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Thanks Jason, I just raised the TA to 60 and now after 3 days of continuous pump my pool is almost clear. TA is in check , PH as well, FC is obviously still high at about 25. What would be a safe FC value for letting the kids jump back into the pool? Tomorrow morning they ll see the pool...

OK after almost 2 years of trouble free pool, thanks to BBB, I am now fighting some algae (my liquid chlorine supplier has gotten me without product for more than two weeks now). I am currently shocking my pool at 26 FC and have been running my pump for almost 48 hours. Pool finally turned...

This was actually the point of my question. Pouring in front of the return will still involve some stirring in order to ensure proper propagation. While the return valve should take that by themselves ............. P_

Is it OK to pour the liquid clorine directly into the skimmer ? Or you should always pour it slowly in front of the return jets ? P_

I surely had calcium scaling and only recently (got wise thanks to tfp) adjusted my CH level that was previously pretty much zero having used rainy water to fill up the pool. How do I do a no drain acid wash ?

My 3 years old plaster pool is fading its color. I've had it plastered with Diamond Brite Midnight Blue. Replastering is out of question , it would take to much money to import the product back, and I am thinking to just paint it ? Is it an insane idea ? P_

My TA level is at 50 and I do not seem to be able to keep it at 80/100. Is it because I have to constantly use muriatic acid to balance the regular increase of PH? I am using 12% bleach and in another thread of mine it's been discussed that the quality of my bleach might be the cause of the...

For as common as it seems, I am having hard time finding acid muriatic at my local supermarket or anywhere where I live. It may be weeks before they will stock it up again. Is there a common product that I can use as an alternative ? I just found out that, in my BBB method, using common bleach...

I use liquid clorine at 12%, I generally dump the required amount every afternoon , a couple of hours before I turn the pump off. Is there a specific pump/hardware for making the liquid clorination and/or the addition of the acid an autormatic process ? P_

Yes they are dark greenish now, but sure they tend to go to the black side. You may be very well right about the PH, it tends to go high and I need to add muriatic acid every second day. But why does it keep going up? It is because I have an infinity edge and the water get aireated overflowing...

I've gladly maintained my pool with a BBB method, for over 4 months now. All my values seems to be in check but I keep getting the grow of this "algae" . Can you please look at the pic and let me know what they are how to prevent them ? They are quite hard to be scrubbed off. I need a metal...

Ouch :hammer: , and I thought I already had some knowledge. Chem Geek you really stand behind your nick !!! I'd say that the amount of urea is even more considering that the age of the kids was 4-7. I guess I have to wait a whole week before things will be back to normal. P_

"I am surprised that you had any FC left at all after that. :shock:" oh no, I did have a FC reading of almost zero at the end of the party . FC = 3 is now ....... actually now if 5.5 , because after your post I immediately added some more liquid clorine. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving , and...

Thanks gyus for your prompt answers . @257 you say "Super Blue is a clarifier" what do U mean by that ? I am ruling out any algae (I have no CC and the FOT is negative) and my guess is that I just have some "unkwown" suspension in my pool, would a clarifier be used exactly for that ? @bk406...

In the aftermath of a bday party with approximately 50 kids bathing for 4 hours, my pool is not anymore sparkling blue as I've kept it for the past month. The chemicals are all fine but I after 4 days the pool is still a little bit hazy. Do not get me wrong, I can clearly see the bottom, but...

Thanks kem, I have clear the concept of counterbalancing the acidity of the borax But my question is: is there an advantage in adding it all in one time vs doing it overtime (months)?

So can I increase the borate level over time or should I do it all at once. I think I read somewhere some saying that middle level of borates are actually bad. P_

Thanks,I understood the concept of the shock as a process and not a routine. My pool is stable now , but my level of sparklypoolitis is definitely raising :mrgreen: .

Having moved completely to the BBB maintenance method, what would be a normal Chorine use of my pool. I figured out I should add approximately 3 cups a day of 12% bleach, adding 2ppm of FC to my pool. FC : 4 TA : 65 CYA : 45 PH : 7.6 10,000 Glns plaster pool Temperature : 80 degrees , hot and...

I do not have a test kit for borates. Can I assume that the borate level will remain unchanged over time ? Will I have the same final borate level if I dissolve 4 boxes of 20 mule team at the same time, as well as if I add 1 box a month ??? What I am trying to say/ask is if the borates are like...

I now have a sparkling blue pool, but Hurricane Richard came to mess things up : http://qik.com/video/16643813 :?

Finally got my TFTest kit, but now I am obsessed with the values of my water :mrgreen: :mrgreen: I have a FC level of 3 and CC of 0.5 . Should I get rid of them right away, or should I shock once a week ? P_

I just filled my pool, with pretty much all rainy water. my CH is 50. Should I really aim to raise this level ? I am not even sure I can find the right chem for that where I live. And if so, what's the minimum CH level I should bring the water to ? P_

Although we are now going toward the "cold" months, I still leave in a location where cold is in the middle 70's . I just started a new era of my pool (thanks to this forum) using the BBB method. What would you suggest for algae prevention ? In the past , when I was completely illiterate and...

Thanks for your reply. CYA is on his way up, I'll test in a week. Was thinking of some Borax as a one time dose to stabilize ph and control algae, but dunno how much to put in my 10k glns pool. I guess I can easily assume that my borates level is now zero. P_

Yahoooooo, my test kit has arrived !!!! As expected my CYA was sky high at 180. Considering that, where I live, I have no other way to lower my CYA but replacing water , I went the hard way and completely drained the pool. Back to square ONE but this time I have all the tools to keep my pool...

I am just filling up my pool and these are the initial values : FC : 3 CC : 0 PH : 7.5 TA : 50 CYA : 0 Do I need to increase my TA ? And if this is the case, do I need to use Baking Soda or Borax , and how much ( 10k gallons ) ? Also, is it recommended to use an initial dose of BORAX anyhow ...

Hmmm, strange, very strange. I can swear that the clorox I saw in the supermarket did not have any ingredients on the label. Either it was a fake clorox (i doubt), or clorox has different labels for export market (and I still doubt, because most of the products we buy here come straight from usa...