Recent content by kevintoh

Thanks for the reply, Jason. We have been backwashing regularly and the bottom drain is on. I'll try to adjust the single deep-end return to point down. As far as bleach goes - should I add the full dose that the Pool Calculator recommends twice daily? IIRC it says to add like 11 gallons to go...

Making progress! Thanks to everyone for their help! I appreciate it!! Here is where we stand today. I'm still having a couple of issues: I've been adding bleach based on calculations from the Pool Calculator (very cool site!!) and our FC readings are still pretty much zero. Should I be adding...

Hi there. Thanks for the replies so far!We just had our water tested and here are the results, according to the Bio Guard test system. FC - 0 CC - 5 pH - 7.4 TA - 225 CH - 170 CYA - 70 I've added a few gallons of bleach but I'm concerned we haven't hit it hard enough. The pool store people...

Hi there, We used a new cover this year, and unfortunately, it broke partway through the winter. As you can see, we are faced with a 20 x 40 foot swamp and no idea where to even begin. Obviously, the people at the pool store are trying to sell a copious amount of chemicals with no understanding...