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How can you vacuum without a pump? There's a good pump on amazon for under 130.00. Harris pump.

I use the pvc filled with sand. Works great.

Ok, thanks for all the responses, I'm slamming!

Thanks for replying, I have ph of 7.5, FC 3.0, CC 0, TC 3.0, TA 90, CA 180 and CYA is at 45.

I'm in my third year with BBB and the water tests and looks great. But, every morning the is algae sediment in the bottom of the pool. Any ideas what I need to be checking or doing? Any and all help will be greatly appreciated.

Looks great! I had a black pool when I found this site last year, our pool has been crystal clear since we started using this method! Enjoy and trust in your test kit!

Check you out! I came by to see how you were progressing and I see you are making it work! I know how rewarding it is, you will love floating in that pool all summer! Enjoy!

Re: New House came with a neglected pool - Please Help! 30 gallons sounds like a good start, you won't need that many at once. But extra on hand keeps you from running to the store everyday. Let it run, test and submit your numbers to pool math, and follow the advise given. Good luck, you...

Re: New House came with a neglected pool - Please Help! We have a sand filter, we emptied it and refilled it ourselves. I was not an easy task but doable with a shop vac. Get more Clorox! You gonna need it! We were able to fill our with the hose, as we are on city water. You won't regret...

Re: New House came with a neglected pool - Please Help! With TFP I turned our pool from green to clean last year. We moved into a house that had been empty for two years and the pool was horrible. After spending several hundred dollars at 'the pool' store. I stumbled upon this site. Slam...

Welcome! You're in the right place. I found the site last year and have never been disappointed! BBB all the way!

:D Have a very merry! - - - Updated - - - Lookin good Sparky!

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and all the jazz to you all. Thanks for all your pool help this past year, I couldn't have done it without you!

That's what ours looked like in April, now it's as clear as bottled water ... keep pouring in Clorox until you get there! Good luck, you are in the right place for a clean pool!

I like that idea, our daughter is staying here with her three children while we are gone. I think she can test and add as needed. Happy Vacation to us all and enjoy your clean water!

I like this idea! I know about how often and how much I use. Our daughter can handle that!

We are headed out of town for 10 days, leaving the pool in the hands of our daughter who will not have time to maintain the way we do. What is the best way to add chlorine while we are gone? There is a frog chlorinator attached to our pump but we don't use it, should we fill it up while we are...

More bleach!

It really is nice to see, and know I did it with the help of the test kit and lots of Clorox!

Here we are today .... We are loving every minute of it! - - - Updated - - - We will test and maintain in the evenings, and do a complete test once a week. Thanks all!!!! Keep up the good work!

My CYA was very high and we used lots of Clorox, I mean LOTS! Sometimes it was 5 gallons a day to maintain the level required. But it worked and the water is so clear!!! Like tap water!

Thanks, I can do this!!!

I pass the OCLT test and the water is clear as can be .... now what do I do to maintain chlorine levels? Do I test each day and add clorox from pool math results? I have crystal clear water!!!!!

Congratulations on your beautiful pool and new home! You've come to the right place for assistance. I'm very new here also but after getting the test kit and following pool math and school, I have clear, clean water. Good luck and don't give up!

Keep it up! This is where I was 15 days ago, I swam yesterday in clear water! SLAM and don't stop! Brush and vacuum until you have clear water ... it works!!!!

There is still a bit of a dust up when I brush, I think I will wait a couple of days for the OCLT test, just to make sure ...

Here is a picture of the water on April 12th, I had already been at it a month with hundreds of dollars spent at the pool store, they wanted me to do a complete drain and re-fill. It was not open last year, as we just bought the house last fall. The water was black/green and nasty. BBB, TFP...

Thank you, thank you , thank you ... the slam seems to be complete. Will do a test tonight to see if I still loose any chlorine. I have a hard time getting to the pool before the sun does. I guess I can let the FC down to a reasonable level and test the pH and adjust as needed. How does that...