Recent content by narlwill

Free and combined Chlorine is 0 PH 7.5 Total Alkalinity: 60 Stabilizer: 0 Could see the dot all of the way to the top So from what I understand I will need to bring the cya up first but can I do that at the same time I am putting in the liquid chlorine to get the slam process going? Pool Math...

This has been a lot to take in but my pool is a mess. I tried to get it right last years but I could not figure it out. For a quick recap I have A sand filter with a chlorinator a Hayward pump vinyl pool with 25000 gillions I am fixing to do all of the testing shortly and will post the...

So I think I am good a this point I was able to source the k-1515 locally and will go pick it up today. I think I fully understand what was happening when trying to work with the pool store. There wasn't enough CYA in the pool and the chlorine was just evaporating out before it could really...

Ah ok I had missed that page and I am glad you pointed that out. I'll have to order the test kit next week. That also answers question I had as how to maintain SLAM if the FC starting testing above 5. That aside the pool is starting to turn blue and cloudily instead of green and I am just...

K-1004 that I had bought late last year. I just bought a CYA test kit from tftestkits. It looks like it's staying between 2 and 3 FC testing every two hours and adding more Bleach. I only bought 12 gallons of bleach today so I will need to go and get more tomorrow.

Thank you, I have gotten most of the debris over the last week while I was waiting on the testing kit to arrive. There is still some down there but it will be hard to get the rest out without being able to see. I am going to keep vacuuming every day until it clears. Just been doing that at dusk...

Well I had an issue come up and couldn't start on the pool till 1 this afternoon. FC was 0 CC was 3. So 4 Gallons of bleach. Just now I had FC at 2. Pool math says 3 gallons which I put in and I swept and skimmed. Pic is from before skimming. It's a lighter green then last night I just forgot...

So the short story is I had a green pool since July of last year and I am now trying to get it clear. I had a testing kit that I had bought last year (t 1004k I thank) but it didn't have the cya test. Just got that in today. I did adjust the CYA last week with the help of a friend that tested...

Might try that if a slam doesn't work

Thanks for the welcome. I have been reading them I found the site Sunday. Learned more in 3 days then I have in three years. The fun thing is I keep most of my printouts from the store and the cya was never over 5 and when I tested it it was 0 so I'm wandering if that is my issue. They kept...

Hi just stumbled across this forum after having issues with algae for about 3 years after buying a house with a pool. I've been following the advice of one of the local pool store. So far I have have only been able to keep the pool clear for a month 😤. Despite brushing vacuuming and pouring...