Recent content by PumaJr

I normally add bleach. I just have these around for when I go out of town. I didn't realize they only add that much. - - - Updated - - - Using TF 100. I'm about to order more of the chlorine test. What is the shelf life of the rest of the tests?

Do those CYA tests go bad? It's not registering any in my water. I've added 6 pucks over the last couple weeks to try to bring it up and still nothing. I have had to drain probably 1.5 feet of water in the last couple months due to all the rain we've been getting but I was at 50 last summer.

Just took a sample to Leslie's. No copper or iron. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

No they just tried to blow it out using CO2. Looking at the CYA chart, even if I was off and my level was 50 I should have been okay. I keep FC around 6. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

To my knowledge nothing has been added other than the bleach and muratic acid has been added, unless the pool guy did something to intentionally sabotage. Yes I am using the TF-100. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The pump pressure is 22 after a backwash. I did have a pool service out on Monday to try to clear a clogged skimmer line, which they failed at. I still have one functioning skimmer and the main drains. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Last night I added a gallon of bleach which brought the FC up to 8 and brushed the pool. This morning it looks the same and the FC has only dropped to 7.5. If the was an algae bloom wouldn't it have ate up a lot more chlorine? What else could it be?the water is pretty cloudy and has a slight...

First some pics. The plaster is a dark blue so it's not as bad as it looks at first glance but it's definitely getting there in a hurry. This all happened in the last couple days. The pool was crystal clear before and the FC levels have not dropped below target. FC 5 CC 0 pH 7.5 CYA 40 TA...

I removed the return jet caps and the pressure dropped to 22 psi. The fountains on the steps lost the required pressure to break the surface. Do you think my pool is just designed to run at that pressure? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yeah I tried a drain bladder last night. A ton of water was coming out of the good skimmer. I would try holding a tennis ball in the good skimmer to block the line and force water out of the clogged skimmer. Pressure would build until it was difficult to hold. I tried toggling the valve back...

Do I still need to brush if the FC is constantly kept above the recommended level? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Do you think these return caps might have something to do with the high pressure? They're more restrictive than what I'm used to seeing. Also the pressure is still 30 psi on recirculate for what it's worth. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Just got my TF-100 and have my first test results. I was worried my CYA would be too high since the pool guy was using pucks but I was pleasantly surprised. FC 3.5 CC 0.5 pH 7.8 CYA 50 CH 225 TA 130 The calculator says to add 107 oz of 8.25 bleach. Should I lower the pH? Sent from my iPhone...

There is a waterfall that come out from the side that runs off the water feature pump. Neither of my skimmers have the float valve you posted. They both have two holes in bottom with a teardrop shaped cover plate that slide back and forth to cover one of the holes. The cover plate is the...

That's what I'm thinking but I'm not sure which intake into the pump is the drain and how to isolate it. I will also need to plug off the good skimmer. Maybe that will flush everything back out of the clogged skimmer. There are actually two drains on the bottom of the pool and two on the side...