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I really don't mean to offend anyone, however, my original question was quite specific. I'm using the CYA chart I'm using the pool calculator. I'm using the SLAM process. My question is more about the process than my specifics. Way back when I first found this site it was recommended that...

Knowing that, would it have been prudent to use an extra multiplier when starting? Say the calculator told me to use 760 oz of liquid bleach, would it have benefitted me any to add an extra 20, 30, or 40% Is there another number I could have used to identify how bad the bloom is & therefore how...

I set my target FC level based on the FC/CYA chart. Thank you. :bigboss:

Thanks for asking. I mentioned earlier that I chose CalHypo because I have some leeway there, I didn't want to add more CYA, & I didn't want to empty the shelves of every grocer in the county of liquid bleach. However I was not expecting to use as much CalHypo as I did yesterday & my concerns...

Again, I appreciate all the help. But Jason answered my question quite some time ago without knowing my CYA level. It was irrelevant. I'd bet many people question if they should stay the course after dumping 35 gallons of liquid bleach in their pool & seeing 0 FC time after time. If I may be...

& you can probably tell by now, I wasn't lying. I just wanted reassurance to trust the process. I started about noon yesterday. Added 60 oz like the calculator said for my fc goal based on my current cya level. Didn't get back to the pool for 2 hours... I'm still looking at 0 FC with my Tf-100...

I understand I just want to keep this thread on topic. Plenty of threads about test kits & fc/cya levels. How can the water change rate not be relevant? Isn't that how the chems get distributed throughout the pool? If I check 15 minutes after adding chlorine depending on where I take the...

I appreciate your willingness to help. But all that info is irrelevant to the question asked. So. If my pump is rated to change out my pool very 2.5~3 hours, is checking every hour too much? To little? Or good enough? :bigboss:

Thanks Jason. Just got to keep an eye on the other stuff right? CYA, calcium, alkalinity Would it make sense to check more frequently than once an hour to give my pump time to work? :bigboss:

Did you read my whole post? I'm using the fc/cya chart to set my goal. I'm using the calculator to determine how much chemical I need to add. I consciously chose call hypo so as not to alter my cya level & originally the extra calcium wasn't a big concern. However I'll be concerned if I have to...

Hey guys. I'm not new, but a bit of a hard head. Just want to clarify as I'm battling a heck of bloom today. So according to the pool calculator I'm supposed to add 63 Oz of calling hypo to get my fc level to optimum level for clearing this bloom. However yesterday I did just that & being that...

Actually, with the numbers you've reported (OP) I'd check it every hour or two & add enough chlorine to maintain your FC to shock level. At first, it will be consumed quickly & as you go on it will take longer & longer to consume the same amount of chlorine. For instance, you may have to add...

Funny thing. Just yesterday I was in the pool store & I overheard the poolguy telling a customer to lay off the pucks. So I moved in closer. He tried to explain that his stabilizer was close to it's high limit & that the guy should use "liquid shock" for a little while. The guy (30 something)...

I appreciate the help guys. Found a couple of videos on youtube that demonstrated what I need to do... doesn't look very hard at all, I'll be able to salvage & reuse my valves no problem.

Does anyone know what the difference is between these two cartridges? Not that I'm trying to be cheap, but I can find the 870s for a little lower cost. Most likely I'll replace my filters with what's in there, the 880s, I'd just like to know what the difference is.

I didn't clean them good enough. I went & bought a couple of 3 way valves & piped around my heater. As soon as I turned on the pump, straight to 40 psi. I figured I was just wrong & it had to be the filter, because nothing I did down stream made any difference whatsoEver. I even took another...

Re: How to clean a cartridge filter Watching that video it appeared that there was still quite a bit of dirt & scum at the bottom of the pleat. That's where I'm having issues, getting all the stuff out of that pleat. I can clean the outside & the flats for the pleats fine with just a water...

This weekend I decided to pipe around my heater. I bought a couple of 2" x 2.5" three way valves, some PVC, some PVC primer, & PVC Cement. I followed the instructions as best I could, but obviously not good enough. I've got leaks. So without ruining these two expensive valves I just bought...

I do appreciate the reply, but as I mentioned earlier, I just cleaned the filters & my numbers are within the specified range of the pool calculator guidelines. My chlorine numbers do not change overnight, so I highly doubt an algae bloom. I do believe I have some sort of obstruction, been...

It's me again.... same issue. Since the returns were strong, I went on thinking the guage was bad & finished the season like that. I never closed the pool, I kept the pump running & the chlorine, ph, TA, CH.... all that where they were supposed to be, even though no one swam in it. I've...

So let's say on a normal day my pool consumes 2 FC a day. That is a function of CYA & organics in my pool right? If I have a CYA content of 40 ppm, according to the chart, my target should be 5 ppm FC with a minimum of 3 ppm. If I were to shock my pool, get the FC up to 16 ppm, could I...

Ah... it says relief valve, so I was just thinking. The water flow from the jets are strong, in the pool & the spa on high speed. I'm worried that there is scaling in my heater again. I haven't used it since I cleaned it out last year, but the water is always runs through it. I checked my CH...

I don't understand it. When the pool was first installed last spring, the filter pressure would run a little of 10 psi in highspeed, 6 psi on low speed, and about 20 on the spa on high speed. For the last month or so, It's been getting higher & higher. I cleaned the filters a few weeks ago...

I appreciate this forum. I believe in BBB. However, Tri-chlor, Di-chlor, stabalizers, etc.. have been around for years.. decades even. Pool stores have also been around for quite some times as well as pool cleaning services. Some of these pool stores/cleaning services are & have been fairly...

Well, my kids are probably going to be mad at me... if they knew. I've been waiting for the temp to come up, the pool is looking good. But now, I want to get in & I'm tired of waiting. but I'm scurred.

I'm keeping the kids out of the pool because the water feels too cold to me. Ambient temp is in the mid to upper 80s. The pool thermometer says the water is 80 degrees. I even put it in my net, sunk it to the bottom of the pool & held it there for 10 minutes. When I pulled it up, it said 80...

Thanks Bama, I'll give it a try

So I've been fighting an algae problem for a couple of weeks now. As you know, part of the process includes cleaning my filter. I noticed some yellow spots on my filter, figured they were from some algae growth. I figured keeping my pool at shock levels would eventually kill that as well. So I...

This has been a very interesting thread. I understand the original post is over a year old, but it raised several questions I did not see addressed. I did think about using Cal-Hypo to boost my chlorine level quickly then follow with constant monitoring and adding liquid chlorine to maintain...

Dang it... I got that backwards. I thought high PH threw of my FC numbers. Damanit1! You must be one handsome man. :cheers: Yeah.... I got the look too.