Recent content by jlouisfoster

Great advice, going to make sure we keeping the chlorine levels at proper range.

I think there is a bit of algae remaining - but yes the OCLT passed, however it remained cloudy until I added product. I think I could get raise the chlorine again but we've lost so many swim days already I think I'm happy with how it currently looks - also spent quite a bit on chlorine already.

This is a yearly fear of mine lol which is why I let the pool store close it. I have the mesh cover so its very possible some debris and dust got in - I'll try next year and run the pump/chlorine right away. Thanks for the help IceShadow!

We opened pretty early but didn't add the chlorine right away - maybe a like 2 weeks later. It was green and dark but not that color green when we first opened it. Maybe its because we let it sit for too long? How they close the pool could it be due to not enough chemicals? I'll take a look at...

Is this something I should worry about? I have no idea how it got that green we followed the same procedure as always when closing.

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone for their amazing help. I'm happy to show that the pool is completely clear! I'll provide some details on what fixed the problem. My first issue was while slamming I was not re-adjusting based on higher cya levels, thus not putting enough chlorine. I had...

Thanks for the welcome! Went and purchased this one but just saw there is a delay in the order: Taylor K-2006 Complete Swimming Pool/Spa Test Kit FAS-DPD K2006 Chlorine : Amazon.ca: Everything Else Is that a good one to start with? I have company coming next week - is there anything I can do...

So at about my breaking point with this pool so I decided to post for some help from the experts. Pool was closed by local pool store and for the first time - when I opened this year it was the greenest I've ever seen. (1st photo) I'm wondering what caused this in the first place as I had...