Recent content by S1ngram

Finally! Success! I was out all day on Saturday and ignored the pool. This morning when I checked it, BAM! Clear water! I still have some work to do. There is a white sediment on the pool floor that I can see. I will hook up my manual pool vac and hit those spots tomorrow morning. I’m also...

I have discovered that I have a considerable leak when my pump is run on the high setting. It is not coming from the lid. I can see a steady drip coming from directly beneath the pump where the circular basket part joins to the longer motor portion. Is there a gasket in there? Is it something a...

I tried 1 cup and then 3/4 of a cup with the same result. I add it and check an hour later and there is no flow from the return. I just backwashed and added 1/2 cup. I have always followed TFP and know that it works. I'm not a chemist, so I'm not sure why I should stay away from some of the pool...

After I backwashed, I added another 2 cups of DE. Then in less than 40 min, I had no flow again. It seems like this process will take a lot of water and babysitting. This morning my water was as clear as I had ever seen it. Then The started my vacuum and added DE at the same time. I’m mad at...

Still continuing to work on clearing my cloudy water. I bought DE for pools as recommended. I probably added 2 1/2 cups of DE following the directions on this site. My pressure started at 6 and never changed. I stopped because I thought it was suspicious for it not to change. I have a new...

It is the same age as my pool…so probably 8 years old.

Low speed, I keep tripping my gfi outlet on high

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I am performing a slam and having a challenge getting water to go from cloudy to clear. Normal starting pressure is a 5, but by the time it registers about 5.5 there is very little flow from the returns. I’m not able to let the pressure increase by 25% as recommended or I wouldn’t be moving any...

Yes, I'm sure it's algae. The bottom of my above ground pool is not completely flat and I have to scrub the little divots. I think that must be what the problem is.

My SLAM is going as well as can be expected. I have seen huge improvements in the color of the water. I have algae on the bottom of my pool though. I have been scrubbing with my pool brush as far as I can reach and running my dolphin. For the most part, the algae "poofs" away when I run the...

Oh, thank you for that! I would be spinning my wheels yet again. I saw your reminder just a couple of minutes I added chlorine and I was able to readjust the amount based off my new CYA level of 50.

Or, you can cringe right along with me. I have been slamming my pool for 5 days with virtually no color change in the swamp. I couldn't fill my pool to the normal level because I have a skimmer leak and I'm waiting on my neighbor to help me with plumbing related to that. Anyway...I added CYA to...

I recently moved my above ground pool. I filled the pool with pond water that cleared in a surprisingly fast 24 hour period. I added CYA and waited for it to show up on my test, which it did. Seven days ago my CYA tested at 30. I use the pool math app, but I must have forgotten to enter the...

Thanks!