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Welcome to TFP! No quick fix here I'm afraid, unless it isn't bad, but that is not likely the case. Whatever you do, don't go pouring in Algaecide and Flocculants. Alagacide is prevention, not cure, and Flocs can make a huge mess. Chlorine is what you need to do it right, but it takes a little...

Welcome to TFP! By the numbers, all good questions. 1. Cya not only protects Chlorine, it acts as a buffer to reduce the harshness of it, so therefore it is very beneficial. Without Cya, you will lose every bit of Chlorine you put in by SWG or other means, and covering it 24/7 isnt practical...

Welcome to TFP! We can help you turn it around, and never be here again. All you have to do is be willing to learn some extremely basic principles and chemistry, and be willing to test your own water. That starts with the ABCs in Pool School, and reading more there while you are waiting on a...

Welcome to TFP! I hope to see you back and getting your pool sparkling clean very soon.

As with most Drinking Water reports, they don't list most of the things critical to pool care, but just the contaminants which are regulated for DW standards. Things like Lead, and Chrome 6. They don't have to list secondary contaminants like Calcium, or other things that interest you such as...

Actually, OTO measures Total Chlorine, not Free, so both are shown at once. It counts what has been used up, as well as what is "free" or "available" to do the work intended.

Hi Emma, I don't know what else is going on, but if you are trying to clear a messy pool, the K2006 is a bad choice, only because it will not have enough reagent to finish the job. TF100 comes with OTO, but you can do without that part. When it comes to the K2006, we only recommend the larger...

We think Lowes or other similar stores are fine for supplies. Online...you have to compare shipping and transport as some of the common stuff is HAZMAT so it can be more. Watch for out of date or old liquid Chlorine (Bleach) at the big box stores. They will keep and put back last years supply if...

Welcome to TFP Mike!! I'll just take one of these and say the little cart filters that come with these pools are better than not having any filter but no more. They are close to worthless compared to a decent sand filter. And don't worry, the pools are pretty durable honestly, and hold up...

A great testament to how well you've learned to properly manage a pool Crystal. Being this clear this fast is no small feat after being without a pump for 10+ days. Really nice job keeping this together during your pump struggles. Awesome work C! :bowdown:

Very good, and hope you get things sorted very soon. Good luck on it!

What a great testimonial Brad, and thank you so much for supporting the site. We wouldn't be here without the contributions, so it is greatly appreciated! Pool looks fabulous, and so glad to see you found out how easy it really can be. Nice job! :goodjob:

Hi Lee, and welcome aboard. I wish I could offer some help, but hopefully some Brits will be along to share some info. Best of luck, and enjoy the forum.

Did we lose you Medic? Curious how you're doing on that thing.

Great update, and I learned something. Cool!

Great to see the update! Just keep the FC up until its back to Crystal standards. :mrgreen:

I don't know that system having only usene Pentair, but I'm curious what type of connection is leaking.

What does your water look like, and what about the other SLAM criteria? Have you passed those too? While a short SLAM isn't impossible, it can easily take more than three days, depending on where/how bad you start out. I'm answering this not having seen a SLAM thread for you if you have posted...

Just read your intro thread, and good to see you have started up a seperate one for clearing this up. This is classic though, three stores, and three different results. Sometimes people ask why we are so hard on pool store testing. Ill be a broken record too by saying the only way to know is...

Yea, it is. A cold front blows in. Looks like it's becoming the normal for summer time here now. What the!????

Love that thread by numb, excellent choice!

Welcome Chris, You haven't tried everything yet, but if you follow what we teach it will be the last thing you need to try, ever. Your issues are chemical, not mechanical. To control them, you need knowledge, and a good test kit. Once you get the pool dialed in, these problems disappear because...

Welcome JD, It's rare, extremely rare that you need to worry about phosphates. You can't do anything about Nitrates except drain, but these are not your problem anyway. Chlorine, or lack of it, and proper control of it is your problem. What you need to do that is a good test kit, and some...

It's Ok and funny...but true in any pool...ESPECIALLY MINE. That is one P in my pool I can do without. :lol: And oh yea, it is a curse word....there are lots you would not imagine. Leebo does the work on this, but poor fella may be losing his sight from washing his eyes out with soap all the...

Yep, gotta clean the wound before you close it up. (I'm quickly running out of medical analogies) :jocolor:

If there is much in there, it will speed recovery time significantly.

It's ok if you lose some water and stabilizer. It will be well worth it to get out any debris, or whatever might be consuming your FC.

What's the patient status there Medic?

Be ready for fast pressure rise during the intial clearing stages. It will be a lot of hassle to start, but once this is done, not so much at all.

I can't remember, did you remove the filters to just recirc like Blizzle suggested? If so then.... install them when you can be around to clean them when the pressure gets high so you can start filtering stuff out.