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Hi Jason, Thanks for your reply. A soft start pump (or more correctly soft start motor) gradually ramps up the torque of the motor over 3-4 seconds to soften the hydraulic "hammer" resulting from a more sudden startup. My three speed pump does this as does, for example, my woodworking router...

Apologies in advance for a very long post. This is a continuation of a thread I started in April in the Algae sub-forum. Just to summarise, I had to switch off the pool over Easter as a result of a large ingestion of mud after a severe storm. When I returned, the pool was a little greenish so I...

Update: I was about to report that the pool had cleared up (eventually) but a closer inspection revealed that most of the dirt had just settled to the bottom. I'm convinced that this is a result of poor circulation caused by a re-plumbing exercise a year or so ago so I'll start a new thread in...

I will, Maddie. I'm not going to touch the pool for the time being. Our local weather forecasters are talking about the "possibility" of an east coast low forming next week. If that happens the pool is going to get dirty again and I'll likely need to keep draining water out as it fills up. Any...

Just an update. I've decided to terminate the SLAM on day 14 despite the pool water not being clear. It is showing a very slight improvement each day. It has passed OCLT at least three nights in a row. I tested FC twice yesterday evening and twice this morning (just to be certain) and, once...

Hi jowilk, I was forced to turn my pool off for a week when I went away and it was green when I returned. I'm now on day 4 of the SLAM process and it has only just turned a very cloudy blue this morning. I can just see the second step down at the shallow end. I've put around 15 gal of liquid...

Thanks Maddie, That's good to know. I've been managing to scrape enough out for testing. Yes, liquid chlorine is only 90c a litre so I'm not worried out being a bit heavy handed with it. :) I'll need to wait for the new reagents to finish off the process as I'm not getting any pink after...

I haven't needed to SLAM the pool for 17 years. Last week we experienced a "significant weather event" and the pool finished up with a belly full of mud. And it was the day before the Easter break and we were going away for a week. Oh well - just turn it off and deal with it when I get back...

Hopefully you have a reputable pool shop. As you acquire some familiarity with your pool and do lots of reading here, you should be able to do most (if not all) of your own maintenance. Unfortunately good test kits (you've probably read the recommendations here) are hard to come by in Australia...

Hi jbilman, I run my pumps in the off-peak hours at night to save electricity (unless someone is swimming when they get turned back on for the duration). So the chlorine is at the mercy of the sun throughout the day. Years ago when I discovered CYA, (the pool company certainly didn't tell me...

I like Perth and yes, it's a long way from here.

Hi Chris, I've had no success with CYA at 30. Sorry for the misunderstanding. Back in April we were unfortunate to experience what the local media called a "SuperStorm". Our pool received a belly-full of mud and dirt and large amounts of rainfall and wind-blown vegetation. Over a period of two...

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome! And apologies for my Australian terminology. As I've been reading through the posts and articles here, it's occurred to me that there are some small differences in the way we describe some things. It looks like what we call a "chlorinator" is referred to as...

Hi All, Just wanted to say hello and thank everyone for an excellent and informative forum. Reasonably long-term pool owner (15 years) but only new to this forum. After having to replace my cartridge filter tank every 5 years or so due to water leaks developing, I've recently had the plumbing...