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Thanks proavia. I just cleaned it two or three days ago. Pressure looks good and hasn't risen since. My thinking about TA was I read that you can get scaling with high pH and high TA, both of which I had for awhile and likely over winter. I never had wall residue before but feel like I did...

NewDude I am not really doing a proper SLAM yet where I check every 2 hrs. But will start that very soon. I just wanted to check if I should buy a new cartridge or get my TA down before putting in the work to properly SLAM... or just start now and hope for the best!

Hi folks! Just tested... FC 0.5 CC 0.5 pH 7.4 (rising 0.2 per day now) CH 125 TA 100 CYA 40 Residue on walls is coming off more easily but still there esp at waterline. It forms white powder under my nails but too dark for pic tonight. Pool a tiny bit clearer but still cant see the bottom. I...

Hi there, We opened late to clean and close, same as last year. On opening, water was clear with pH over 8 and grains on the walls (assumed minerals). TA 100. no CYA. Got algae and cloudiness over next few weeks due to a number of factors (mostly my fault). I did successive MAcid addition to...

Hi, I'll spare you the backstory.....but I need to close ASAP. Unfortunately the last time I checked pH a week ago it was over 8.0 while the pump has been running almost continuously. I forgot to re-test and re-balance the pH before starting a SLAM and now I need to close, but know that pH is...

Newdude you are the best. Thank you so much for your super kind reply. It meant so much to me. I just really needed to hear that. And I am sorry for such a late reply! So I decided to not leave well enough alone, unfortunately, and am trying to kill whatever is in the pool. Even though this was...

I forgot to add that we are at minimum going to 1) remove and replace the old pool cover with a new one, and 2) do some manual debris removal with a net before the minimal "re-closing" at least to get out the leaves. Thanks.

Hi folks. I've been silent all summer because we ended up unfortunately NOT opening our pool this year. In the spring we had a windstorm which blew some of the cover into the pool and let some leaves/debris into the pool. I covered it up immediately and knew it could get bad but did plan on...

Thanks for the advice (and research :). I used a submersible pump to get the water level down today to ALMOST the level it would be normally when swimming/skimming, maybe 1-2 in higher. Is that enough? I do have a skimmer guard and the return is plugged up. This is my first year using those...

Hi there, I have my pool closed with cover and pillow, We are having a major wind storm in Indiana and somehow it upended the winch clamp and the cover has blown into the pool along with all the water on the cover, despite me checking the clamp recently. Now, the water level is almost to the top...

Pat, do you think the cloudiness is all from the algae? Could there be a calcium scale problem too? I have such regrets now, even though I had some emergencies to tend to this fall. What is the worst that could happen if I close now......opening to a green pool? Liner could be harmed...

Hi. I need to close my pool ASAP, no more than 5 days from now due to temps of 22 F. Edit: it will be 24 F tomorrow night so maybe need to close tomorrow? It's 40 F day and 28 F nights now but my water is 50 F and I cover the pump overnight and run all night. (I don't think I can swing mid 20s F...

I got myself into a pickle now! Help. 1. CYA accident. 2. Failed Cl test. 3. Still have algae. pH is 7.0. I am leaving it. I added CYA via sock, 4 lbs, targeting 30 ppm. Wanted to do it fully. My old cloth split open and I lost maybe 2 lbs of grains to bottom of pool. And the tshirt w cya sunk...

Oops I overshot with muriatic acid (after checking calculations 3x) and now my base demand test needs 3 drops to come up to ideal pH. Since I am pumping 24/7 and my pool always increases in pH with pumping and my TA was so high....should I just not worry about adding back bicarb, and wait? I...

Hi Newdude! Thanks for responding! After adding cya in sock till its gone, how long to wait to wash filter cartridge? I know it can take a week to truly dissolve and thats been my worry. But maybe it's not that big a deal given my goals.....

Hi, I did not open this year till a few weeks ago just to clean/check/close. When I opened I had to refill about a third of the water in the pool, so, untreated. I had a pump issue and an algae bloom (my first) while waiting to fix it. I have only added Chlorine so far and water is very cloudy...

Hi, long story short, we didn't open this year till last week. Crystal clear pool, no swimming. Had a broken pump hose and took a week to finally fix it, and water turned green in the meantime. I do NOT know any of my starting chemistry, but I dumped in a gallon of 10% chlorine last night, and...

I think so...mushy spots here and there. So if it is critters, now I must eradicate or drive away! Can't be messin' with my pool bottom!

Big Blue - do you think they could cause a protrusion too? Like, pushing up the liner and inch? I do also see a few depressions too.....and there are a few holes in the yard I've noticed...

HI - I braved the cold. No, it was not soft, it was hard like compacted sand. I pressed it down just a little. It is still a raised bump up about 1" high and 3 inches across. There were a few other smaller ones in the pool too as I checked and walked around. Honestly wondering if they could be...

Hi, Our pool hasn't had much use at all this year :( but I've maintained it pretty well. Two weeks ago, I discovered a 4 inch round-shaped bulge on the pool bottom, about 2 feet away from the walls. We had our liner replaced last year so it's only 1 year old with hardly any use. The ground has...

Hi, Our pool hasn't had much use at all this year :( but I've maintained it. I am vacuuming my pool to close. I discovered a 4 inch round-shaped bulge on the pool bottom, about 2 feet away from the walls. We had our liner replaced last year so it's only 1 year old with hardly any use. The...

Hi, I'm having problems with my pool pump and decided to just replace it. I have a 17K above ground pool, 1.5 single flow older (5 years?) Waterway pump hooked up to Hayward Swimpro Voyager cartridge (15 years old). I have easy access to two Hayward pumps, a 1.5 HP single speed SwimPro LX or a...

That would be bad. Should I assume it is not safe to run then, until it gets fixed? Or can I still keep trying to run it even if it's loud?

Hi there, Today my pool pump wouldn't turn on. We have had no rain prior to this. I checked the electric box and was tripped so I reset it. Did some research on here to make sure the impeller would turn before I started it again. I turned it by hand (on the axle) and there was a "pop" sound, so...

Thanks Marty. I still really don't get how it's so high. I just ordered new reagent to re-check. I measured the target 7 pounds of CYA based on four, 1.75 lb bottles. I then eyeballed an extra 2 pounds from a canister from last year based on volume. I would have needed to add almost 10 lbs to...