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GREAT NEWS!!! I can actually see the vacume head, can't see bottom yet, hoping to see it tomorrow. If I had found this site in May, we would have been swimming by Memorial day! It hasn't been easy, & I needed a TON of bleach, but we are getting there. Scrubbed the walls, FC still at 11, CC...

Any idea on the gritty wall stuff? Brushing it all off. Calcium? I am going to let the FC come down to my target, test again & make sure I am balanced. Thanks to ALL. Feel like we are almost there, Test kit was the best pool purchase ever! Was looking back at all my pool store papers-test...

Wondering if the gritty stuff on walls is calcium precipitate? Didn't have it before shocking. High FC, Ch, & ph together can cause it? Started at 7.2 ph, before shocking. Ph 7.6 at FC 16. TA was 110, CH 290-300, light blue-no purple (b4 shock). Added the Improve(4oz) at 4pm yesterday. Called...

Thanks! Just found some gritty stuff on the walls while brushing. My CH was 290-300, when I did the test(TF 100). Light blue-no purple. Really couldn't say what all I added from pool store this year. Over $400 chemicals in 2+ months. Could this be part of problem? I have Improve(polysheen blue)...

Passed overnight test again, & CC only took 1 drop. Pool still cloudy blue. Run filter 24/7 & vacume? Do I need to shock anymore, no green since July 31.

Passed the overnight test, but the cc is still 1. Had alot of rain last night. Pool still cloudy blue, have not seen any green at all for about 5 days. Do I still shock with the cc at 1, yesterday cc was 1.5. The FC level has only dropped 2 since this mornings test 7am, half sun today, 2pm now.

Only lost 2 FC again in overnight test. CC still 2.5 Still cloudy blue Any ideas, can't seem to get nylon fitted on skimmer Ran the CYA test again, got 35 this time. Hardest test. So I am gona up my FC level For 24 hours-see what happens.

Hi, I am very new to this site, but I was using the same products as you. I just got my TF-100 test kit july 29 & started using. Even though Our problems are different, still boils down to wrong test numbers from pool store & VERY BAD ADVICE! Started opening my pool in may & never got my water...

GREAT NEWS!! Cloudy blue, no green yesterday or today. Lost electric yesterday from 9am-630pm. No fan, no pool=HOT DAY! Only losing 2 FC overnight test-getting closer!!!! Bleached all hoses! Problem, not catching all the fine stuff when vacuming. Goes right back in pool. Clean cartridge...

Soaked hose in chlorine water, and hosed it out-looks brand new(inside & outside). Threw it in the pool, FC at shock level Cleaning up green algea, checking every possible hiding place. Bleaching everything.

How do you get all the algea out of vacume hose? Not much, few spots here there as far as I can see.

Worked a double last night-lost some ground. FC 12 at noon yesterday FC 8 at 1pm today-brought up to 12 FC 11 at 3pm-brought up to 12-full sun today. Plan on testing again & again & again today, vacume tonight again Plan on FC 12 after sun goes down for overnight. PH 7.2 TA 110 CH 290-300 CYA...

Just added more bleach! My filter has a high & low speed- Runs on low 24/7. I vacume on high-is this right???? Brand new cartridge, Hayward green missle

Ran all test again, read extended test kit CYA 30 TA 110 FC 8.5-adding 182oz bleach going for 13 CH 290-300 light blue no purple Ph is 7.2 Should I try to raise the Ph to 7.4? Or is it ok till I get done shocking?

TF-100 test results CYA 30 TA120 FC 8.5 (adding more bleach) Ph 7.4??? Last pool store number. CAN I TEST Ph With HIGH FC???? CH 300??? How do you know if you have copper? Got med/dark pink, not red. Did the test both ways & used 30 drops both times till blue(what color blue?) When adding the...

Got my TF-100. CYA 30. Did the test 2x, came up with same results. Do you shake bottle, sit for 30 sec then another shake, then use? Kept adding till I could no longer see black dot while looking down on it. Last Pool store result on 2 days ago was 65. Did I do it right? Do I keep puting in...

THANKS!!!!!! That was what I figured, just wasn't sure if I did it right. Plan on bleaching & vacuming!!!! LOVE THIS SITE!!!!!!!!!!!

Water is turning blue. Can't see the bottom yet, but it looks better. Have not received my test kit yet, expecting anyday now. New numbers from computer test at pool store. CYA 65 TC 2.5 FC 2.3 Ph 7.4 TA 96 Tot Hardness 247 (not sure what this is) Not sure if I am using the pool calculator...

THANKS. Will the Ph rise when I shock with bleach? Thought I read that somewhere. If it does do I treat with acid again before I keep shocking with bleach?

New test results; Ph 7.8 Ta 98 CYA 80 TC 0.6 FC 0 Ended up using gallon of acid(20 baume,31.45%), 15lb baking soda, & 182oz of bleach(6%) Yesterday. Todays results are the best I got so far. ANY IDEAS???? AG, 27ft 54in, hayward cartridge

Pool store had me add stabilizer last week, it was ok till I vacumed the bottom out, then it was low. If I am starting to understand, when I was adding the pool store shock(3 bags-1 time they said use 5 bags) it was raising my ph(trichlor). Have used the pool calculator. Done the baking soda at...

No one has been in the pool. Yes I have algea because I have not been able to get the water balanced. Chlorine does not hold more than 12 hours. Went through at least 30 bags shock. The green algea is not clinging to wall, pool is still vacumed daily. Working on balance today, keeping my...

No fountains or anything. Just a plain round pool. Trying the baking soda, acid, bleach today.

Thanks. The water sample is done on the computer so I figured is was accurate. Do you disolve the baking soda & should the filter be running when I put it in? How long do you wait to test the alkalinity again? As for the Muratic acid, where do I get it & how do you use it(pool school)? Then what...

Low alkalinity & high ph. Alkalinity bout 50 & ph 8.3 Keep adding baking soda-then ph minus. Water tested at 2 major chains. I buy & add all chemicals & right back where I started 24hrs later. 27ft 4.6 ft vinyl, hayward missile cartridge. Been at it 6wks, vacumed out 6in & refilled last week. No...