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Hi there everyone again you know what? The filter was an older model then I thought. Its the type where you can just lift it up and take it out. This one has a bolt on the bottom as well so no wonder the rod moved with the locking bolt on top

Hi there everyone its pool season again!! Well there was a lot of DE powder coming back into the pool from the return so I figured let me check the gird for holes. My problem is that I have a Hayward De 4800 (pretty old) and when I tried to undo the locking nut on the to the metal rod spins with...

Update: we've added de powder

Pics of progress I didn't take a pic yesterday. There doesn't seem to be any progress since yesterday. The pool looks the same. is this normal for a de filter. We haven't been using de powder this year. we think it may have clogged our filter. would de powder help with clearing our pool? we're...

Thanks, I love you guys. I began shocking at 1 am after adjusting pH and TA. by 6 am my water went from swamp to blue green milky color water. Thanks so much

Thanks so much. will start with that.

Tested a few minutes ago, I added muriatic acid a few hours ago TA 30 pH 8.3

I live in central NJ. We had a problem with our filter for the last few days. My husband finally got the filter working today, (no pool service available). We realize that we need proper servicing of our system, but we'll wait towards the end of the season. Thank you,

I just opened the pool for the season, I have algae in there already. Based on last years process and the responses I got I am asking the following questions. I'm trying to stabilize the pH before I begin shocking. What to do first? pH or TA both, or only pH and take care of TA after shocking...

just opened pool. Chlorine at 0 TA 20 cya 0 pH, already added 60 oz of muriatic acid with a reading of 8.3 or up should I continue with muriatic acid to lower pH or add baking soda to raise TA. before beginning chlorinating should I ignore TA altogether until after shocking Thanks, I

the pool looked great as of today. crystal clear. I haven't done the overnight loss test officially, I ran out of dpd powder. just got some in this afternoon. tonights results FC 4.5 CC .5 ph 6.8 TA 50 I added borax, will wait 30 min. to get up to 7.2 minimum then will add baking soda to...

no cya yet, will buy tomorrow. i won't overbleach. thanks

update: doing well, began shocking waters clearing up quickly. any danger to pool equipment if i overchlorinate overnight ex. adding 15 jugs 6% bleach. Thanks

yes!!! will begin shocking once my ph is 7.2-7.4 (since rainy, aerating rain drops) Thanks so much for your support

THANK G-D, ph tested at 7.8!!!! what do you suggest to do next lower ph to 7.2?? and then add baking soda to raise the TA from 50 to 100 or should i leave the TA alone and address it after I'm done shocking

full strength 31.45%. i'm adding another 17 oz now will check again in 30 min

The water is moving. Pump is running fine. Bought fresh phenol red this morn and tested at 8.2. Added another 32 oz muriatic acid only able to check this afternoon. Any ideas?

the pump is running 24/7

I added 30 oz muriatic acid, tested the water 40 min later one water sample was near the return where I had added the acid and the ph tested yellow below 6.8. I took two more samples from other areas in the pool adn the ph tested 8.2. what do you suggest? wait till tomorrow and get some new...

great, i won't run out to walmart now, I'll add another 30 oz muriatic acid now

added 30 oz muriatic acid 1.5 hrs ago. ph is now 8.2, only slightly lighter shade of pink. i used the pool calculator to get from 8.2 to 7.6. I'm at a loss. do you think that my reagents are old? I did not buy them this year. I'll go out tomorrow and get a fresh phenol red.

I've been using bbb for 3 years now. Excellent instructions clear and concise made for smooth pool seasons. Thank you Gallons in pool determined by Jason lion. This Is my first season with such challenging numbers. The test results are current. Now that i know the process I'm anxious to get the...

opened pool yesterday ph above 8.2. Lowered it to 8.0. Midday added muriatic acid approx 15 oz. tested a little later it was down to the yellow range. So i added 152 oz borax. An hour later the ph is back up to 8.2. Measured TA at 50. Should i address TA now with baking soda before getting back...

Just tested the water 6:40 pm FC 8 CC 0 pH 7.2/7.1 TA 80 CYA 20 I'll be gone until Saturday night, should I raise the pH now, should I leave it? I will now add 2 jugs of 6% bleach just in case. Who is in charge of thepoolcalculator.com? Great Value bleach now comes in 121 oz jugs, not 128...

10:15 am reading FC 9.5 CC 0. pH 7.2 or 7.1 TA 80 CYA 20 last night 11 pm FC 11 CC 1 pH 7.2 TA 80 CYA the water is crystal clear now yesterday it was filmy. I think I'm done shocking. should I adjust the pH now. or wait for the CC to lower. Thanks for your help, Hannah

should I add a full 4 lb bottle of conditioner. I remember from last season, starting out with 0 CYA in the pool and adding less than a 4 lb bottle initially, I ended up with CYA levels of 30 during the season. I don't use any tabs. Also, should I raise the pH? Thanks,

The pool is getting clearer. However this morning I performed 2 readings 9 am FC 11 CC .5 pH 7.5 TA 70 10 am FC 8.5 CC .5 pH 7.3 TA 70 also CYA still registers 0. I only put in about 16 oz of conditioner, should I put some more in? and should I increase the pH levels. Thanks

I've been shocking for 5 hours now and the algae/water is starting to turn milky gray. I will not adjust the pH anymore everything seems to be on course. do you agree? Thanks for you help

I retested at 3 pm after adding baking soda FC 3 CC 1 pH 7.8 TA 70 CYA 0 should I adjust the pH? I added conditioner already.

Chlorine and pH testing are from last year, CYA liquid, this year, the remainder 2 years. thanks for the quick response