Search results

If CYA is 40, optimal FC level is 4 - What rate should the FC level fall by in 24 hours that is in an acceptable level of decline?

here are my readings FC 1.2 CC 5 PH 7.8 TA 325 CH 200 CYA 20-30 (barely any, new fill - only dumped dichlor 3kg in it since start) please advise what should I work on first, TA, and PH, and then add more Dichlor to get my CYA up?

Hi There Last year we finished our custom swimming pool, below is a pic after I opened it from it being covered for the winter; our cleaning lady is .. well cleaning. Anyways, A ton of mosaic tiles came off on the bottom, because cracks started showing up. I contacted the builder, and...

They sell something called flock granulates/liquid here in the EU. They say it is used to combine micro organisms that would otherwise pass through the filter into bigger chunks that can be filtered. Is this chemical worth it even? Can it be used to filter out Combined Chlorine? Thanks

I've been reading this forum a lot, learning a lot, and something I noticed is that the pool stuff you guys in the USA have... all have crazy cool names, like Whisperflow, Aqua Logic, Power-Flo, etc etc. While here in the EU, they don't give cool names to anything, rather just technical model...

NOTE: This thread is a royal mess, unorganized, etc.. I am just dumping everything I learn into here... later I'll make a very nice, easy to read, etc thread and edit this one. Here is my research, I am still looking for a solution because unlike you guys in the USA here they make it very...

So yesterday I called this pool guru in my city to come measure my pool using his Lovibond DPD PH/FC tablet based system as I only have aqvacheck trutest strips & digital reader and wanted to confirm my high PH levels. We get talking and I ask him does he know where i can buy stabalizer.. he...

last night i had ta 270 fc 1.2 ph 8.7 cya 10 i poured in 2 liters of acid at 9am ph was 8.2 at noon 8.5 and at 8pm 8.7 why is this happening?

Is HCL - Muriatic Acid the same thing as HCI - Hydrochloric Acid? I googled it and i read that its the same thing however, I want to ask you guys -- reason being I've used this acid to clean my pool, and I am a bit worried of adding it to lower PH scared it will harm swimmers in my pool...

Foreword: I've had major algae problems, it was so bad I had black algae build up between the mosaic tiles on the pool floor and yellow tint (not sure what that was everywhere). So I drained my entire pool, and gave it a nice acid bath (HCI - hydrocloric acid) so the black algae and the...

PH levels 8.8, AL level 186, chlorine 0 as per aqvacheck trutest digital (NOTE I cannot buy any of the stuff you guys mention here, however I can buy -> http://kerexuszodatechnika.webriq.com/s ... ubSiteId=1 tomorrow which also measure CYA) **My green swamp is going to be drained tomorrow...

should i use anti algae liquod or shock the water using liquid chlorine until the algae dissapears?

Hello, I'm new here and need some advice.. The pool guy in my city has no clue what he's doing so I am taking it upon myself to manage my pool... to rid of of its nasty problems.. The pool has an algae problem, which is probably due to the high TA and other levels caused by using the chlorine...

Hi Everyone I'm Attila from the country of Serbia. I have a custom made concrete pool shaped like a kidney with a water bar, and an outdoor kitchen that has a BBQ grill, pizza owen, place for a wok, and two gas burners to make whatever.. I found this forum by pure luck and I am happy I did...