Recent content by Poolkidz

Ok, that may make sense, since we opened early I'm getting a lot more stuff going into the pool ...... on the surface, there seems to be a lot of pollen? (small white/transparent flakes) that I've been trying to skim off. So ... do you think I'm just having pollen settling on the pool floor...

Actually, perhaps. it goes into the vacuum, so I don't have a close up view .... at least the color is similiar. Are those the long strands that fall from oak trees in your photo too ...... I get a ton of them coming into our garden / pool.

Hi all, Having some trouble I have not had before in 4 years of pool ownership. We opened a month early this year, still cool/cold .... otherwise as normal. During the winter I often have to pump water out, after heavy rain storms etc .... so typically CYA is zero/very low. This year on...

Thank you. No, there is no noise at all. I don't have a multimeter ........ I'll check with some of the neighbors.

Thank you. Ok. checked the impeller and I can turn it with my fingers .... so I assume that's actually ok. How do I check the voltage (sorry really bad with machines / electricity)?

Hi, hope everyone is well. I just had minor construction on my inground pool ..... had a long term leak underground, so had to dig up the ground and rather than patch the leak decided to replace all the piping from the returns and skimmer. Anyways, leak has stopped! The guys cleaned up over a...

Ok, may have had a slight drop over night ......... but ok for kids to swim today? Currently: Water: very clear FC 9 CC 0/0.5 pH 7.2 TA 110 CYA ~ 25 CA 125

Thank you. Yes, the pool is very clear ....... so that's good to know. Just retested and everything is still holding ... CC have dropped to 0. I also vacuumed a little "dirt" off the bottom ...... looked like typical small clumps of algae ..... but had an orange tint? Not very much .... just...

:) yes thank you. However, Pool Owner's 5-yr old twins have been looking to swim for a week now!!

Ok ... a question. The overnight test was about 7 hours ...... 10pm til 5am. I just now tested again at 12pm (so 7 hours) .... and the FC is 12 and CC are 0 / 0.5. Its very cloudy here today, and we're probably going to get a lot of rain. So the questions is ..... the FC held over a...

Last night FC 13, CC 1 ........ over night test: FC 10, CC 0.5/1, water clear So, added more and keep SLAMing ........ does this mean I'm close?

Ok ... so I can add the CYA now ....... do I need to wait til it all dissolves ....... or can I add the bleach as it dissolves. My SLAM is supposed to be at 10 ..... so I just keep it at 10 (its 8pm here now) ...... make sure its at 10 before I go to bed and then test first thing in the morning...

Ok, added 2 gallons and tested ~ 15 later. FC 12.5 and CC 1.0 / 1.5

Hi ..... so just about to start this process now as I had to wait for supplies. The water is now very clear ... but 0 FC and 0 CC, and the CYA is zero. Ammonia test; I should do this before adding the CYA, correct? And pool math says for my pool, this would be 2 gallons to get it to 10 pp (do...