Recent content by tedkar

Hi, I closed my above ground pool a week ago and I use a skimmer barrier so I don't have to drain the pool. I do this every year and it has been great. Unfortunately, it looks like the skimmer barrier is leaking a little bit and I am afraid during the cold weather it will ice up and possibly...

No I did not add CYA yet. If the sun burns off the chlorine fast, then wouldn't that reflect much lower FC levels? The lowest mine dropped down to was 6ppm. I would understand if it consistently measured lower each night but it hasn't. Ill post numbers again tonight for FC and CYA. Also...

Hi all, as I drop my fc down to normal levels I am noticing an increase in algae. It’s not huge but definitely more. They are in streaks always at the same spot. The oclt didn’t show any change overnight a few days ago. I brush daily. Any thoughts? Is it possibly my sand? It’s been 3-4...

Excellent so do nothing. Pool is crystal clear too.

The OCLT was perfect but I was still seeing a little algae but could be dirt. I kept it going for a few more days. If I had to guess about the size it would be a quarter (25 cent piece) total for pool. I think that is fine. Now need to balance out Fc 9 Cc <.5 Ch 125 Ta 80 Cya 30 (lots of...

OK, so it could be normal to SLAM for a week.

Hi, sorry didn't get back sooner. I actually brush at least three times a day but it seems to collect in the same spots. It is not like the algae I started with as this is a lot darker and doesn't seem to "poof" away. It just disappears with no "poof" cloud. I started off at 7:00 AM with...

I have been SLAMing for about 4 or 5 days now and I am visually still seeing a little bit of algae. I am thinking that it has been really hot and it goes from 20ppm down to 12ppm FC. The CC is barely there and registers around .5. Could it be that I am not able to kill it all off because of...

Just providing an update since this is the first time. I have been testing 3x a day and trying to maintain 20ppm using pool calc. I have been brushing twice a day but tonight I vacuumed due to a little bit of debris on the pool floor but also the algae. It was significantly reduced this...

This is the first SLAM for me and so far everything TFP has been telling me is spot on. I suspect the first time I did the OCLT I was actually borderline for 1.0 change and the algae just kept building. I have my fingers crossed!

Yes, just meant that I was changing the filter run time from its current setting to on all the time. Thank you!

Hi, I ran an OCLT and I did see a bit more algae. 9 PM test FC 6.5 and CC .5 6 AM test FC 5.0 and CC .5 I imagine I need to SLAM so I read up on this. I just want to make sure this is the correct procedure. 1. Review pool calc to see how much to pour in for SLAM level based on the numbers...

Hi All, Again thank you for putting normalcy back into my life and making me love the pool again. I suspect I will be leaving this thread and starting a new one since we have diverted from the original topic. I just wanted to give an update and if you could provide any thoughts that would be...

Hi, I actually feel like I can love my pool again! Thank you! I read it earlier but I am going to read it a lot more to understand it better and keep following along. Can you tell me the appropriate time to run my filter? I have heard 18-24 hours but that just doesn't seem right. I think I...

Good morning, the OCLT was 3.5 FC and .5 CC. I did a visual inspection and saw a few spots with specs of what looks like algae - no where near where it was before. In addition, I saw a 4 inch line of a darker substance in the middle of the pool - again no where near where it was before. So...