Recent content by sandycreek91

Great info, thanks a ton! The sky is very cloudy here (dark enough that my dusk-to-dawn light is on at 9:30 am!), so it's a bit hard to tell. I would say clear, no color, but hazy or chalky. There is still sediment on the bottom of the pool that I can never seem to get rid of. I vacuumed to...

Hello, Forum! I'm opening the pool for the summer after using SWCG last year. I pulled the cover to find a green mess. For the life of me, I can't find my TF-100, so at the pool store I grabbed this PoolMaster Basic 5 test kit until my new TF-100 arrives (already ordered). So, I don't have...

Okay, based on yesterday's thread, I'm shocking my pool right now. The odd thing is that, since the rain storm last week that kicked off this whole problem, my pH has slowly been raising. It stayed solid at 7.4 for weeks. Since the rain storm, it's gone to 7.8, and now looks close to 7.2. I...

Okay, loading up the wagon with bleach. Thanks, Jason!

Oops -- not sure what my brain was typing. I corrected that.

I think I need to shock my pool, but am looking for someone else's opinion (besides my own) to confirm. We got a rain storm through the other night. The next morning, my pH had moved from 7.4-7.5 to almost 7.8. Then, the water started getting cloudy, and has slowly started getting a greenish...

and, sorry if this is a stupid question, but I'm working on the assumption that the kids should NOT swim while shocking. Correct?

I'm really confused. I've kept FC at shock level (16+) for three days. The overnight drop is minimal (1-2ppm), but I can't seem to get CC to drop below 0.5. The water is crystal clear. ph is holding steady at 7.5. CYA is 50. Do I need to keep shocking at this point? It would seem that...

Okay, just checked twice and got two results. FC/CC for test 1 was 1.5/.5?, test two was 2/1. So, should I go to shock mode tonight, or wait and check in the morning to see if I lost chlorine overnight? If I wait, do I bring chlorine up to 6 (target according to CYA chart) tonight? If so, do...

I should have stated my CC is at .5 consistently. Sorry for forgetting that. I've not re-checked FC overnight, but it was stable for three days before I adjusted TA and CYA. I've just been adding bleach every morning to get it back up to 6. I'll check it again tonight and compare it tomorrow.

This morning's numbers (from a TF100): pH: 7.4-ish FC: 1.5 CYA: 50-60 TA: 80-90 When I opened the pool three weeks ago, it was the first time in two years (new owner of the house). The pool cover was very old and had plenty of holes, so there was a LOT of gunk in the pool. I've...

New pool owner and new forum member (thanks, cokomo!) My pool bottom is extremely deep-dimpled. I'm guessing when the previous home owner installed the pool they spread the liner by walking on it on dry, unpacked sand. After not being opened last summer, there is a good amount of dirt still...