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Hey, thanks again TFP for all the help. I just opened my pool. I was a new BBB guy as of last year. I didn't really check on the pool over our heavy snow winter. It is a bit green, but some SLAM should help with that. I'm about to go to Menards and buy the BOGO 12% for 2 bucks a gallon. I am...

Hey. I'm a first year BBB and TFP user here. Loving it! Saved lots of money and figured out my pool chemistry. Just want to say thanks again to the TFP crew and users. Just got my pool all cleaned out today. Leaves are starting to fall. I've got an unusual situation so this should be a good...

Haha, I was waiting for someone to catch that! My mind was in the gutter I guess lol. I found this from searching these forums I think I might buy.... http://www.utahbiodieselsupply.com/carboys.php They've got spigots for the carboy's there. Pretty cheap. Would be perfect for me! Thanks for...

Hey what's up everyone. I am new to the BBB TFP Method. I started in the spring using this method. I've had great results. I opened a swamp, and it took about 2-3 weeks to clear up. I then had high alkalinity and took care of that after another week. I've only had one time where I let my...

Yep, it's working now. I took yesterday off from the routine, but my alkalinity is down to 140. I just put some acid in and The aerator back on. I'm thinking maybe one or two more cycles hopefully. Pool still looks great, crappy weather though. Happy Memorial Day.

Here's the pictures of the aerator. It's pretty solid. Filter gauge is showing 25 psi with that on, normal operating without it is 18. So it's got some steam behind it. Dunno if that would cause the ph to rise from 7.0 to 8.0 so rapidly, as in a matter of hours. Let me know what you guys think....

Hey, thanks to you guys I turned a swamp into a clear pool. Now I'm working on getting my TA down. Ph has been rising. Anyway, I first tested and got a reading of 190 for TA with a ph of 7.4. So I built my own aerator, it's pretty solid ill post a pic. I added what pool calc said to to bring...

Hey there, pool is crystal clear now..today I was at 10.4 then 7 FC so we went for a dip. Ph was good too. I cleared all three criteria two nights ago so now my goal is to maintain the FC at normal levels....also I plan on tackling the high alkalinity after our party. It was 190 last time. Also...

Full test this evening....Here's my results FC- 15 CC 0.5 PH - 7.4 TA- 190 CH- 280 CSI Factor- .2 CYA- 35 I think. Cya Been difficult for me. Ive been from 40 to 45 to 30 to 35. Hard to determine where exactly its at. Wish there was a more specific test! Anyway, it still looks good, I'll...

Will do!

:mrgreen: :mrgreen: I HAVE CLEAR WATER!!! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: Last night I put in a flock treatment. I don't know if it was the flock or just the shocking that cleared it up, but yesterday it was pretty cloudy and now it's clear! I'm going to vacuum it here in a bit. I'll continue shocking...

Another test today, just got home from the firehouse.... FC was 7.5 cc was 0, ph 7.4, and cya was 40. Ali added some more chlorine. The water is improving daily, albeit slowly. I can make out the bottom drain completely now, still a bit cloudy, ill post a pic in a bit... I vacuumed and can make...

Okay, did a test last night before bed and was at 15 FC. Did a test first thing this morning and was at 11 FC. Looks like I'm still losing about 4 every night. Water is still cloudy, got all the leaves/debris out. Should I try some clarifier/flock treatment?

Yeah, they are a REALLY big pool store. They do serve residential customers but most of their customers are commercial pools for hotels and even some public pools across the midwest. Their headquarters is in the city I work as a firefighter in and I've gotten to do a few walkthroughs of their...

Re: Re: Yeah that's what baffles me. Just finished doing some cleaning and went to check on the pool again and its covered in helicpter leaves again....dang.... Anyway, I did the pool calc volume measurement again and it said 23,000. It's a rectangular 16 x 32 with 4 foot shallow, 8 foot...

Well I added chlorine earlier, then brushed the pool, and skimmed all the helicopter leaves off the top.....checked my fc after adding what pool calc told me to bring it up to 16, and I ended up at 21. I only put in approximately 1 gallon of 12%. It went from 11 to 21! Maybe I'm doing something...

Mornin! Did a test this morning to see my FC loss overnight FC 11.5 CC MAYBE .5 CYA 35-40 Looks like an overnight loss of 3.5 Time to add more chlorine....Still cloudy!

I was watching HGTV two days ago and I swore I saw this pool on there!

That's what I'm hoping, just dead algae, hopefully no zombie algae lol. I've been keeping an eye on my pressure tonight. It actually went back down to the normal operating pressure before I added the DE. Think I should put some more in? Right after I put the DE in it went up 1 psi. Then about 4...

Hey everyone. Just finished today's work. Vacuum to waste, but then realized that I vacuumed some cya. Bought some de and added it. Within 4 hours my pressure was up so I backwashed. Then back to the +1 more than normal operating pressure after adding de. Think I backwashed the de out? Did a...

yeah it goes to 0....the only reason i was backwashing so much was because i had read from another site that to clear up a swamp you just chlorinate and backwash frequently. But if I'm not seeing the pressure go up then does that mean some of the debris is getting through the sandfilter? It's...

Hey, yesterday I put the cya into two tube socks and placed them in front of my return. I work at a fire dept. so I'm gone for 24 hours today, but I put the wife to work, she's going to backwash, add some chlorine, and skim the helicopter leaves off the top! My question for the day is...

Thanks for the info. It's raining today so a ill overcast...... But Got my kit! FC is 17 Cc is 1.0 I think. Ph shows 8, with acid demand showing 6 drops to get to 7.0 Alkalinity is 200 Ch is 350 Cya is less than 30 I think. Dot never disappeared. Csi looked to be .8-.9 Not at all what I...