Recent content by wsop33

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    confused with my CYA results

    are you letting your water get to room tempature if your water is cold. I know i was getting higher readings when i tested colder water and someone on here told me to let it get to room tempature before doing the test
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    cloudy water, high TA, hi CH, low CYA, high FC

    I was also in the same boat just less than a week ago and i had been holding shock level for about 2 weeks with a high TA (300) and CH (320 i believe) and after taking the great advice and having patience after a few more days i could make out my liner patterns and was well over the annoying...
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    Should i add DE to my sand filter

    I think i am going to try to add a little DE to my sand filter to see if that can get me over the hump and clear it up
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    Should i add DE to my sand filter

    Just an update here, the last couple days i slowly added more muratic acid to bring my TA down some more, and i have noticed a significant change in my water. It has went from blue cloudy to a more bright blue and can make out more of the bottom of my shallow end. Deep end i can still only see...
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    Should i add DE to my sand filter

    i want one! and i will just walk in there every few days and look around! I could also ask "hey do you guys carry TFP product?
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    Should i add DE to my sand filter

    i'm not being impatient just want to make sure everything is on course. Even though the cloudiness is still there i was pretty excited to get the Ch down a little and the TA, makes it alot easier once its clear i can just jump straight in and splash around like a little kid.. LOL And i...
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    Should i add DE to my sand filter

    This evening my pool in the shallow end is a lighter blue and the deep end is still a little darker. Very cloudy and can make out my vaccum while doing the shallow end. I added a little bit od muratic acid and got my TA to drop a lil. Should this be clearing up or should my sand filter (clean...
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    Should i add DE to my sand filter

    no, just for CC, and why? i have no clue! i re-tested and i came up with .5 for CC... wow i really feel like an idiot!, but idiot or not my waters isn't clear...HAHAHA
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    Should i add DE to my sand filter

    lastnight it was 17.5 , and it only took 1 drop to turn pink! WOW what an idiot i am! The last few days i have been counting 1 drop to bring it clear pretty much as 3 and recording as 1.5! WOW someone just come take this pool from me right now...LOL
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    Should i add DE to my sand filter

    So i got to test pretty early this morning and this is what i came up with ph-7.5 fc-17 cc-1.5 ( not totally sure because it barely even turned pink) tc- 18.5 Cya-40
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    Should i add DE to my sand filter

    ok cool, i will do that tonight and check everything in the morning and post my results first thing. Thanks alot you guys are the best
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    Should i add DE to my sand filter

    its not painted, i have a vinyl liner!
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    Should i add DE to my sand filter

    12% bleach is being used. Menards had their liquid shock on sale buy one get one free so i bought alot of it.
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    Should i add DE to my sand filter

    sorry i thought i posted my CH but i didnt. and cannot find my test sheet from earlier. But from 2 days ago my CH was reading 360. I have been shocking for almost 2 weeks now and before i started the water was a greenish color not too dark, but after starting to shock it turned to the blueish...
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    Should i add DE to my sand filter

    ok, thanks linen. I have been at shock level for about 2 weeks now! I am being very patient, but just getting curious if evrything is going the way it should and if anything else needed to be done. I know with the sand filter it could take a little while longer as well. I just want to get...