Recent content by Smitty24

Sorry, I left that out somehow. My pH is currently 7.2. It climbs pretty rapidly though. I’m hoping that changes as the pool ages. I also have boric acid coming from dudadiesel which might help slow my pH climbing so fast. I’m multiplying the # of drops by 25 using a 10mL sample. No speed stir...

Any help is appreciated as I’m at my wits end. We have a roughly 6 month old gunite pool. I’ll list all my parameters below, but my issue is CH. It was all the way up to 775 so I decided to go ahead and do a partial drain and refill with our tap water that consistently tests right at 300. I...

Thanks, and that's a great idea about putting all the equipment in the pool to sanitize it. I think I might follow your lead and do the same! I passed all 3 tests and my SLAM is officially a success, but I may carry the FC levels a little high for a few days just to be safe. After this I'm going...

Thanks, the pool is now crystal clear! I could've done the OCLT yesterday but decided to just keep the FC at slam level another day to make sure. I'm doing the test tonight and expect it'll pass, so hopefully my slam is complete. It's nice to have the beautiful water again and know my levels are...

I've seen some great progress today! My pool is back to a shade of blue now, so I'm super happy. I've been running DE in the sand filter to help things out, leaving it in for around 3-4 hours, backwashing, and then re-adding the DE. I've done this cycle I think 4 times today. I've kept the FC up...

Thanks Felipe! I did backwash the filter yesterday just to be safe. There was no noticeable jump in pressure, but my pressure dial is pretty crappy and I don't put much faith in it. I added some DE to the sand filter this morning, so I'll have to do another backwash in a few hours. The pool is...

For those following at home, I just tested again and my FC was 14.5ppm, down from 22.5ppm at 12:10PM. There's no visual change I can see yet, but the fact that the chlorine seems to be getting used now makes me hopeful. I also verified my CYA level was at 50. This time I'd have called it closer...

Just tested FC and CC after a thorough brushing, and this morning FC was down to 18ppm (from 23) but my CC is still at 0.5ppm. At least it seems like some of the chlorine was used, so hopefully it'll start going good now. I added the recommended amount of bleach to get my FC back up to 20. I...

Sorry, I totally forgot to include my pH! It was 7.2 at the start of the SLAM. There's no organic matter in the pool to speak of, I've kept it pretty clean all winter long. I noticed some algae on the walls and floor after being out of town a couple weeks, so I went ahead and brushed everything...

Thanks Duraleigh, I thought I was doing everything right but it's always good to hear it from someone else just to be sure. I am running the pump 24/7, and I've brushed the pool twice so far, as well as running our robot almost continually in an effort to keep everything from settling. I'll keep...

I finally got started doing a SLAM on my pool and have a question about how quickly the chlorine level should be dropping. I'll begin with sharing my beginning test numbers and my current ones. March 27th, initial test before SLAM: 0ppm FC 0ppm CC 525ppm CH TA 80 CYA 100 Replaced 40-50% of...

I have no experience what so ever doing masonry, but if I was DIY'ing it and it looked like that I'd tear it down and start over. I definitely wouldn't accept that level of work from a "professional". Wow, really sorry to hear you're having so many difficulties.

I went ahead and returned the 12V and ordered the 120V. The 12V would require a transformer, about a $100. The 120V light is right at $100 more than the 12V, so I'm assuming they basically just use a built in transformer, thus the price difference. This way I don't have to do any re-wiring, just...

Looks like I got a little too excited when the wife gave me the thumbs up to buy a new light. I failed to notice that some models were 12V and others were 120V. My next question is whether or not there's any benefit/reason to buy a transformer and install the 12V light, versus return it and...