Recent content by valleyofthesun

I went through the same problem. My CYA was well over 200 with years of puck use. I only use liquid chlorine now and my pool has never looked better. My CYA now is around 70. It takes alot of draining to get your CYA level down and yours seems to be pretty high. Instead of backwashing...

Thanks Jason, thats what I figured. We are going to try and just replace the top end of the filter if Hayward can supply just that section.

I'm trying to help troubleshoot my folks hayward cartridge filter issue where their filter failed this morning by spliting at a seem near the top. They had high pressure problems just prior, with their pressure reading 25 to 30 psi and their pump recently making more noise then usual. I dont...

I just tested my fill water and the Ch is 120. I tested my pool water yesterday and got a Ch of 200 while the pool store came up with 160 for the Ch of my pool. I thought the water here in the valley had a higher Ch like you wrote. I called my pool store and they would only tell me that the...

You might want to make sure your reagents are not too old. I was getting a no chlorine reading with my reagents R0001 and R0002 from my Taylor kit. These bottles were stored inside but were about two years old. I bought new reagents and got a FC 3 using the same water sample I got a no...

Thanks for the feedback...First, yes my pool is in ground (typo on my part/I changed in signature). I do live in Phoenix with plenty of sun on the pool so I will leave my CYA level at 74. I dont know yet about constant Ph rise since I just started using this method (so far great) but will...

Thanks to all that responded. I used the great idea of draining and filling at the same time. I bought a cheap $60.00 pump at the hardware store with a low flow rate. I didnt want an expensive pump with a large flow rate because my fill hose would not be able to keep up. I matched the flow...

I like your idea. I will try it. Thanks

Their concern is the exposed pebble pool surface in this heat. I dont think it will be an issue if it is drained and immediatly refilled but if I can get the CYA level down with numerous partial drains like you mentioned then I will do that. My pool is an inground with a pebble/plaster surface...

Great Site! I stopped using chlorine tabs in my chlorinater after reviewing your site. My CYA level is out of control and I want to drain my pool but I was told that draining is not recommened because I live in Arizona and we alrealy have 100+ degree days. The pool store recommened numerous...