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And ... I would probably be more inclined to fix if this pool was newer ... but when we put it up we knew it would only last about 5-10 years due to some rust issues. We repaired the worst rust spots, but this pool is going on probably 20-25 years old ... So we set it up knowing that it was a...

I'll see if I have some plumber dope or putty ... I am slightly afraid that the whole housing is cracked, so I don't want to pull off all of the caulk if I don't need to ... we have never really had any pressure build up on the filter and before all of this I was told it was due to the filter...

I have a drip coming from where you screw in the pressure gauge ... I removed it and wrapped it again with more teflon tape - wrapped many more times than before, but when you screw it back in you can tell it is not tightening back up. There is a lot of caulk or silicon or something on the...

I hope so! everyone here is ready to swim ... especially since we have 3 loads of gravel and a load of mulch to spread! I have no idea where all the gravel is going ... at least one load is for the driveway though!

and looks like not sunny all day ... chance of thunderstorms this afternoon ... and I think my husband figured out what the mystery sand is ... the people we got the pool from have a masonry company ... the sand is a weird bluish greenish color and much coarser than play sand or the beachy-pool...

Ahh ... maybe not sunny all day ... thunderstorms this afternoon And, yes, that picture is accurate ... One of them actually called me when they were having issues with their pool ... but then don't want to get a test kit ... they did pour a couple bottles of bleach in their pool ... but...

I love my TF 100 and this forum ... all my friends with pools think I am crazy ... but I am not the one making 15 trips to the pool store =)

I started at ph 7.2, so actually perfect for the slam ... but maybe not so perfect for swimming ... It is supposed to be a sunny day, so maybe FC will be down to 10 by this afternoon

My question now is should I add the borax to raise the ph? Run another full round of tests? yesterday when I did full tests the ph was 7.2 and TA 40 ... In the past I have added borax and then run the water above ... I've never added baking soda and actually don't have any on hand but I can...

Supervisor had to get in the pictures this morning ... I can clearly see pattern on bottom now ... major improvement from Sunday!

After scrubbing I got FC 12 and cc .5 ... will take a new picture for comparison

Morning test - surprisingly FC 13 and cc .5 or less - it was just a hint of pink after adding the 5 drops. I'm going to give the walls a scrub though - especially on the end where the water circulation isn't as good and then test again!

Will do! I am looking forward to the pictures where you can see if a quarter is heads or tails! ... Power washing the deck is on my list ... after my arms recover from pool scrubbing!

Yes, although this does not accurately reflect all of the scrubbing and stuff I have done before today! but glad I finally got test kit refills and the filtering issues figured out! Tomorrow I am going to give the walls and ladder another good scrub down!

Was gone for about 4 hours, tested - FC 11.5, so added liquid chlorine to get it up a little ... waited 30 min - at FC 13 now ... I over shot a little to try and stay ahead of the 12 target overnight. CC still at .5 - will check again in the AM!

OK thanks! Pool is in shade now ... tested chlorine at 9.5 ... added to get back to 12. Out for few hours and will test again before bed time!

I forgot to ask ... what do I do with old bottles of reagents? we are on a well/septic

I will take it out and give it a good scrub ... if I remember correctly it is full of sand or something. As for the sand ... I really think it is play sand and it wouldn't surprise me ... the previous owners of the pool told me they did the BBB method, but lots of things I have learned along...

I started on TFP in 2013 when we set up our pool ... I had to make a new profile last year because I think they changed the forum. Anyway ... I would never have attempted to do stuff like change the sand in the filter without yall! Maintaining the pool has always been my job since my hubby...

Hopefully this will be a short slam! Fingers crossed ... here is a picture ... could only see 2nd step before I changed sand

Success! It has begun! FC 11, CC .5 - sock with stabilizer in front of the return!

New gauge is at 12.5 ... so backwash at 15.5 .... to get up to 10 FC the app tells me to add 1 gallon of 10% ... should I do this now, or wait until pool is in shade? or add now and then bring back up to 10 when pool is in shade. I've had the robot running multiple times a day for the last 5...

Ok! I can turn off the water from the skimmer and to the return, but our filter is below waterline, but I will grab the teflon tape! I probably need to add some water before backwashing too much. I should have also added - water temp is 76* and pool is in full sun all day until 5pm.

Opening numbers FC 1 CC .5 Ph 7.2 TA 40 CH 50 CYA 0 Plan is to ... add 4 cups 10% liquid bleach, 2 cups borax, 4 pounds stabilizer ... Should I just do bleach for today and the remainder when I pass overnight test? Water is cloudy, but I can see the bottom step. Also, I got a new pressure...

Now tracking says out for delivery! So, time to go find some bleach! and I am finally starting to make out the pattern of the liner on the bottom of the pool! Hoping for a short slam!

Thanks! yall are so fast! I'm crossing my fingers that this summer is going to be better than last summer! I posted a thread yesterday with questions about changing the sand and I know that some people were wondering why I did that versus do a deep cleaning ... well this is a glob of the new...