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[IceShadow]

Well to be safe I bumped up the chlorine to SLAM levels (at least, I did if my bleach hasn’t degraded). Used the last of the bleach I bought a month ago. Got new stuff for the future. Then I brushed everywhere. Walls, ladder, steps, even the pool floor.

If it comes back maybe it is just dirt. I will vacuum it.

 

[IceShadow]

FC went from 14.0 last night to 11.5 this morning.

 

[JoeSelf]

You were in full sun when you got 14, then tested later at night. I would go one more day and do an OCLT w/o sun hitting the pool.

 

[IceShadow]

We don't have sun at 10pm. Either way I'll keep SLAM levels up and do another OCLT tomorrow.

 

[IceShadow]

The PoolMath Logs are listing GMT or something instead of my local time zone, I would note.

 

[JoeSelf]

Makes sense now.

 

[critter783]

That looks like sand from the installers' shoes. I had a new liner installed back in June and had some sand like that. I was able to vacuum it all up, although it did take a few days.

 

[IceShadow]

That looks like sand from the installers' shoes. I had a new liner installed back in June and had some sand like that. I was able to vacuum it all up, although it did take a few days.

Hopefully! Thank you for comforting, though.

 

[IceShadow]

Vacuumed. Going to see if that deals with it. Life is getting in the way of a diligent SLAM at the moment.

 

[IceShadow]

Jebus we have to actually drain our pool when it rains now. Must have had a lot of pinhole holes in the old liner!

 

[critter783]

It's funny how much your experience seems to be mirroring mine. We did a new liner because I was suspecting leaking based on having to add water weekly last year. This year I have only added water once since we finished refilling and I've pumped some out twice.

Hopefully you have as easy a time maintaining the water as I have this year. It's been an absolute breeze, and the water has never looked better or been more enjoyable. Pool care has definitely been trouble-free this year.

 

[IceShadow]

Decided I was tired of the dripping from below the chlorinator. The piece it threaded into was cross-threaded. So I replaced and moved it. Before and after below.



It still drips from the chlorinator a little. May do a new piece with the new unions to replace the chlorinator section except when it’s in use.

 

[kimkats]

You will have this pool thing all dialed in one piece at a time soon! Well done!

 

[frogabog]

I tried to suppress this... But just can't.

Why is the chlorinator green?

 

[IceShadow]

I tried to suppress this... But just can't.

Why is the chlorinator green?

I dunno. It was that way when I bought the house.

 

[frogabog]

Is there water in it? Algae water? Is it clear plastic? Or is it colored green?

 

[IceShadow]

No water. And the algae in it would be long dead since it had chlorine tablets in there until a few months ago.

 

[frogabog]

That's so ironic that they colored it algae green... Funny.

 

[IceShadow]

Maybe it started clear and the chemicals over time changed it green? I dunno. I'm gonna pull it out and replace it with some straight tube now that I have unions in place. I can keep it for if I am ever away a while and can throw pucks in it.

 

[IceShadow]

So the new directional eyelets they put in the returns are SUPER hard to move. I have to remove the eyelet and pry them with a screwdriver to get them to move. Any advice on getting them to adjust easier?