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Thanks everyone. I guess I'll start looking into how to drain it or pay someone to do it. The pool is 5 feet at the deepest and it is closer to 4 feet. And then I have a hot tub that is only 3 feet. So, when we average it all out, 4 feet sounds fair. So, 18 to 20 inches sounds right. One...

Hello, I was here last month, trying to get rid of some stains on the walls. I'm still working on those with perpetual scrubbing. But I feel like a key to this solution is to lower my alkanity and calcium hardness. Here are my numbers (Side note - I ran out of bleach yesterday, so my...

Thanks, mknauss. I'm going to run the pool again today and then check the calcium hardness tonight and then do the CSI. The vitamin C tablets suggested by someone yesterday seemed to help a little. I'll keep going!

Yes, jseyfert3, you were very helpful! I've obsessed quite a bit about the numbers, but it sounds like you have dedicated more time figuring out the logic behind the advice. I've used the pool math, but didn't do the entire sheet. I just plugged in numbers randomly. I didn't think of the...

Thanks for the explanation, jseyfert3. My PH was up to 8 again today, probably as a result of all of the aeration I did yesterday. I let the jets run in the hot tub for a while yesterday. Today, I'll just use my homemade fountain. I have some advice for thinking through how to address the...

Thanks again Richard. You are so nice! I'm sure I have some vitamin c around the house somewhere. I'll try it out.

I can't feel anything and I wouldn't say it feels "scaly." Short of the acid wash, should I do anything to address the calcium levels? I see there are products that say they address it. I'd like to try to address the issue myself first before I go to that extreme. Also, I will scrub it for...

That's the only thing I didn't test. It is 850. Yikes! Do I have to drain part of the pool? I don't see anything I can add in the pool math page.

That was what I thought. But I read somewhere that you had to raise the PH to a higher number and then add more muriatic acid to lower the alkalinity. It didn't sit with me right, so I decided to come to this forum. Everyone is always so helpful here. I'm going to let my home-made fountain...

Oh, my bad. I moved to a new place with a hot tub and didn't update my profile. I'll turn the jets on if that will help the situation. My little hose attachment is working out well too as it just happened to land in a way where it is creating a fountain-like scenario. Thanks so much! I...

Thanks aussieta. And for the stains? Other than continuing to scrub them, do you have any advice for that? I can get in there and splash around. It's close to 100 degrees here in Vegas. :)

Thanks Felipe. I just stuck a piece of irrigation hose in there and it is creating a line of water. I wouldn't call it a "fountain" but I could attach a sprinkler if that would make it better. Couldn't I also just turn on my jets to the hot tub to aerate that part? So, the idea is to just...

Here is a picture of the situation I'm trying to address. Thanks anyone and everyone. :)

Thanks Richard. I have some stains on the walls of my pool I was trying to address and that's why I did all of the recommended tests. Also, I was bad and hadn't cleaned out my filters in a while. I finally did a thorough scrubbing of them and so I'm trying to get all of my pool levels to a...

Hello, I have the following readings on my cement pool (which I guess would be called "plaster"): FC - 7 ppm (and I did the overnight test and it lost no chlorine) CC - zero CYA - 45 TA - 200 (same as yesterday, after adding 40 ounces of muriatic acid @ 14.5% PH - 7.2 (was 8.2 yesterday) I'm...

Yes. That is it. I thought my goal was to get it to register! Thanks so much. I will do my OCLT test tonight.

Hello, During this winter, I did not put enough chlorine in my pool and when I tested the levels the other day I saw that the free chlorine was zero. I also had some stains (yellowish in color) that I wanted to try to get rid of and they weren't fading with scrubbing. So, I decided to SLAM...

Thank you. I got the ph up to 7.0 and contunied with the slam. I'm seeing improvement each day and hope to be crystal clear by tomorrow. :)

Hi friendly audience, I accidentally put muriatic in the pool during the slam when I meant to put in chlorine. Now, my ph is very low (below the orange - 6.8). Should I add some borax to raise the ph or should I just continue with the slam?

I'm in Henderson, NV. I have the PH down to 7.2. I did the test and the FC is 12. The CC was .5. After 15 minutes, the FC was at 11 and CC was still at .5. The CYA is less than 20. Do I need to add Cyanuric acid before I start the SLAM? I'll report on the loss overnight (OCLT)...

Hello, I'm starting up my pool for this summer. I had it covered and other than some debris, the green and I can't see more than a foot into it. I gathered the following numbers: FC - 0 PH - 8.2 TA - 130 CYA - looks like zero. My question is, should I begin by trying to raise the CYA with...

I did the OCLT test. I started with 12 ppm and this morning it stayed at 12 ppm. The CC was .5. I feel like I passed a science test! Now, do I not do any of the other tests until my chlorine levels are closer to 5 ppm? And I believe there's some specific numbers one should aim for, based on...

It is very close to crystal clear. I'd say 9 out of 10. I can see every little speck of dirt at the bottom now (and there's really not even that much). Before I couldn't see the bottom at all! I can keep in slam mode until I feel I'm at 10 on clarity. Then I should do all of the tests in...

The pool is pretty clear! I think I ended up adding about five gallons of water, but it's looking good. I see on the SLAM advice it says you're done when: CC is 0.5 or lower; You pass an OCLT (ie overnight FC loss test shows a loss of 1.0 ppm or less); And the water is clear. When do I do the...

Sorry, jblizzle. I'm doing my best. I've read a lot, and learned a lot, for me anyway! :D I've reviewed the materials again. I'm trying to not get so demoralized that I end up back at Leslie's. Here's my current point of confusion. I'm looking at the chlorine CYA chart. When it says...

Hello everyone, I got the kit and did all of the tests. Here are my numbers: Chlorine - between 1 and 2 ppm PH - 7.3 Chlorine Drop Test 1 ppm FC (Free Chlorine) .5 ppm CC (Combined Chloramines) 1.5 ppm TC (Total Chlorine) 650 - CH (Calcium Hardiness - it turned purple at 550 and then more...

Okay. You've convinced me to buy the TF-100 and it is in the mail. Luckily, it looks like I could potentially return the other one, if I so chose. I'll post some numbers when I get them and in the mean time, I'll just keep monitoring my chlorine and ph levels with my sad, simple kit. I'm...