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Thanks to all of you in the TPF forum. Four years ago I moved into a new house with a pool; I had no idea what to do. From putting the filter parts together to learning about pool chemistry, this website helped me become a person who could manage my pool without getting gouged at the local pool...

This year when opening my pool I used nature's natural vacuum: gravity. I live on top of a hill. I filled my vacuum hose with water, just like I would to connect it to the skimmer, but took the end down the hill and took my hand off the end of the hose. It was surprising how much force that...

This will be my final post on this matter. 3 weeks from the day I started. There is still some sediment that I vacuum each day, but it's less and less. I can see EVERYTHING clearly in the deep end! Thanks for all your help! Still testing and adjusting everyday. Jeff

:) I wanted to get to work early on the pool, thinking it would take a long time. I may have started a little early....we were down to 28 last night. However it would have driven me crazy watching the inky black water, plus some geese may have taken it as a wildlife refuge.

If you're new to this forum (and pools), welcome! It was a little over two weeks ago I was in your shoes. We bought a new house in December and we knew the pool hadn't been opened for years, plus I had NO pool experience. We took the safety cover off the pool and discovered inky black water, I...

It was $130. I NEVER would have guessed I could get the pool turned around for that! Oops! missed a receipt it was $165. Still a heck of a bargain.

I'm now a lifetime supporter! Well worth the investment!

For those who don't believe......I sure believe! In under 3 weeks I made my swamp into a pool using the BBB method. I'm going to quit posting pictures because I'm declaring myself "out of the woods". Certainly not crystal clear yet, but I'm confident it will be soon. I can go to the pool store...

Day 14. Finally seeing some results! FC 18.5 CC 0 TC 18.5 pH 7.2 T/A 130 CH 280 CYA 10 ish but not 20 yet. So there was some stabilizer in those granules and that is helpful because now I don't have to buy any! Think I'll head back to liquid bleach for a couple days and see where the CYA...

Well, it's been a while since my last post. The pool is coming along, though earlier this week I was ready to blow it up :-) I'm shooting for another week to have clear water. The last two days it's come a long way. I found (free) chlorine granules in the garage storage room and quite a bit of...

Re: Minnesota pool NUMBERS Just received the TF100. Here goes: FC 20 CC 0 TC 20 pH 7.5 T/A 12 CH 280 CYA 0 Temp: 48 (Guessing) Thoughts?

Day 5. No close up picture today because there was foam on top of the water, however visibility is getting better. I used the pool calculator to determine the correct shock today (I assumed their was no chlorine left over) and had to back flush 4 times. The Polaris Vac Sweep was used for a...

Day 5. Shocking, raking and brushing every day. Getting a little lighter green and can almost see the bottom of the shallow end. Two days to my test kit!

Yes I can vacuum to waste. Tomorrow I'll see what I can see and start working the vacuum, after I go around with a rake twice more. Thanks! Jeff

Day Three. Big difference! Raked more gunk out and brushed lightly. Can almost see the bottom in the shallow end. It's funny, what would be a crappy pool for everyone else looks great to me; it's now lighter green and not the inky black I started with. Looking forward to my new test kit which...

Work is done for today, except I'll add another gallon of shock tonight. Cost for chemicals used today: $15.92 Tomorrow I'll schock some more and backwash once, unless anyone can recommend a better plan. Thanks! JEff