :)

Thanks. Doing that. The water is opaque after over 20 minutes. So this is going to take a while

So I added some DE to see if the filter was "filtering". It came right through into the pool. So I decided to clean the sand. I've just start and I found lots of brown fines came up. The sand is total compacted in places. I have cleaned the filter regularly. When the pool place start the pool...

As an ex-bench chemist it cracks me up to watch the way they titrate in stores. They over shoot all the time. I only have them test so I have a written "record" is my installer says something about my problems. My favorite trick is to fill my bottle with distilled water and take it in to the...

Blame the store

So run the filter for the remaining two weeks of the cure and if it does not clear, SLAM?

So let the pH rise, add some calcium and run the filter 24 X 7?

New pebbletec surface at end of week 2 CYA 60 CL=7 CH=200 Alk=60 ph 7.4 Pool has gotten progressively cloudier. Brush twice a day very little dust. Added an ounce of Jacks Magenta every other day Upon start up the shop added a full quart of Jacks blue that immediately turn the water hazy brown...

So now at almost two weeks post fill. Still some slight haze. More patience?

Thanks

Had a new pebbletec surface applied 8 days ago. Start was with Jacks Magic Blue by the pool dealer as recommended by PebbleTec. Just tested this AM. Water is still slightly opalescent. Been brushing twice a day. Very little dust gets kicked up at this point. CYA=60 CL=4 ppm (using liquid...

Getting my pool fully chipped out.