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Update: Water is crystal clear as of this morning! I didn't make as many updates as I should have but here's how it worked for me: Tuesday 7/3 we return from 2 week vacation to green pool. Pressure was high in filter and backwashing did not help. I decided I was going to change the sand and...

Walmart must have got a shipment overnight. Got 16 gallons and ready to go. Tested after the 2 jugs of clorox (121 oz, 6%) and it FC was only 17. Added 3 gallons of 10% which should get me close to 33 (need 31 according to chart with CYA=80). Pool already less green today but still really...

New part arrived this morning (thanks to Amazon Prime and UPS) and filter back up & running. Water lighter shade of green but still extremely cloudy. Tested this morning: FC=16 CC <1 (using .5 for test and almost clear at .5) CYA=80 (down from 100) TA=100 pH=7.4 Sent my son to Wally world and...

I am changing my name to Murphy! In a rush to keep things moving I didn't turn off my pump before moving my multiport from filter to waste. SNAP! I'm holding the handle in my hand. Hope to have part tomorrow and keep things moving. NOTE TO SELF! Always turn off pump when moving handle! I am...

I just got a new 8oz bottle of R-0013 so I should be good. Added 2 gallons of 10% from Walmart and got up to FC=19, CC=1. I have 2 more bottles of that on hand and 3 bottles of 6% bleach. Will add 2 more gallons of 10% and test again....

So with CYA=100, is it safe to take FC to 39 with a vinyl liner?

No - I'm an idiot that thought it was low and then added too much. Pool got cloudy after opening this year and before I could fix it we went on a 2-week vacation and in my rush to get things right before we left I really overshot it. If there were Darwin awards for pool water treatment I would...

I don't know if I had a bad reagent for the CYA test but thought I was low. Now I am over 100 and my pool is cloudy green. I found this site years ago and it has saved me $$ and I usually have a crystal clear pool. Now it is cloudy green. Is there any amount of LC/bleach that will help me short...

Been awhile since I've been on TFP (guess that's a good thing since my pool is trouble free!) I am pretty happy with my 4-wheel tracker. I have a couple issues with it: - I don't get 100% coverage in 12 hours/overnight so there are always a couple spots it misses. I have a dirty yard (shrubs...

Went online to show my son a picture of what I wanted him to pick up at Leslie's for me - Algae control/polyquat. They had it online for $56.79/gallon. http://www.lesliespool.com/browse/Home/Pool-Chemicals/Algae-Preventers/Algae-Control-1-qt/D/30100/P/1:100:1000:100020/I/14025 I needed some...

Just to follow-up,,,, I went with the Jucuzzi Tracker from inyopools.com. Took quite awhile to actually get it and fortunately they didn't charge my credit card until the day it shipped. It may have taken as many as 5-6 weeks to get it. I ordered the 4-wheel version becasue it was as cheap as...

Can't resist....I like the one on the right! Probably because it's the one I have or close to it. We opted for it even before we decided to redo the whole deck around the pool and then picked paver colors bsaed on the liner and (we think!) it turned out great. Will have to post a picture one fo...

Gang - If you've gotten a test kit from Dave, aka duraleigh, recentlythen please wait to hear from him on this thread before adding anything to your pool based on the resuslts of the new test kits. I know for a fact that my R009 bottle has the wrong tip on it! I don't want to speak for Dave...

I ran into a similar issue and in "talking" to Dave it may be that he had some tips for the bottles with holes that were smaller than they should have been. I am getting a tiny stream instead of drops. If you have some other bottles aroung try switching the tips - I'll be trying this tonight.

I got my LQ less than 48 hours after ordering.... and had a similar question about the check valves. I saw others took them off to resolve "issues". Is there a rule of thumb that will dictate whether or not to use them? I think it would be easier to add them if there was an issue after...