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You can run the pump to help circulate the bleach... I would run it for a few min to see if the gauge is working at all then backwash for about a min just to clear it out... then keep an eye on it until the new gauge gets in.
Just Bought A House With A Pool...Where to Begin?
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The new gauge and the kit are arriving today! Hopefully we can get to the bottom of this!
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Yeah mine was the same way.. Oak leaves break down real quick and leave a wonderful silt on the bottom.. Took about 6 hours to pick up the crud and get it all vacuumed out...
Get that pump running as soon as you can... Have you popped the top to see what the inside of the filter looks like? You don't necessarily have to but my tinker monkey brain would've been way to curious...
Get that pump running as soon as you can... Have you popped the top to see what the inside of the filter looks like? You don't necessarily have to but my tinker monkey brain would've been way to curious...
LOL cj3737 you and I are quite a bit alike..........I have to take it apart to see how it works. My husband learned REAL fast to make sure I had at least pictures for me to look at to know how it works. I press every button and pull every lever to see what happens LOL Most things I can put back together 
after I am done with them.
Kim:cat:
after I am done with them. Kim:cat:
Oh yeah, I took it apart. Not a ton in there. A couple of decaying bugs and a bunch of pine needles. There had been a chlorine puck in there, but it was gone by the time we got back from vacation.
I have the replacement gauge and test in hand. Tonight I'll be going to the new place. What should I do and in what order? I'm thinking replacement gauge, run the pump for a while and then see if I can't figure out how to actually test the water?
I have the replacement gauge and test in hand. Tonight I'll be going to the new place. What should I do and in what order? I'm thinking replacement gauge, run the pump for a while and then see if I can't figure out how to actually test the water?
Just make sure water is moving for 30 minutes prior to pulling a water sample.
Oh and the cya test has to be in full sunshine, back to sun, vial to fingers held at waist level. If cloudy or dark, take water sample home to test cya later when you have good sunshine. You can pour the water back and forth between the vial and bottle if you are unsure. Don't stare at cya test just glance.
Good luck!
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Oh and the cya test has to be in full sunshine, back to sun, vial to fingers held at waist level. If cloudy or dark, take water sample home to test cya later when you have good sunshine. You can pour the water back and forth between the vial and bottle if you are unsure. Don't stare at cya test just glance.
Good luck!
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Should I not get it wet or feed it after midnight as well?! The heck?! I can't tell if you're being serious or not! Lol
I'm not kidding about the cya test. It is a turbidity base test and lighting is very important.
Any Cya result between numbers is rounded up to the next highest number
So a result that lands between 30 and 40 is rounded up to 40.
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Any Cya result between numbers is rounded up to the next highest number
So a result that lands between 30 and 40 is rounded up to 40.
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Random CYA addition.. Chlorine puck in the filter...previous owners must have had a "professional" stop by...Who knows what its at..
Yeah.. change the gauge and run the filter... While its going, read all the directions on your kit and become familiar..
When you do CYA, do what KC said... you may get a reading, you may not.. no worries yet..We'll get to that...
Id throw another gallon of bleach in just as you start up the pump... That much algae in the pool has most likely eaten what you put in yesterday...
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AWESOME!!!!
Ok, put the replacement gauge on, put bleach in and I'm letting it run. It leaks ever so slightly where it screws in. Is that a problem? It's very, very slight, but I'm not sure what to do about it.
Sun is going down. What should I do next?
Sun is going down. What should I do next?
Hmmmm...starting to think I should have hired a pool person. I don't know what any of this means.
Ok, I don't think I can do the CYA test since the sun is gone, but here's the rest.
4ppm fc
2.5ppm cc
6.5ppm tc
70 alk
4ppm fc
2.5ppm cc
6.5ppm tc
70 alk
Test your PH too, very important to have that reading. Especially if it's low you will want to get that corrected right away. A reading of 7 is a neutral PH, anything below 7 is acidic and above 7 is alkaline, so you want to keep it at 7.2-7.8 so you don't get corrosion or scale.
I would run the CYA test anyway, your result may not be completely accurate but you will easily be able to tell if the level is either very low or very high. That way you have a better idea if you need to add cya or start a drain and refill process before you can SLAM. When you run the test, the more cloudy the sample looks the more CYA is present.
If you don't need to drain and refill then add more bleach right away and get that FC level heading up.
I would run the CYA test anyway, your result may not be completely accurate but you will easily be able to tell if the level is either very low or very high. That way you have a better idea if you need to add cya or start a drain and refill process before you can SLAM. When you run the test, the more cloudy the sample looks the more CYA is present.
If you don't need to drain and refill then add more bleach right away and get that FC level heading up.
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No way...pool man only cares about a pay check.....you'll get it... just takes time
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