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Just a note about this company, after having extreme problems with this company I would do some more research before buying from them. This is my opinion. They have done some very unethical things durning our purchase and after. Under normal circumstances I don't believe in talking about a...

Thank you so much for the info!!! Let me back up here a bit... I will try and keep this short :lol:. New pool set up, tested our tap water (but not for metals) and used the results we found to enter in the pool cal. Added the recommended amount of bleach to get a base line, the water turned...

I wrote, Seems like I'm about to answer my own question with help from a quote from Jason. If I am right here, and using what Jason pointed out about the clouding/clumping.......... If no calcium in present in the water(which I have 0) there is nothing for the sequestrant to attach to...

Hello again, I need some clarification here,(pardon the pun). I'm still confused about the metal problem I seem to have. I understand that the chlorine is reacting with the metals in the water. If I am right in saying this... the chlorine reacts with the metal and turns it green, kind of like a...

That sounds like you found the problem. Most likely the cap froze or just failed. A lot of the time when a cap bursts like that its from a leak and moisture gets inside and over time it shorts it out. Sometime when they just fail they will expand and leak. For what the cap should cost you it...

I can't tell you what would be a better choice (buy motor or pump) but I can tell you that most of the time when you have a "dead short" which is what you have, that its easier to find then something that runs a while and then trips a breaker. Are you able to do some diagnosing or feel...

So is the wording "metal out" is what, a sequestrant? Doesn't it separate the metals from the water so it can be filtered or just change the color? Sorry if that sounds stupid. :? Tim

I may be wrong here, but if you keep adding the sequestrant and then bringing back the chlorine level and then add the sequestrant and so on, won't over time you remove or get the metals out of the water to where it won't be needed unless you add a bunch of water or do a water change out? I...

Not trying to get off the original post, but just a quick question. Where can you get refills for the 6-way test kit? Tim Oh and our local Walmart had the HTH metal out for $11.

Ok we added the sequestrant yesterday morning. We didn't check the FC last night because we figured it would be low and we wanted the sequestrant to work for a while. Checked the FC this morning and it was at 1. So we added a small amount of chlorine in different places around the pool. I will...

Yes I have done business with them. Please PM me and I will be glad to fill you in on what I think of them. I believe if I posted how I feel here that it might get me in trouble. LOL Tim

Thats true! I was afraid of using the wrong term. Thanks! I will use that from now on. Tim

Again thanks for all the info, it is all so very helpful! I just have to share this with you all. First of all I mean no disrespect to anyone if this comes across that way. I was at the local pool store this afternoon picking up another bottle of "metal out". The young man working there was...

So by adding more sequesterant and then bring the FC level up that it will stabilize to the point we won't have to add anymore sequesterant? The woman at the pool store IS a fan of the BBB method, can you believe that? LOL But she was the one who said its the bleach that is causing the green...

Hello all, Hope everyone is well. Ok I have read everything I could find about metals, and a clear green tint. Here are my numbers as of today. FC-5 CC-0 TC-5 PH-7.5 TA-110 CYA-50 hand under water When we set up/new install and filled with water about a month ago the water was a...

If this helps.. There are really only 3 big or common manufactures of appliances. Lets start here....GE= Hotpoint, RCA, GE Monogram, GE Profile etc.. and of course some Kenmore appliances as stated. Next is Electrolux= Frigidaire or Frigidaire=Electrolux one and the same. They also include some...

Hey kyk96, I'm just curious, what does the frost do to clay in your area? Is it because it freezes and then thaws out and gets soft? I'm just wondering because here in Louisiana the frost line is very shallow. We have more of a problem with the water and clay here then with the freezing...

kyk96, Yeah this year we had snow 3 times!! I have lived here all my life (I'm 43) and that was more snow then I have ever seen. So that being said I am not sure about your freeze line where you live. We tilled down about 2 feet or until I hit hard clay. Once I tilled it we added in the...

Hello KyK96, Well.... I just went through this exact problem. The area we put our pool was all clay. Here in S. Louisiana we fight with either a soupy mess or so hard that you can't dig it at all. I got some real good advice here. What worked for me was to mix portland cement in the soft clay...

Thanks everyone!! Its crawfish season here and we cook a lot of them. We use a paddle to stir the pot, that should work just fine! LOL Just Kidding. I do have a submersible pump so I will do that. If that doesn't work then I will use the crawfish paddle or better yet put the crawfish in the...

Hello my friends, Well... We were able to fix the soft spots in the clay (another post) and started putting the pool up last weekend :whoot: ! We ran into another problem...imagine that! LOL So we put the liner in and that went smooth and looks good (pics to come). We started filling while I...

If this helps... I know in Louisiana the code for electrical is that it should not run under or across a water source. If I remember right it has to approx. 4' feet from an active water line or waste line, and must be buried min of 18". I would be concerned about running the electrical under a...

Well..... Tried to work on the pool this weekend. I guess I am snake bit. LOL We covered the area with with a 40x40 tarp to try and keep the rain we got on last friday. I thought that would do the trick. But no luck. The water just ran under the tarp in areas and we ended up with water under...

Hello all again, Another question since everyone was so nice on my last one... Not like we have a choice now, but what do you think about aluminum bottom and top rails? Our new AG pool came in yesterday (oh boy was that an experience went for bad to worse thats another story lol). If we need...

Ok lets try this again! LOL Photobucket does not seem to like me. LOL Click on the picture and it will give you a bigger one!! This is what I'm working with!! Closer look at the soft spot. Our new lake Draining the lake DEEP Did a test with portland cement mixed with clay...

Fixed the pics in other post, sorry Tim

duraleigh, Thanks for the info. The ground is up or down in spots about an 1/2 inch to an inch or so. Some of the area is perfect but some is a little high but like I said not by much. As the water in the clay shifts and dries out the level changes a little. Now I am only talking about the...

Update... Ok, First what I realized is going on with my pool foundation.... I figured out that when we put our Intex 24' pool up, we brought in 9 yards of sand in to help level the area where the pool was going. When I cleared the grass and leveled the ground with the sand I hadn't disturbed...

I agree sounds like a great idea. Just an update... A friend of mine came over to look at the problem. He is the one that does road beds and driveways etc. He also said by me trying to dig out the wet clay and refilling it that it caused more problems. As SCEADU said this causes a pumping...

Thanks for all the advice!!! You guys rock.... The stumps have been gone for about 2 years. I had green grass in that spot without any sinking etc. When I removed the grass to put the Intex soft side pool up and brought in sand for it to sit on I didn't have those soft spots. But now that I...