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We are discussing perhaps replastering this coming March/April since we have bad calcium pitting, and I was wondering if this was a good time to run new return jets on the pool. I made a thread before about poor circulation in a couple of corners (and it appears to be most of that side of the...

some progress, waiting on pH to climb back up, it was at 7.0ish this morning but TA has definitely dropped drastically. TA is reading just under 150ppm (using 10mL sample to save reagents, will do 25mL sample when closer to 100ppm). thank you all for the help, I have to do a dye test this...

didn't know that, I'll have to talk to my brother and FIL about shocking more often since they're so insistent on trichlor, I've tried to convert them to BBB but no luck... awesome, so for the time being I'll allow the water to do the adjusting until I can get my aerator fabricated, with a...

well, I do believe the black algae is an issue of circulation because as long as I keep the chlorine level above 1.5ppm (typically 2-3ppm) I don't get any algae in the pool except for that corner, if I pour 1/4-1/2 gallon into that corner during addition, pool looks good. its not so much the...

yeah, typically I don't have a problem, but sometimes after rain or if I forget to pour bleach in a certain corner (see my black algae thread) I'll get a black algae colony starting in the corner (always the same corner), other than that I never have bad algae (or hardly any actually), I maybe...

the 3 right most returns are turned as far as they can in respective directions.

sounds like progress :) keep an eye on that pressure gauge for the filter, can't wait to see the finished pictures.

first off, some test results for you all: FC - 3.0ppm CC - 0.0ppm pH - 7.8 (added 1 gal acid) TA - 180 CH - 150 CYA - <30 (probably closer to 15-20) so I like running low CYA, it allows me to run low FC so I don't get any chlorine smell/taste while swimming, I'm raising it closer to 30...

I've been getting black algae in the corner of my pool for a while now. it started in '08 when I left on my honeymoon for 2 weeks, returned and the algae had set in. I poured bleach in that area and left the pump off over night, having used a metal brush prior to bleach to "pop open the...

Thanks jason, I'll put off the re-plaster, its just not in the budget and it may be unsightly, but its not doing any more harm so...and I'll probably just do an underwater repair, no need to drain and refill 5k gallons especially since we just got a water bill for 25k gallons since using power...

current test results: FC - 3.0ppm CC - 0.0ppm pH - 7.4 TA - 200 CH - 150 CYA <30 but close to Well, I have some plaster to repair on the top step. should I drain down and use a normal repair kit or are the quickset just as good? secondly, because of the soft tap water and having replaced so...

first check the multiport lever and spring and what not, I think I paid $20 or so and had it completely rebuilt by warehouse pools, they didn't charge anything to do the repair...works like new. then with the new gasket, my pool buddy, who has worked on them for 14 years now, suggests using...

I have a friend who apparently works at the local Warehouse Pool Supply store, didn't know he worked there. he has been working on pools for the past 7 years and has learned quite a bit. for the stains, he thinks it might be metallic and suggested I use a lemon (whole lemon) and rub the rind...

well, power washing didn't do anything. the only time I saw the stains disappear was the one time I got too close and etched a little plaster off (not enough to really tell unless you felt it with your hand). I'll try the super shocking and brushing daily for a week before going extreme and...

I will be borrowing my father-in-law's power/pressure washer this weekend to clean off some siding and patio, how well would a power washer do at cleaning the pool w/o draining or with draining?

First and foremost, so I don't get hollered at, test results: FC - 3.0 CC - 0.0 (<.5 at least), FC was 3 at 9pm and again at 9am pH - 7.4 CH - 40 (just added 10 lbs this morning) TA - 180 The top step has missing plaster spots and I am wondering do I drain the pool down lower than the top step...

I tested the fill water prior to adding for CH, TA, and pH, using a taylor kit for CH and OTO (?) drops for other. CH was 50, TA was 250+ and pH was 8.0+ (took 6 drops of #3 to bring it down to 7.5). updated test from this morning. (Using OTO drops) FC - ~8 (used 50/50 pool distilled water)...

welp, seems I'm an idiot because after just vacuuming the shallow end, the pool started to clear up and I could see past the third step to the blurry floor. vacuumed up a bit of the leaves that were apparently down there and thats when disaster struck... my leaf canister decided to come apart...

sorry, I guess it would help to know the model. its a Pac Fab Nautillus Stainless Steel 60 sqft DE filter. the multiport is a Hayward Vari-flo, but don't know the exact model (its white) I thought the multiport went: Filter: pool>pump>filter>pool Rinse:pool>pump>filter>waste...

thats what I thought, and I hope I didn't screw anything up putting the pvc glue on that pipe. like I said, its a 2" sch40 pvc pipe in there, and I dont' think it is like that from factory/ original part. the part per some websites, is $35 pre-shipping, which is understandable why the previous...

you keep your house at 78 :shock: :shock: :shock: thats like my mom's house where she doesn't run the a/c unless it hits 82 in the house. my house is at a cool, comfortable 73, drops to 70 at night. and I keep my chemicals in the wetbar. its cool, dry, and dark. speaking of though, I need...

well, I didn't post results because I haven't "tested" the water, I just shocked the levels up and did what I did last year to clear up the pool, didn't require much thought if you know what I mean. well, the filter was full of DE (and clumpy on it) when I pulled it apart to clean, but would...

I know this has been covered a few times, but mine is actually a more severe case than I've been reading. my filter doesn't filter AT ALL. I have been running the pump almost non-stop for a full week and it hasn't cleared at all, I still can't really see the second step. I have taken the...

forgot about wiring :hammer:, means I'll be tearing up the rock "decking" around the pool to do it right? or will it lift up fine? I didn't think I'd be able to DIY, but if the person/company that does the acid washing would be willing to do this, I figured it was a good time to do both so I...

Sorry if this has been discussed before... My wife has complained that at night the shallow end of the pool seems a little dark and she refuses to swim at night (shes seen too many movies and can't stand dark water). SO, that raises the question, how difficult is it to add a light near the...

so on a gunite pool it won't cause too much problems, especially with moving the puck every so often. I have tried to shocking method, I was even pouring the bleach directly over the affected areas (do 4 gals added infront of a return, and then 4 gals over the area). when that didn't work I...

From the deep end (away from the algae): FC 3.0ppm CC <.5ppm CYA 35ppm pH 7.6 TA 170 (I know, its high) where the algae is FC 0.0ppm CC 0.0ppm (nothing is registering) CYA 35 pH 7.7 TA 170

It slowly started earlier in the summer when the wife and I went on vacation for a week and used cal-hypo in a floater to maintain the pool. When we got home, the cal-hypo was completely gone and the pool was still blue, but there was signs of algae growth on the flat parts of the steps. I...