Recent content by Rexyboy

That makes sense to me. I look forward to hearing some other thoughts. 🤓

Thanks for responding. This might be one of those varying opinion things. When I look at posts like below they seem to indicate before SWG helps reduce scaling. https://www.troublefreepool.com/threads/acid-injection-chlorine-injection-and-swcg.95475/post-821731 I also noticed I put my...

Hi, For this summer season I am planning on upgrading the (rather sad) equipment pad to include a new heat pump and provide a better layout for future (fixed rate) acid dosing and a sensor manifold. The circuit previously had black pipe heating on the roof with its own heater pump that has been...

The spots are very dark green and slimey which look black from the surface. Each spot is about 1/2" in diameter (or smaller) and they appear in clusters. They appear mostly in the shaded corners of the pool transitions and steps. You can scratch them with your finger nail and it leave a green...

Sorry i'm new to this.... A "puck" is a chlorine tablet that looks like a hockey puck? How does this work, does it give a high dose of chlorine to the black algae killing it? How often do I apply, do I scrub in between times? Appreciate the help.

I wanted to start a new thread for the next stage of getting my pool into shape. In the first step I successfully shocked my pool which took a bit over a week to go from dark green to clear blue. The thread for interest is here help-pool-balance-issues-t54770.html This morning I completed a...

Just thought I would post a quick wrap up email to let you know how I ended up. The pool is now nice and clear. The filtration took way longer than I expected and I am starting to think that the sand hasn't been changed in a while (remember that I just purchases the house/pool). After Christmas...

Just a quick update. I got home tonight to see if the wife had managed to not turn the pool back to a swamp. Good news, there has been some progress. The clarity has improved and the colour is mostly blue. I can see the bottom of the deep end but it is not crystal clear. There is definitely...

It appears that the Black Spot skipped my memory. It may be because I have not been able to see the bottom for a couple of weeks. I understand that it was a persistent problem for the previous owner. I will read up on the Pool School. Thanks for the tip in the photos. I was trying to upload...

I think we made some progress overnight. The clarity doesn't seem to have improved greatly but the colour has changed to a blue tinge. There is a definite improvement. This morning I gave the sides a good brush and there was noticeably less algae on the walls. The plan is to let the FC drop...

I just did my first backwash in a couple of days and it certainly gave a flood of dark green algae water so it must be doing something. After rinsing I added another couple of cups of DE. I am not seeing a huge rise in pressure that makes me think I should be backwashng mor often. The algae...

I have increased the FC to 18 (mustard shock) in the hope of getting a hold of this in the next 24 hours. I am traveling this week so want to turn the corner soon. Are there any issues with keeping the chlorine at this level for a while? Thanks.

25 Celcius (77F) a foot beneath the surface. Isolate the solar pump?