Is this debris from a windy day or something concerning?

[DaveTheAccountant]

This is currently sitting on the top of the water all over the pool. Everything else is clear and test results were reasonable on Friday.

I added a little bit of liquid CYA and some calcium hardness increaser on Friday. I also added some sodium bicarbonate.

 

[PoolStored]

This is currently sitting on the top of the water all over the pool. Everything else is clear and test results were reasonable on Friday.

Welcome to TFP!!!

Looks like pollen, and there is a bug and a hair in there too.

Put hairnets in your skimmers and see if you can collect some for closer inspection. Hairnets also reduce the filter load.

 

[DaveTheAccountant]

Welcome to TFP!!!

Looks like pollen, and there is a bug and a hair in there too.

Put hairnets in your skimmers and see if you can collect some for closer inspection. Hairnets also reduce the filter load.

Thanks, I have been looking at the filter “socks.” Are those a viable purchase?

 

[mknauss]

Adding calcium chloride and sodium bicarbonate at the same time can create calcium chloride, scale. It should go away with some time.

 

[PoolStored]

Thanks, I have been looking at the filter “socks.” Are those a viable purchase?

Amazon.com

 

[DaveTheAccountant]

Thanks for the help! In what order and frequency should I add those next time if needed?

 

[mknauss]

Wait a day in between. Odd to need sodium bicarb.

 

[DaveTheAccountant]

Recommended due to TA being at 53

 

[Kaylee34]

Hairnets in the skimmer are wonderful. I have an oak, a hickory and some tree I don’t know (neighbor’s) that drop everything including tiny black seeds in my pool. Sometimes I’m swapping hairnets 4-5 times a day. They go right in the massive compost pile. Much better than washing skimmer socks.

 

[Bperry]

Recommended due to TA being at 53

How did you get 53 with the TFPRO?

 

[IceShadow]

Hairnets in the skimmer are wonderful. I have an oak, a hickory and some tree I don’t know (neighbor’s) that drop everything including tiny black seeds in my pool. Sometimes I’m swapping hairnets 4-5 times a day. They go right in the massive compost pile. Much better than washing skimmer socks.

What hairnets are you using that are biodegradable? The ones I’m using are polypropylene which isn’t.

 

[reggiehammond]

How did you get 53 with the TFPRO?

And why add calcium to a vinyl pool?

 

[IceShadow]

And why add calcium to a vinyl pool?

I add calcium at opening to mine, but that’s for the heater.

 

[Kaylee34]

What hairnets are you using that are biodegradable? The ones I’m using are polypropylene which isn’t.

Not sure but I'll find out. Lady I know gave me a grocery bag full of them when she shut down her little bake shop. I know they're a plant fiber. Maybe 50/50 poly or nylon. I have one corner of the pile that gets the pool scraps and I've never bothered to turn it to check if they degrade 100% or not.

 

[DaveTheAccountant]

How did you get 53 with the TFPRO?

I took this months testing to the local store to make sure I was somewhat in mine. This is my first couple months with the pool, so I am still learning.

 

[Bperry]

I took this months testing to the local store to make sure I was somewhat in mine. This is my first couple months with the pool, so I am still learning.

Best not to do that again. Not my comparison but it’s like cheating off the dumbest kid in class. The CYA tests are frequently wrong at pool stores and their TA tests are frequently adjusted TA, so not what you want. Only make changes based on what your Taylor kit says.