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Guess I really have been away too long... I’m glad at least one of the people I called on was right. :mrgreen: Well, the pool I bought is oval (21’ x43’)— I thought I mentioned that in my first post... oops. I didn’t even think of straps— hmmm... how do people have a 7ft. “deep end” with the...

Hi all... long time no see. I had to give up my beautiful, awesome, perfectly balanced, truly trouble-free pool a little over 4 years ago when I moved away from sunny Tucson, AZ to rainy, barely-ever-breaks-85° F Bainbridge Island, WA. There were a few days each summer when jumping in the pool...

Also— The CYA test is subjective, and it’s not like the others which have very high precision. To that end, if you feel like you want to check whether you actually saw that dot disappear when you thought you did, just pour the solution out of the test tube back into the mixing bottle... no need...

Firstly, all natural stone is porous. But around a pool that’s a good thing. You can put sealant on stone tiles, but it can make them slippery when they are wet— and since sealant makes the water bead up instead of being wicked into the pores of the stone, the tile will likely stay wet longer...

Yes... Just run it as a normal "chlorine added" pool until you get the salt added. You can't wait until your SWG is up and running, or you'll have a green mess on your hands in a hurry... If anyone is has been in the water already, then you've got people/fecal bacteria in there... And algae...

In the pool section, yes, sometimes it is the lower concentration-- ~14.5 Baume, I believe. Instead, take a walk over to the paint department... It's exactly the same as the pool acid, just labeled for a different purpose-- and it's the full 31 baume concentration, and almost certainly cheaper...

If you go onto the Pentair site and the Hayward site they have calculators that will help you see, based on usage and utility rates, how much the various pumps cost to run... And also how much you can save compared to another pump (your own, or another that you are considering.) Keep in mind...

Actually, I think even that one has the copper ionization feature, but if so-- no worries,:mrgreen: it's really easy to disconnect. Just unplug the connector from the top of the electrode. You can just let the "connector cap" hang there... The copper anode will still be there but it won't...

[getting on soapbox] If your Intex SWG is like most-- with the Copper Ionization "feature" then --- Do NOT use the boost function... Ever! I know what's done is done but I strongly recommend that you not use it in the future! One thing Intex is not very clear/upfront in explaining is just...

It's looking great!... :whoot: In your initial pic you couldn't even tell there was a sun ledge there... I love it. And I saw no one commented on your "Coke bottle tab floater"... Looks like something I woulda come up with... Great minds think alike, right.... :mrgreen:

I think what was meant by the comment about "doing [CYA] in halves" was to adjust your chemistries by adding half of the calculated amount of the chemical, let it circulate and mix for at least 30 minutes (except for CYA--it has to dissolve and circulate over at least a few days) I guenerally...

Fortunately, I don't have to worry about metals, or even CSI for that matter. :p And since I dropped my TA to 60-70, my pH has been steady as a rock @ 7.5, even when the SWG was working. I just figured if it was me, I'd rather spend the money on a type of test that I was already used to...

The quote was taken from this discussion about the parameters that are relevant to calculating CSI (and other tangential ideas ;) ). I've noticed in all my time reading and lurking, that the only option ever suggested to those who want to let their pool operate at a higher pH (@ or around 8.2...

Hey Nensea, I am so glad no one else was home with me while I was reading about how you pranked your husband because I was laughing my heiny off.... :laughblue: You are just a little mischievous aren'tcha, now. :slidehalo: I love it! Of course he'll never again gather up any laundry when you...

It's most likely not anything growing... but rather a sort of "scum" (for lack of better term) made up of the lotions, potions, sunscreens, hairsprays, etc. used by people who use the pool. A Mr. Clean Magic eraser will remove it with the least amount of elbow grease, and if you grab a couple...

I'm not sure why you think changing your sand is a problem, since you said you used pool sand to refill your filter. High CH can cause cloudiness, especially when other water parameters interact with the high CH... at any rate, you should check it at least monthly, preferably-- but a few times...

You can use "Ultra" bleach... it's the best kind, actually. It has 8.25% Sodium Hypochlorite. The only scent you want is regular scent-- which is really no scent added. (They call it regular scent because it was the original "scent" before they started adding all the fancy "flavors", as I call...

Perhaps you were right on the verge of having your "high salt" warning light come on anyway.... in other words, you may have already had high salt levels, just not quite high enough to set off the warning on your SWG... Did you test your salt level to get an actual value/ppm? BTW, all forms...

Larry, For CYA, just round up to the next higher number. The scale isn't linear... it's logarithmic... that's why the numbers get further apart the higher up the tube you go. So, that means you can't accurately estimate the values in between what is marked, unfortunately. I know it seems...

bb, Did you ever get a handle on this situation? :confused: It'd be great to hear what the outcome was-- for good, or for bad (unlikely as that may be with TFPC)... Please give us an update. :flower:

Kendall, That's great that your K2006 is in your hands now! I promise you that it will be worth every penny just to know that now you are in control of your pool, and not some summer-job kid at the pool store. Just like anything new, there is a learning curve involved. But the satisfaction of...

I'm kinda leaning toward it being pollen from the OP's description... but we need more info for sure.

You can order more CYA reagent from tftestkits.net or from Amazon like I did, and I got the 16 oz. It won't go bad if you keep it indoors in a cool, dark place. (I keep mine in my laundry room cupboard).( If you get the 8 oz CYA reagent from tftestkits, it will do more tests than it says in the...

BTW, once you have killed the algae by SLAMming it, then it will be much easier to vacuum it up. Live algae slimes the bag... dead algae, not so much.

If it was tan in color from the beginning of the "outbreak" then it's very possibly pollen and not algae. A couple thoughts: Can you get a sample of the substance, and smush some between your thumb and finger-- algae feels slimy, pollen feels a little grainy and looks sort of "fluffy". How...

I think I may get boo-ed, because conventional wisdom is that sand rarely needs to be changed... and normally I agree. But, I personally would want to begin my own history with a pool with new sand, that I knew was the right kind, and so I knew that the filter was filled to the proper level...

The kids should be able to swim (you too, if you want :p)... just add bleach (as calc'd in PoolMath) to around 2ppm about 30 mins before anyone gets in, and then test and add enough to re-establish an FC of 2ppm after they get out. Once you can get some CYA in the water, that number (2ppm) will...

Any chance the pool builder used a copper-containing algaecide when your pool was initially filled?

*Here is how to use DE (available at places like Home Depot, Lowe's, Ace Hardware, and Pool stores) to increase how well your filter can remove the dead algae [if you try it with live algae... the filter usually will clog almost instantly] Begin by backwashing, and rinsing your filter. Make...

+1 ^ probably very high CYA.. You can determine how high using your test kit: mix 1 cup pool water with 1 cup tap water (has no CYA). Mix or stir well. use this sample to do the CYA test just like you did it the first time. If you are able to fill past the 100 mark on the test cylinder this...