Recent content by nuthouseinva

Water is clear and sparkly. but I'm Sticking with the SLAM. 8/8 6:30am FC 17 5:30pm FC 11.5 CC 0.5 was 94deg+ today. 10:00pm FC 17 CC 0.5 double checked my CYA again. definitely at 50. Was worried all the torrential rain lowered it down too low. Hoping OCLT is better tomorrow morning.

Overnight Chlorine Loss was 3 ppm. CC was 0.5 ppm. yellowish stuff seems to be gone already. bumped FC back up to 20. continueing to filter through today. Maybe I caught it early enough from getting out of control.

Pool has been doing awesome. No issues all season.....but... We've had terrible rain here the last couple of weeks. After rain I usually have dirty pool bottom which I vacuum up. Check chems and balance. All good. Noticed the last couple days that pool bottom kept getting dirty. Rain every...

That's what I was thinking. The age of everything warrants a replacement. The previous owner may not have properly maintained the equipment well. A combo package sounds ideal. Just wondering if a 3/4 hp would be sufficient. I think it might be. I like the bigger filters on the 1 HP combo...

Getting ready to start shopping for a replacement pump and filter for our small ABG. 5300 gal. Need some advice. currently have an 10 year old Hayward 60 gpm 1HP pump, Sandmaster SM-1710100# sand filter with Hayward multiport (recently replaced). Very minimal piping. I'm under the...

We have a small 15' round AGP. It stays pretty clean except for the bottom (sand, silt, grass, etc.). Typical bottom debris. I hate dragging out the hose vacuum for small cleanings. Considering a hoseless cordless vacuum for occasional quick cleaning. Any recent product recommendations? Only...

FC target 6 FC before daily chlorine addition 3 CC 0-0.5 PH 7.4 TA 120 CH 80 Current CYA 30. New CYA target 40. Will be testing and adding CYA soon. Last week, my FC was getting really low everyday (1-1.5) and I was using 25 -30 oz. per day. So I did a CYA test and of course it was under 30...

Thanks for the reply and advise. Will watch out for the Tabs effects and CYA. I mainly am testing the disolve rate. I may need to rely on the feeder while we are out of town. Looks like one tab might last a week even if I crank up the feed rate. How would I find out or calculate how much a...

A week after liner replacement and fresh fill I've been testing FC and adjusting almost every day or so. PH and TA testing occasionally also. Latest full test results. FC 2.5 (has been staying around 2-3) CC 0.0 PH 7.6 (seems to be very stable) TA 150 (was 175 last week) CH 90 CYA 30...

First attempt I was close to getting "Swamp Thing" swimmable but ultimately had a liner failure. So long story short. Old liner it out. Bottom and Cove shaped to perfection. New liner is in. Clean clear water is circulating. YEAH!! Running filter 24/7 and beginning SLAM until I can pass all the...

Started my SLAM last Friday on a new to us above ground pool that was basically a swamp. Everything was going well until I started noticing water loss. Fearing a leak I tried to finish my SLAM so I could get in and investigate liner with goggles. Well last night I was brushing and getting rid...

5/30 9pm FC 9 Added chlorine to increase FC to 12 5/31 7am FC 11 5/31 12 noon FC 10 CC >1 CYA is still under 30. :( Added 4oz. of dry stabilizer to a sock in the skimmer. Added chlorine to increase FC up to 12. Was glad to see CC under 1. One of the criteria for finishing SLAM if I...

Thank you. Unfortunately we are getting heavy rain from the tropical storm now. Pump is running but the pool is way full. Gonna try to test and keep FC up but we'll see how that goes. I'm sure CYA is gonna be WAY down again. UGG.

5/29 4pm FC 8 CC 1 Added 32oz. of chlorine to get FC back up to 12 5/29 10pm FC 11.5 CC 1 no chlorine addition tonight. Will check again in the AM and see how much drop I'm getting still. Need to brush the bottom really good and get everything stirred up good. Ready to get this SLAM finished...

5/29 12noon FC 11.5 CC 1.0 Will check CYA again late this evening or maybe tomorrow morning. Starting to get some of the tropical storm rain. Hoping it won't dilute the pool too much while I'm in SLAM mode.