We ended up with a swampy mess at the end of last summer after getting completely screwed by our "professional pool installer with 17 years experience". Im brand new to this. We took the cover off, vacuumed like crazy for 2 days to get all the leaves out, shocked it, flocked it, and vacuumed to waste. We went from Black, to Green, to Murky Blue-Green. And I'm stuck. What do I need to do next? I'd love to learn the "BBB" method and feel comfortable with the chemicals. Ive read over everything and as soon as I feel like I understand the chemistry of it all, I overthink it and start back and square one.
Completely Lost.
- Thread starter MHaley1980
- Start date
- May 3, 2014
- 63,160
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Right now I have the Aqua Chek Select Kit. Im waiting on my Taylor Test Kit to be delivered, but the USPS is a mess right now.
- May 3, 2014
- 63,160
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Which Taylor kit?
While you are waiting on your test kit, add 5 ppm FC worth of liquid chlorine / plain bleach to your pool each evening with the pump running. This will replenish the FC lost each day to the sun and also inhibit any algae in the water from growing further.
While you are waiting on your test kit, add 5 ppm FC worth of liquid chlorine / plain bleach to your pool each evening with the pump running. This will replenish the FC lost each day to the sun and also inhibit any algae in the water from growing further.
I believe its the Taylor K-2005? I also have a Pool Master 5 Way being delivered due to 2 "adults" shopping without consulting each other.
Oh, the BBB method is old school here. You need to brush up on pool school because you're using terms we don't support like shock and flock. Add 5ppm of liquid chlorine each day .....as Marty already advised.
I used the shock and flock because I knew of nothing else at the time. Im a new pool owner, but I have "old school" family, who still call it the BBB method and told me to look into it. Which is why I am here. Like I said, I'm new to all of this so rather than stumble around and screw up what I already admitted to not fully understanding, I asked for direction. I work in the medical field. If I walk in and tell a patient their headache was actually sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia and they should go read about it, I wouldn't be helping anyone. But if I walk in and tell them their headache was actually caused by brain freeze, or sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia, most likely from eating their ice cream too fast... they understand better. Sometimes people with experience are able to explain all the technical terms in a way that is easier to absorb.
I took Marty's advice and started adding liquid chlorine this evening. Hopefully once my test kits are delivered I'll be able to understand everything better.
Sorry you took it like that. Years back I was in the same boat as was almost all members here which is why we all got here. If you're in the medical field I haven't a doubt this is peas and carrots for you. Overwhelming it was for all of us but as we all worked through our pool troubles it became evident here at TFP they can and did make pool care easy for the diy'er. Come back as often as needed with all your questions for the help you seek and you'll surely get it.
Thank You. I really look forward to figuring all of this out and conquering the swamp in my back yard!
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- May 28, 2020
- 1,242
- Pool Size
- 13000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-45 Plus
You need to make sure you are getting the Taylor K-2006C, or the TF100. The other kits don't include the FAS-DPD test. Test Kits Compared
- Jun 1, 2018
- 16,270
- Pool Size
- 26000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
Hopefully you can return the poolmaster 5way & order the fas/dpd kit to add to the k2005 that’s enroute.
this is what u need they also sell one on amazon for the same price but the bottle for the regeant u need the most is tiny.
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this is what u need they also sell one on amazon for the same price but the bottle for the regeant u need the most is tiny.
FAS/DPD Chlorine Test Kit
Stay away from Amazon with regents since you don't know how long it's been sitting on a shelf....Hopefully you can return the poolmaster 5way & order the fas/dpd kit to add to the k2005 that’s enroute.
this is what u need they also sell one on amazon for the same price but the bottle for the regeant u need the most is tiny.
FAS/DPD Chlorine Test Kit