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The magnetic stir thing is the best!!! I found these guys last year when I moved into a house with a un kept pool, and I have never owned a pool before. They got me on track and perfect all year and opening this year was perfect!. The Magnetic stirrer is a must for me, I am not coordinated...

So I rented a house last spring that had an in-ground pool. My first ever experience with a pool. I was unsure of what to do and started the classic googling. I was referred to this site by another forum and I started reading through the Pool School articles (A Must!!!). I was unsure what I...

BJ's wholesale in Wilmington DE and South of Philly area(can't remember the town) has %12.5 Pool Shock for 13.99 for a case of 4 (128oz). Equals $3.49 a gallon for %12.5. "]

In all seriousness Brandyfer, you need to stop doing what you think is right. And seriously take a listen to the people on this forum. It may take some time or it might not, but do not look for a quick fix. Quick easy fixes are what made your water turn green in the first place. Once you get on...

should have thrown some turtles in there....maybe 4 of them.......

My local BJ's has Pool Shock in a 4 bottle case at %12.5 I can't remember the exact price but it worked out to around 3.33 a gallon. so about 30 cents more than walmart for 12.5%

Sad to say but you probably won't be able to swim right away. Like everyone will say on here. http://www.troublefreepool.com/content/ Read the Pool School link and read it, then read it again, then again. Don't put anything in your pool other than what is listed under the Pool School...

Work on a ship??? Wouldn't be the Diligence would it?? Anyway i used to be stationed in Oak Island about 45 minutes south of Wilmington and i'm originally from NC, so if you have any questions about the area i'm glad to help. Anyway, definately listen to these people on here. They are a...

Got home this afternoon and the FC had dropped a bit (My CYA is about 30-35 so not the best sunscreen) due to our 92* super sunny day. But as you can see i am crystal clear!! I vacuumed everything and got all the sand out of the pool so everything is looking good. FC - 10.6 (bumped it back up...

FYI how much Granuals for CYA did you add. Sometimes it can take a WEEK to get a good reading for CYA, unless you use the liquid (seems pretty quick). just an FYI on CYA.

I was under the impression you don't need to dilute it. just pour it in over the return and if you worrie just pour slower. if you are really concerned take a brush and sweep underneath where you poured to get rid of "hot-spots" in case it didn't mix when you first poured it. if you do it that...

More like the pool company made things "not right". Im excited.

Yea less than 24 hours to be honest. Amazing when you actually filter right?!?!?!? I still have a little CC .5-1 so i'm gonna keep running the SLAM going until i get that to 0. I have the wife babystitting the Bleach today until i get off work. when i get home i'll vacuum everything up now that...

Success!!!!!!! Its amazing what one day with filter that is actualy filtering can do! Yesterday right after i cleaned the filter "] This morning "] Hard to tell in the pic cause it was early but it is crystal clear! the dark blue square is where the ladder usually is installed. Now to just...

So i vacuumed this morning and for the first time i could see the vacuum head on the bottom in the shallow end (just barely). i could also notice that some of my color in my pool was due to sediment on the bottom because i could see a change as I vacuumed. Noticed my PSI was back up to 15 PSI...

As a new guy on here thats just learning the ropes i can tell you right now. RETURN THAT KIT. Buy at a minimum the k-2006 (with maybe the XL option cause you might need it). I just got mine a few days ago and can tell you the basic kit i had that came with my house i'm renting was literally no...

So I started to think that the only thing i haven't touched in my system is the DE filter. After my pressure not changing since the day it was turned on (14-15 psi even after backwashng) I started to think to myself, i think the pool guys were wrong (shocker). i had believed them when they said...

well with my Aeration it has gone up to 7.2 but i am no longer aerating and I am officially SLAM'ing. FC - 8 CC - 1 PH - 7.2 TA - 170 CYA - 40 According to pool Calc i needed to add just a cup or two over a half gallon of 12.5%. So i dumped that in and will check in an hour to make sure my...

Test results from after about 45 minutes after added muriatic acid FC - 9 CC - 1 PH - 7.0 TA - 180 (down from 210 in one hit) CH - 290 I'm aerating the water now (have the return pointed upwards to bubble) so I'll check to see if the PH goes back up to 7.5-7.6 in the next 30 minutes-1 hour...

I only put in like .5-.75 pounds of CYA via powder so if it does go up I should still be very much ok. I tested first thing this morning and i was still a little high on the FC to take my PH (13) but as of now I am FC - 10 CC - 1 PH - 7.6 TA - 210 CH - 300 I went to Home depot and picked up...

Just did another quick test. FC - 17.5 CC - 1.5 TA - 200-210 didn't really bother with the others for now since i doubt they have changed. So i dropped another 4 FC in a 4 hour period so I'm looking good to be under 10 by first thing tomorrow morning. Then i can level out PH/TA depending on...

lol I am renting but i have a 2 year lease and potentially more (as long as they will have me). In the military I'm only guaranteed to stay in one place for a max of 4-5 years and i haven't lived in a place i want to buy quite yet. The good thing about finding this site is that next year i know...

Update2* Super stirrer hasn't shown up (Thanks USPS) so i went out and did it the old peasant way.....by hand. Was very happy with my downward progress from my Sky high numbers. FC - 21 (down from like 35-40 last night!!!!) CC - 1 (down from 2 this morning) TA - 200 (down from 230 this...

Will do...guess i'm in a holding pattern. I hate waiting. lol hopefullly the FC will drop quick since i got plenty of stuff in the pool for it to eat. I get my XL option delivered today and my fancy magnetic stirrer since i'm not coordinated enough to swirl and drop, lol.

I'm sure my cloudiness is due to high PH - TA. I've got blue green water just cloudy. I might drop a little acid in it today to say drop it from 7.5 to 7.0 or somthing to be safe. i remember the pool guy that opened the pool saying that they dropped in like 20-25 lbs of baking soda to get the PH...

*Update So i got my test kit yesterday and hit the ground running. I tested everything and got some wierd results. I guess my guestimates were wrong about my chlorine levels. My FC was super high. I'm thinking that my below average previous test kit was giving me false readings or washing out...

I got home and it was around 4 for FC. My wife put a gallon of 12.5% about 2 hours ago. Pool Calc said 98oz so i just dumped the whole 128oz in. We will see what that does. maybe i can test my diluted chemistry in an hour or so and see what happens. Good news is i can see my pool return nozzles...

Just picked up 4 cases of 12.5% 128floz at Ollie's just over the Walt Whitman Bridge in Deptford Twnshp, NJ. $2.99 a bottle. Let the SLAM begin

might be my work filter.....

Its worth a shot. I just need something to tie me over till tommorow to make sure my efforts to mildly SLAM my pool isn't going overboard. I'll see if it works when i get off work