Moved into a new house and had a pool built 2 years ago. Initially maintained it myself but I got lazy and hired a pool guy at the end of last summer. "Everything included" - no need to worry about anything. The guy was cool seemed knowledgeable and was able to fix a few things I hadn't figured out yet.
Checked FC and PH about an hour after he left last month and saw 0 FC and PH very high. Ordered a new TF100 kit and CYA was 10 or less. I canceled service and I've got levels back to normal now but have a few issues I need help with.
First, brushing the pool bottom would create white clouds. Ran my dolphin a bunch over a couple days and it got significantly better. Pictures below - any idea what this is? Almost looks like plaster. I've also noticed white buildup around my beach area fountain and bench. Is this calcium scale? It doesn't come off easily - I scraped it some with a wire brush and that produces a small cloud. Didnt want to scrub too much as I'm unsure if that's the right way to deal with this.
Current levels:
FC 2
PH 7.5
TA 120 (working on getting this down)
CH 875
CYA 60
Salt 3200
You can see the white buildup around the fountain and the bench
Color difference between wall and bottom
FC and PH after pool guy left....
Stuff that was on the bottom of the pool, picked up by dolphin.
Inside view of dolphin filter.
Checked FC and PH about an hour after he left last month and saw 0 FC and PH very high. Ordered a new TF100 kit and CYA was 10 or less. I canceled service and I've got levels back to normal now but have a few issues I need help with.
First, brushing the pool bottom would create white clouds. Ran my dolphin a bunch over a couple days and it got significantly better. Pictures below - any idea what this is? Almost looks like plaster. I've also noticed white buildup around my beach area fountain and bench. Is this calcium scale? It doesn't come off easily - I scraped it some with a wire brush and that produces a small cloud. Didnt want to scrub too much as I'm unsure if that's the right way to deal with this.
Current levels:
FC 2
PH 7.5
TA 120 (working on getting this down)
CH 875
CYA 60
Salt 3200
You can see the white buildup around the fountain and the bench
Color difference between wall and bottom
FC and PH after pool guy left....
Stuff that was on the bottom of the pool, picked up by dolphin.
Inside view of dolphin filter.