Recent content by michelleca

This is what I planned to do, but my husband hates this task, and because of the location of the pool under trees we've had to do this way more times than normally necessary...water is crystal clear.

They are free of debris. I can increase the pump speed, but I feel this is only putting a wet band-aid on the problem. It will run better a higher speed, but from my experience it will eventually run Lo again on the higher speed.

They are free of debris. I can increase the pump speed, but I feel this is only putting a wet band-aid on the problem. It will run better a higher speed, but from my experience it will eventually run Lo again on the higher speed.

I'm a bit confused...pool store numbers are reading different than my Taylor FAS kit. Pool store says: FC -5.87 TC-11.02 pH-7.1 TA-93* has been adjusted due to the effect of CYA on test TA CYA-68 My home test kit says: FC-12 CC-0 pH-8.0 TA-120 CYA-didn't test The water is crystal clear and...

Where would I get a Vitamin C tablet? Is this specific to pools or are you talking about your run of the mill Vit. C supplement I can get at CVS?

I'm having a problem with slightly green tinged water in the deep end. FC <.5 TA 130 (added muriatic acid to lower) PH 7.6 CYA 41 (added stabilizer to raise level) Salt 3400ppm CH 455 (I only know this because pool store tested water, I never test for CH) I can't seem to make chlorine. I had...

I want to clean my Hayward DE4820 grids. I'm a little hesitant about using muriatic acid to do the wash because of the pre-soak and oil situation. Instead I was going to use a cleaner. The cleaner I purchased is labeled as a cartridge cleaner. The bottle says it contains: sodium silicate and...

I believe I fixed the problem. I can't even see the settled DE because the pool is totally opaque and at this point 3 days have passed with no change.

I believe the grid manifold was loose when reassembled and DE filled into the pool. The pool is completely cloudy and it's been 3 days and the DE hasn't completely settled to the bottom. I am trying to get someone to do a power vac to waste, but since the water is full of DE I don't know that a...

After taking apart Hayward DE4820 filter, cleaning the grids, and reassembling, DE filled the pool. The filter has been off for 18 hours but the pool is still extremely cloudy. How long does it take for a large amount of DE to settle to the bottom of the pool? We plan to find the source of the...

Thank you!

I actually did open the filter in the beginning of the season and clean it with the hose, but after backwashing several times already I can't get a handle on whether or not I'm backwashing 80% or not. I backwash then rinse three times. The water in the sight glass appears to be clear by the last...

I have a Hayward 4820 DE filter that requires 6lbs upon start and 4.8lbs upon backwashing, but how can I know if I am adding too much DE after backwashing? Adding DE seems to be more of an art than a science. I add 4.8lbs, or at least what I believe to be 4.8lbs, but more often than not, I lose...

How can I know if I am adding too much DE after backwashing? DE seems to be more of an art than a science. I add 4.8lbs, or at least what I believe to be 4.8lbs, but more often than not, I lose water pressure and I think I may have added too much DE.

Thank you for the explanation. I'll give it a try!