Recent content by LizGinNC

Yes, thanks for the advice! My plan is to do another drain next week. I got the CYA low enough that I could shock and get it blue and ready for company (who arrive in about three hours!) but I know if I don't get it significantly lower I'm just going to have problems again in the future - and...

Yes - I love TFP too! I will be making a donation soon and expect to be hanging around here a lot!

Perfect! Even with the intense heat, since my chlorinator is on, I'm still at 12.4 FC (0 CC) so I think I will be fine. Company arrives tomorrow and the pool is still sparkling. I'm so excited and love feeling so in control. :D

Yes - I didn't end my SLAM until I had passed that criteria! My CC was .4 and I had an FC loss of .5ish. The water was clear - and quite a few days later, it is still clear. :)

It actually got even more clear in the following two days, but I stopped taking pictures. Like I can make out every detail of the liner pattern at the very deepest part of the pool through the water. I'm pleased as can be. Question: We have had temperatures near 100 all week, and will...

MY POOL IS OPEN AND I WENT SWIMMING YESTERDAY! Well, by swimming I mean I got in the pool and scrubbed the edges with a magic eraser so it would be crisp and perfect for the company we have coming in a few days. Now to focus on getting the rest of the house clean!

That's good context to have! I just want to be sure that I have a really firm understanding of what I'm adding and what it's doing for me. I'm so grateful to have found this site.

OK I guess I need to look closer at my filter!!

Well, he isn't adding chemicals himself anymore - I have taken over. But I am trying to listen to what he says, and not be a jerk. But after reading the links you shared, I came back and agreed to adding a very, very small amount (slightly LESS than what the directions said) of clarifier today...

Beautiful!

I'm embarrassed to say this, but I have no idea what you mean about cleaning at 25% PSI increases. But I have the pool robot going and I've gone out and brushed the areas that the robot seemed to miss. I can't see any green now. I also got attacked by a mockingbird while I was brushing and...

This place is amazing and I'm so glad that someone (Reddit LOL) directed me here. Thank you, thank you, thank you! And the powder is out for delivery, to arrive within a few hours, so I will definitely finish the full SLAM.

Good morning! The testing supplies for the FAS-DPD test are supposed to be delivered today, but I didn't want to wait to shock. Confession, though, but I added in way more chlorine than it said I needed in the app. I put 4 gallons in last night. 3 were 10%, 1 was 12.5%. I had been a 1ppm...

I am thrilled to report back that I got the CYA down to about 65-70 (after many days of pumping water out and hosing fresh water in) and I went ahead and shocked the pool last night and woke up this morning to a blue pool. It's still cloudy and I can see some algae that the pool robot fixed, so...