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Wow, that would help explain things. Since finding this site (except for CYA) I have been avoiding any kind of pool stores and their products. Are you suggesting I avoid doing a test and just try the sequesterant? How do you know how much to put it and what effect, if any, will it have on...

My numbers this morning are: FC 3.5 CC 0 PH 7.5 TA 100 (As long as I have had this pool, the TA has always been a bit high) CYA 80 CH 90

I have my CYA where it needs to be and I have an Intex saltwater generator. I have noticed that I can sometimes go three of four days without having to turn on the generator as the FC stays within the range it should (3-5). I do run the filter each day regardless of the generator. My...

I have been battling algae for some time now. See http://www.troublefreepool.com/is-it-dead-was-slimebag-sadness-t25493.html for the details. I know Intex filtering systems aren't the best, so I purchased the "Slimebag" as well as some filter socks. I figured I would get that algae out with the...

Re: Shocking and Alkalinity and now, SLIMEBAG SADNESS! I have been working on killing my algae for some time by shocking the pool following the rules outlined on this site. I also used a Slimebag. I have gotten the overnight reading that has not gone down, my CC's test at 0. Unfortunately, I...

Re: Shocking and Alkalinity and now, SLIMEBAG SADNESS! Excellent information...thanks so much. It sounds like a google search is in order! I wonder if these things can work with the Intex set-up...

Thanks to all for the interesting and most informative posts. I am pleased to learn this--it really helps to understand the concept of maintaining a clean pool. Very cool.

Three questions actually: 1. If your kid goes to a lake and swims (say Lake Michigan) and then comes home and jumps in your pool without washing their suit or taking shower, can the algae from the lake infect your pool with algae? (Potentially dumb question, we know...) 2. If one can safely...

Re: Shocking and Alkalinity and now, SLIMEBAG SADNESS! At first, I ran it thru my filter (I have the Intex type, which doesn't do so well). Then, I had read here that someone bypassed the filter to get better pressure through the bag. I tried that next. But, I got to thinking about it and I...

Re: Shocking and Alkalinity and now, SLIMEBAG SADNESS! Thanks for the encouragement and the advice. I will continue my filtering quest! I also read about filter basket socks here today and I have now also added these to my arsenol. I realize they don't filter like the Slimebag will, but it...

Re: Shocking and Alkalinity and now SLIMEBAG SADNESS.... I received my new Slimebag yesterday and was very excited to begin filtering with it. I let the filter run all night while using the new Slimebag. The pool looked clearer this morning....so clear I could see the dead algae on the bottom...

Thanks Alice. I struggled a bit with this explanation, but I think your last sentence sums it up. By this statement, I think I could use a Slimebag!

Re: Shocking and Alkalinity A search on the site uncovered the answer to my query regarding safe FC for swimming.

This may be a really stupid question, but does anyone know if you can use a Slimebag with your swg, when simply attaching the slimebag to the hose sending the water back into the pool after filtration? I guess I am wondering if the salt in the water is less than 1 micron...

Re: Shocking and Alkalinity Thanks for the responses. The water is looking quite a bit better but is still somewhat cloudy. I'm thinking about a slimebag...I have been hearing some good things about them. So, at what level of FC is it okay to allow swimming again? I am now at 17, down...

Re: Shocking and Alkalinity It's been a week of shocking and the FC is now holding overnight. Yet, the pool is still cloudy. It looks somewhat better this morning but far from what I would consider to be clear. There is no evidence of any algae on the pool bottom or sides either. When I spray...

Re: Shocking and Alkalinity P.S. I have been running the filter 24/7 (is that okay?) and I have spray cleaned the filter as well.

My pool got very cloudy this past Sunday. My FC also tested pretty low at the time (.5 or lower), so because of the combination of the two issues, I determined shocking the pool was in order. My CYA had also slipped to 55. I did have some algae after day one of shocking that sank to the...

Am I shocking because of the CC level? And what did you mean by Yes/No test?

I went away on vacation for a week and ran my SWG 2 hours each day. I had found for my size pool that was good for a correct reading FC reading. When I returned, the color tested almost orange using the Basic test kit (K-1000). I decided not to run the SWG for a day or two to allow the level...

After several more additions of CYA (about 1 lb. per time) I am pretty convinced the granuals I found on the pools bottom wasn't from the CA after all. The stuff comes out of the sock in, almost like, a dust--no way chucks of it could have escaped like that. I swam down and grabbed a few...

As I quickly learned here on the forum, without the correct CYA, your chlorine can simply disappear....I'll bet when you get that adjusted, you will see a more stable FC level in my humble, newbie experience that is!

Sounds like a good plan. For the skimmer, I just sort of flip or bend the solar cover back around that area. It remains there pretty well actually. For the water coming back in, I leave the solar cover right over that and up the edge as the water goes back in underneath. I just wasn't sure...

Wow! I kept hearing this thing about "percentage" on the forums here and I assumed that must've meant you could adjust the salt output! Good to know it is simply a matter of time. Yes, it a combo, but the filter/pump can be run seperately. I have been thinking the same thing...as late night I...

Here are my current readings: FC 7.0 (this little guy just doesn't come down. My Intex manual recommends running my pump/swg combo. for 6 hours a day and I'm down to 4 now--yet the FC is still high! The Intex SWG cannot be adjusted percentage wise--it is either On or Off) CC .5 TC 7.5 pH 7.5...

I recently purchased a new Intex, 8,400 gallon pool (12' x 24' x 52") with a 2,000 gallon pump/SWG combinaion. I read in the instructions in the manual and it stated that the last thing the water should hit is the SWG then go straight into the pool. Not sure why... I was bummed because with...

Good advice! I have "rigged" up a second pump system that carries my water from the pool, up on the roof to my solar heater and back into the pool. The pump is on during the day, whenever there isn't swimming in the pool--like right now actually! I put 1 lb. of CYA in a sock in front of this...

Correct. I think you are right! Totally. Yup. I agree again. It is wierd though...at first nothing, then dump in 1 gallon of bleach and 2lbs. of stabalizer and wham- FC is 6.5 and stable.... Yes. Here is a link to it: http://www.amazon.com/Intex-Saltwater-C ... B0013E0C32 That won't really...

Yeah, it's kind of wierd. The sock is an athletic style sock--not real old with a pretty tight weave. In fact, I wondered how the chemical would even escape the sock when I first tried it. That is why I was also wondering if it could be anything else too. It just looks exaclty like the...

I have read the "Water Balance for SWG's". That article helps alot! I was just curious as to how I could be having consistently somewhat high FC levels with a pretty low CYA level particularly since I am down to running the SWG only 4 hours per day (the Intex SWG cannot be adjusted percentage...