Recent content by Trudy.Riehl

Thanks...I think I found my problem. Backwashed a couple times without rinsing. According to the thread, that can cause sand to go into pool! Thanks again for the link :)

Not sure... It looks like filter sand. No clue how or why it is in the pool...:(

Hello, Does anyone have any ideas/hints/fixes for filter sand in the pool (on the bottom)? I just vacuumed a ton out this morning...what a pain. Thanks!

Hey Pat, Here is where I am today: FC 3 CC 0 PH 7.9-8 TA 125 CH 125 CYA 35 I used the pool math and it says to lower PH a bit...Should I? I know in the past I have been told anything in the 7's is ok. Will it come down a bit on it's own? Pool math says raise CH a bit??? I have never had to do...

Thanks Pat!

Hello friends, This is my second time opening pool. Last summer I started with green water and had to work hard to clean it. This year I decided to drain and start fresh. My numbers are: FC 0 CC 0 PH so low color not on tester, TA 140, CH 110, CYA 0 Last year I learned that if CYA gets too...

Thanks so much! Working on the pump out! :/

Thanks. unfortunately it still says 100 :(

Should I re-do the CYA test? From the way I understand you do it is to add the water to the tube until the black dot just disappears. Do I wait till it disappears and stays away or just till it initially disappears? I stopped adding because it looked like it disappeared under the cloudy water...

Update, I just read the suggested thread and here is what I get from it...If I do not get rid of a bunch of the stabilizer, the bleach will not kill the algea...it will only appear that way and my pool will not be sanitized? Am I right? So, start pumping water out? When do I stop? How do I know...

Only using bleach. Last year someone advised me to put the stabilizer in a sock, so that is what I did this year. I guess I should have checked CYA first, but assumed since there was none in there all winter, I would need to add bleach and CYA. Guess I should have checked chemicals before...

Hello, this is my first summer after leaving above ground pool up for winter. Uncovered, added water back to half way up skimmer. 8,000 gal. above ground pool. Hooked up pump. Here is where I may have screwed up... Pool was GREEN and smelly- Added 1 gallon of bleach and sock full of CYA (hanging...

Thanks everyone!

Help. I have been using my Taylor k-2006 kit for a couple months. The last couple times I tested, my chlorine test looked "bleached out." Here is what I did with this kit: I used a 10 ml sample. Step 1- add r-0870 powder...2 dippers. It says if the pink color disappears add r-0870. My original...

Hello all, It has been 1 week since my first Taylor test. We have gotten more rain. First results 1 week ago were: 2 FC .5 CC 7.2-7.4 PH 100 TA 100 Cal. Hardness and No stabilizer registered. Today's results: 0 FC 0 CC PH 7.0-7.2 TA 100 Cal. Hardness 70 and still no Cyanuric Acid showing...Black...