GOT MY KIT... Tested my water... HELP!!
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SUH-WHEEEEEEET... glad I bought CYA... haha ... Now, other than the video is there a written SLAM thread or "sticky"
ALSO... do I wait for the CYA to dissolve or do I SLAM concurrently? I would think seeing as you need CYA to retain the FC it would be necessary to SLAM in conjunction with adding the CYA. But, Im no expert (obviously) just trying to think ahead
SLAM away! You're right that you will lose a greater portion of your FC to the sun while you wait for the CYA to dissolve, but the other option is to continue to let the algae grow!
Cost you a couple extra bucks initially, but could save you a few days down the road fighting the algae.
Good luck!
JACKPOT!!! Im not worried about the couple of bucks at this point... Im in for WAAAAY more with all the useless chemicals from my local "pool experts" I poured into it in the last 1.5 yrs. with no results except a nice koi pond. haha
I put a sock filled with 24oz of CYA in the return basket ... Then I poured the chlorine in and now its a nice light shade of milky green ... I swear ... and Im not kidding ... So far I've had a frog and a half frog/tad pole complete with tail rise to the surface and die. Im elated and excited. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR HELP SO FAR...
I put a sock filled with 24oz of CYA in the return basket ... Then I poured the chlorine in and now its a nice light shade of milky green ... I swear ... and Im not kidding ... So far I've had a frog and a half frog/tad pole complete with tail rise to the surface and die. Im elated and excited. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR HELP SO FAR...
- May 3, 2014
- 58,691
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
You should have run a spinnerbait through it a few times before you added the chemicals... Might have had a nice largemouth bass in there!!!
bwaahaaa... right?!? when I said pond I wasnt kidding. hahahaYou should have run a spinnerbait through it a few times before you added the chemicals... Might have had a nice largemouth bass in there!!!
Yikes! It will look great once you annihilate that pesky algae.
Make sure to retest CYA about 24 hours once it is all dissolved out of the sock. You'll want to make sure if you went a little too much that you raise your SLAM FC target to match so you don't waste time and money SLAMing with your chlorine too low.
Make sure to retest CYA about 24 hours once it is all dissolved out of the sock. You'll want to make sure if you went a little too much that you raise your SLAM FC target to match so you don't waste time and money SLAMing with your chlorine too low.
Thanks... Im not scared haha ... I just had no knowledge and because I bought the pump motor from Inyopools.com they have a link to the forum and BAM!!! I am on my way!!Yikes! It will look great once you annihilate that pesky algae.
- May 3, 2014
- 58,691
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Why did you not drain that thing to start fresh(er)? Water table issues?
Take care.
Take care.
Okay... Do I do all this SLAM etc... with the new cartridge filter IN or OUT? I had it in and the pressure quickly went from 5 psi to about 15 psi so I removed it and sprayed it down with water... They aint cheap so I dont want to ruin it if its not supposed to be in there. . .
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You can run for awhile without the cartridge installed (basically like recirculate mode). Once everything is dead, then start to filter it up.
Fiberglass pool... Was told by the manufacturer NOT TO EVER drain the pool without installer out and cribbing placed or it can collapse in on itself because the hydrostatic pressure keeps it from buckling
- May 3, 2014
- 58,691
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Hmmm -- should not be an issue if you have no surface water table. I drain mine every 16 months or so. This is the desert, no water anywhere.
It was put in the ground dry, and was stable then.
Take care.
It was put in the ground dry, and was stable then.
Take care.
Houston area is nothing but clay with water just under the surface the problem is the same with pools as it is with homes the ground dries and Shrink and swells when it rains creating issues for not only Pools by foundations. That was my first instinct to drain and refill the pool and start fresh but when I called the manufacturer they said do not drain the pool under any circumstances without one of their representatives out to crib the pool
- May 3, 2014
- 58,691
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
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