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Breaks my heart to see my poor plaster be sent out the backwash. This pool chemistry thing can be overwhelming for a first time pool owner. I wish i would have found this community when we first bought the house. On the positive note, you can see the water is Crystal. Is the loss of plaster...

What type of pool you have? I have a recent thread where my calcium was just below yours and the damage it was doing to the plaster was also leaving it cloudy. Not sure what step that is, but if you have a plaster pool i would assume its high on the priority list. ~11,500 gallon in-ground 27 x...

Any thoughts on testing for calcium why my colors are so faint, even after i added the calcium? ~11,500 gallon in-ground 27 x 13 ft 3 ft in shallow, 5.5 ft in deep Plaster bottom/fiberglass sides(?)

Thanks. It didn't scar the plaster too bad, but hate the way it looks now. Guess I'll never make that mistake again. ~11,500 gallon in-ground 27 x 13 ft 3 ft in shallow, 5.5 ft in deep Plaster bottom/fiberglass sides(?)

Hey everyone, very happy to wake up this morning to Crystal clear water for the first time in a month of finding this community and learning about chemicals and chemistry. To recap, I have been steady slamming for about a month on a swamp. Finally got to where I passed the overnight chlorine...

I tried to maneuver it around but no budging. Thanks for your help. ~11,500 gallon in-ground 27 x 13 ft 3 ft in shallow, 5.5 ft in deep Plaster bottom/fiberglass sides(?)

I meant to attach this to help anyone advise me. ~11,500 gallon in-ground 27 x 13 ft 3 ft in shallow, 5.5 ft in deep Plaster bottom/fiberglass sides(?)

So, I had planned to go out and do as the video instructed. Turns out the plumbing connecting the multi port wasn't built with unions. Watched a few videos, and I'm guessing the only solution is cutting the pipes and installing unions? As a first time house owner with limited DIY experience, is...

I do have one of each. What is the thought process of removing them? Trapped algae contaminating the pool? ~11,500 gallon in-ground 27 x 13 ft 3 ft in shallow, 5.5 ft in deep Plaster bottom/fiberglass sides(?)

Been slamming for a month. I had a swamp in the back yard of the house we bought. Last Test: FC-18 CC-0 pH-7.0 TA-120 CYA-40 CH-60 Last night i literally didn't lose a single ppm in FC, tested FC before going to bed and it was 18 then too. I know the calcium is way low, and i have some de-ice...

Definitely not opposed, just didn't see any when I went to the store. I'll check online again. ~11,500 gallon in-ground 27 x 13 ft 3 ft in shallow, 5.5 ft in deep Plaster bottom/fiberglass sides(?)

Pool company around me sells liquid chlorine but you have to bring your own container. They sell it for $5.00 a gallon, but the cheapest i found was $4.50 at Lowe's and home Depot for 11%. Can't find that bleach anywhere for less than $3 bucks. May be worth the convenience to get 5 gallon...

Based on my crude math, 1/4 a gallon, for 30 days, will need approximately 8 gallons? At the price I'm buying at that is $40 per month, let's say $50 if you add an extra gallon for shock. Is that about that you pay for monthly upkeep? ~11,500 gallon in-ground 27 x 13 ft 3 ft in shallow, 5.5...

Also, why does your link take me to this page? I have noticed that many links on here are going to unrelated pages. Is that an issue with Tapatalk or bad links? Sorry if I'm hijacking this thread. ~11,500 gallon in-ground 27 x 13 ft 3 ft in shallow, 5.5 ft in deep Plaster bottom/fiberglass...

I just started using liquid chlorine. I know it's all based on pool size, sunlight, etc, but what is an average amount of liquid chlorine per day for a pool? And can you get by with adding it once per day or does it need to be twice? ~11,500 gallon in-ground 27 x 13 ft 3 ft in shallow, 5.5 ft...

The Pool Math app says to add 23 lbs of calcium chloride. That would be $50 or so of the stuff at Lowe's. Does this sound right? ~11,500 gallon in-ground 27 x 13 ft 3 ft in shallow, 5.5 ft in deep Plaster bottom/fiberglass sides(?)

How did you get a resolution? Did you just keep the shock levels until it went clear? ~11,500 gallon in-ground 27 x 13 ft 3 ft in shallow, 5.5 ft in deep Plaster bottom/fiberglass sides(?)

Yeah, sounds like you are in my boat. I was only able to shock my pool once a night. Granted i had a green pool, but it took nearly a month for me to finally passed the over night chlorine loss test. ~11,500 gallon in-ground 27 x 13 ft 3 ft in shallow, 5.5 ft in deep Plaster bottom/fiberglass...

By the way, some said they had never seen a pool that is part fiberglass part plaster. I finally can get pictures of it. Am i crazy or is that what my pool is? ~11,500 gallon in-ground 27 x 13 ft 3 ft in shallow, 5.5 ft in deep Plaster bottom/fiberglass sides(?)

Hey guys, I've been in a slow but sure slam process for close to a month. Being away from home a lot means I fall below the shock level throughout the day, but last night i finally passed the over night chlorine loss test. I've been so worried about shock levels, free chlorine, and pH, that I...

If you have gotten true reads at 80 cya, then I'd pump about 60% of the water. They should get you in the 30s, and then you are good to go with the SLAM. It'll be much easier to keep that 12 ppm, and much cheaper too. If you drain too much, now you risk having to put more conditioner in, and...

@rctreece This. I am in your same boat, and yesterday was the first day in a month that i finally saw the bottom of the deep end clearly. I had to do 2 different drain and refills. From what i read, the cya tests are only accurate under 100. If it's over 100, the difference between says 150...

Thanks for the replies. I'll make sure to get the FC up. ~11,500 gallon in-ground 27 x 13 ft 3 ft in shallow, 5.5 ft in deep Plaster bottom/fiberglass sides(?)

Cya is 40. I'm using the Taylor k 2006. Is it rare for me to be slamming for this long? Been about 3 weeks now that I keep putting a gallon or so a day of liquid chlorine. Also, about the makeup of my pool. Am i just crazy when i say j have a plaster/fiberglass pool? ~11,500 gallon...

Bought a house that has an in-ground pool. To my best guess it's 11-12k gallons of water. This will reveal my lack of experience, but I'm not quite sure what it's made of. My best guess is a plaster bottom, but the sides seem to be a hard smooth surface, possibly fiberglass? Does this...