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all down to a great deal of patience and of course loads of bleach

Hi everyone, after stopping and starting my pool is all clear and back to aqua blue or close, although I have been stopping and starting, this last time it took about 2 1/2 weeks from start to finish. I have enclosed some pics for you all to see, patience is a virtue when it comes to the...

Hi, no change in color, my question I have ran out of the R-0871 is the R-0600 that is used in the Taylors test kit the same chem and will it do the same job till I get more R-0871. Regards b/d

the FC is down to 13 at 8.15pm and the temp today was 96F and to make matters even worse (if that is possible) I'm running out of R-0871 Will it be possible to get this at a local store ?? Regards b/d

hey welcome, I just recently relocated here from Scotland, I know where your coming from about the weather btw here in Michigan today it is 94f I think that works out about 34c, just thought you might want to know that :wink: the guys in this site are very much on the ball and will assist you...

the water looks as bad as ever, added 1pt of Metal free to it this afternoon about 12.30 will keep you all posted Regards B/D

Good morning to everyone, 8.30 am FC-26 PH-8 w/bear yes the water looked clearer than you would have thought will this harm my efforts to sustain my FC count. b/d

right FC is up to 28 as of 7pm (a bit over zealous with the bleach) now will check again tonight or leave till morning thanks again B/D

right FC is up to 28 as of 7pm (a bit over zealous with the bleach) now will check again tonight or leave till morning thanks again B/D

Right today wed fc-7, ph-8.2 put in 8 gal bleach at 2pm will check back soon with an update btw did the bucket test and it,s funny the water looked quite clear before adding 1 gal of bleach result is a little cloudy brb b/d

thank you guys for your time and paitence this is so f---ing stressful :wink:

would everyone agree this is the way to go now since nothing else has proven successful b/d

Right guys as you are well aware I am very much the novice when it comes to treatment for my green pool. On this site I have followed all the advice from everyone (which has been very much appreicated I might add). Then someone was kind enough to suggest the contents of my well water may include...

yes this is well water which has a high level of alkaline in it

Hi, this morning (sun) fc held ok overnight but water is still green and cloudy when is it going to clear up, Im ready for a refill this is bugging me something awful Regards David

many thanks regards b/d

also would it be ok to add some mur acid since the ph is still a bit high (8) tonight. regards b/d

how is my water still cloudy green, sorry for all the questions Regards b/d

Well last night (fri) I added another 2 gal bleach then tested c again before going to bed and it was up about 20 fc, this morning I checked it was about the same, incidently I checked the ph and it still reads abour 8, btw at school I hated science what have I done to deserve this :cry: now I...

Hi guys, these are today’s figures, btw yesterday I added 15 fluid ounces mur acid, 3 gal bleach This morning I added another 3 gal bleach. yesterday- wed-----fc-8, cc-0 ,tc-8, ph-8.2, ta-310, ch-190...

how much bleach should I add

Hi here are todays findings after adding about 1/2 gal of mur/acid yesterday 2pm yesterday- wed-----fc-8 cc-0 tc-8 ph-8.2 ta-310 ch-190 cya-60 today----------------fc-4.5 cc-1 tc-5.5 ph-7.8 ta-190 ch- cya-60 NOTE- when doing the total chlorine test via taylor kit...

and another thing is my 1hp pump is sitting at 18psi rather constantly even after backwashing will this have a bearing on my results Regards b/d

this might be obvious to you seasoned pros but how long do you have to aerate when adding muriatic acid Regards d/b

Oh I meant to ask about aerating the pool is it suffice just to sweep the pool and generally just bash and bang the water to create the bubble affect if you know what I mean. Regards d/b

Hi, just got test kit from Dave, here are my results FC/ 8 CC/- TC/ 8 PH/ 8.2 TA/ 310 CH/ 190 CYA/ 65 Now the water is green and cloudy still after 6 gal of bleach and 1 litre of muriatic acid what area do I tackle first Thanking you in anticipation d/b