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Ok I'll wait until FC drops down (which will probably be sometime tomorrow) and i'll retest pH. Thanks all.

We are enjoying the pool very much. I did a test tonight and wondered what you folks thought: FC: 13 CC: 1 TC: 14 CH: 225 TA: 160 CYA: 30 pH: 8.2

Ok thanks guys. 400K BTU seems like a lot for a 11,000 gallon pool. - - - Updated - - - Isn't Millivolt a RayPak heater brand?

Wow really. That's a great insight! You also said to not buy one online: why? Thom - - - Updated - - - Also: What's your opinion on pumps? I may need a new pump soon. TK

Paul, Thanks for the suggestion. I'm just curious, why you prefer Raypack? Thom

We live in Michigan and our pool is very cold even on the hot days like today. I'd like to replace our old heater with a new one but need some recommendations on what to buy. The heater that's installed now is gas but does not work at all. I'm pretty handy so I'll probably install it myself. I...

Its definitely clear enough to see a swimmer. I'll continue slamming tonight, I won't stop until it's very very clear. :D

The pool is pretty clear, I can see to the bottom of the deep end finally. OK here's the latest pool report: http://i.imgur.com/UQllDln.png Notice that the TC dropped to 9 in the sunlight today. Can we swim in the pool when it's at a 9 and falling? Or is it unsafe? - - - Updated - - -...

Haha will do.

Nice. Maybe next year, we need a heater first. So I can actually see the bottom of the pool in the shallow end today. :D

Hey how do you like that robot vacuum?

Ok sounds good guys. The water is even clearer today. The FC is down to 15 from last night's 20, so there's still some algae in the pool. When it stops raining I'll wash the filter again and change out the skimmer sock and retest!

But the pool is still kind of cloudy.. - - - Updated - - - But the water is still cloudy. Is that going to change if I keep doing a SLAM?

Ok so the Chlorine did not go down at all from 20 for 2 hours?

Yep CC is 1. I posted the whole test panel earlier, here: http://i.imgur.com/i4a8Qrb.png

Really? I thought sand filters were better!

Here's the newest pool report. My Chlorine is sky high now. Clearly I added too much. Hah. I've been just adding 1 gallon at a time, sounds like it's time for some pool math. http://i.imgur.com/i4a8Qrb.png I'm going to keep testing tonight but just quit adding chlorine and see what happens by...

It has absolutely no feel to it at all and it doesn't smell either. I can tell you some good news though: It looks like the pool is getting clearer. :D I can see the bottom of the ladder finally!

Lisa you're saying keeping the skimmer clean is important because it'll help keep the Chlorine i the pool? I didn't even think of that, thanks. - - - Updated - - - Also, this is the milky white substance I washed out of my cartridge filter: http://i.imgur.com/TjFqckB.jpg It washes off my...

Ok, the new Pool Report is just in: Imgur I left for the day with the TC at 15 and it was just down to 8, so I added a gallon. I'll test it again in a couple hours when I get back. I dont want to jinx it but I think the water is looking a little clearer. - - - Updated - - - And her's the pool...

Thanks, but you see what I mean by 'surrounded by trees'? There's always stuff in my pool, I even found a dead squirrel once. Don't tell anyone that, they won't come over and swim. Haha.

Ok here's my pool as of 7/16 at around 10:15AM Imgur - - - Updated - - - Sorry about the sock. LOL

It's still cloudy. I'm guessing I just need to be patient.

Ok. Well the problem is my pool isn't clearing up at all...

Kimkats that actually made me laugh. You're right though, my pool is surrounded on 4 sides by trees, so there's tons of organic matter in there. We also had a lot of worms (for some reason) this year so I'm sure all of that is contributing to the problem. Ok so I added 1gallon of Chlorine at...

Ok so I put another gallon of Chlorine in there and tested an hour later and it shot up again, here's the results: Imgur

Ok so some interesting results this morning. So last night at 8:10 I put in my last gallon of Chlorine and at 10PM FC was at 15. I did not add any more Chlorine at 10PM. Then, this morning I got up and did a FC test before any direct sunlight was hitting the pool and my CYA is lower and my...

How long until your pool cleared up? We want to swim this weekend...

Ok here are our total results from today: