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  1. J

    Post-Flooding

    I live in Jenks, Ok and my pool looks almost the same except my next door neighbor is putting in a pool and they have zero grass in their back yard so that 7 inches of rain washed all kinds of mud and run off directly into my pool. I've been vaccuming, brushing, filtering, Slaming, DE...
  2. J

    Need Advice on Water Test Results

    Thanks for the quick reply Richard, I was hoping I could get started on it ASAP! lol
  3. J

    Need Advice on Water Test Results

    So here in Oklahoma we have got around 9-10 inches of rain in less than 2 days and unfortunately my neighbors water and mud flooded my yard and ran over the top of my deck and into the pool. My water literally looks like a pond/lake. It also brought tons of dead grass in it which I have been...
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    Need Advice on Water Test Results

    I ran my other sytems today and also added some DE to my filter so I'll also be keeping an eye on that. I added one lb of pressure to my filter like the directions say to do and I checked it every 45 minutes or so and after only an hour and a half the pressure had climbed 10 lbs, which was...
  5. J

    Need Advice on Water Test Results

    I'm 29 hr's into my first SLAM and my Speedstir and SampleSizer came in so that will help eliminate some user error. The water is starting to look better, but I have a ways to go. I have a couple questions. 1. How soon can I test my FC after I have added some Liquid Chlorine to get an accurate...
  6. J

    DIY Outdoor Kitchen Forum?

    What did you use to know how many braces were needed and where for everything? Did you follow an instructional or something or just jump in?
  7. J

    DIY Outdoor Kitchen Forum?

    I have been looking around online for a good website or forum that discusses the process of building outdoor kitchens. So far I know BBQ guys has some links to peoples builds, but I havent found a good step by step DIY of what I'm looking for, maybe what I need is a good book? I'm lookin to...
  8. J

    Need Advice on Water Test Results

    Tested the FC, CC and PH today, water still looks cloudy. It might have gotten alittle worse. FC came up some as I turned up the SWG alittle, CC went down from .5 to 0 and the PH went up from 7.5 to 7.8 so I turned off the bubblers for now to try to keep my PH down. How many days should I stay...
  9. J

    Need Advice on Water Test Results

    I thought it was a testing error so I tested it again, same result. You guys know better and more than me so I have a SpeedStir on order so hopefuly everything becomes consistant. I don't think it's algae it's just pretty cloudy. I've seen algae in pools before and their water was green. Is...
  10. J

    Need Advice on Water Test Results

    So I did the OCLT and it went from FC of 4 to FC of 3.5 in about 7 hours overnight. Also my Calcium went down quite a bit and I just recently brought it up this week with some Calcium Chloride, does it usually go up and then bounce back down some like that? Went from 150 to 375 and this morning...
  11. J

    Need Advice on Water Test Results

    So I've been using a TF-100 for a little while now and here are my last two tests. It rained quite a bit last week and again this week and the water went from clear to cloudy. So I tested and noticed my FC was low. So I turned up the % on my SWG and increased the filter run time. I should have...
  12. J

    Hayward's New AquaVac 650 - Filterless Robotic Cleaner

    I wonder if the "Cyclonic cleaner" is similiar to what Dyson uses in their vacuum cleaners or if that is just a sales pitch?
  13. J

    New Pool would like advice on test result numbers.

    The Pool company never said anything to me about Liquid Chlorine which doesn't suprise me! lol So I havent been adding any. Time to research what I should be using and how much! Thanks!
  14. J

    New Pool would like advice on test result numbers.

    Ok I adjusted my Pump to only run when the cleaner is set to run. Thanks!
  15. J

    New Pool would like advice on test result numbers.

    I have been reading these forums for awhile now and have been trying to soak up as much information as possible, but I would love the advice of expereinced pool owners. I'm using a TF-100 test kit and just used it for the first time. The pool was finished in December and the pool company has...