The last two times I lowered my pool with MA to a OH of 7.2 or 7.3 within 3 days it heads up to 7.6, and it stays at 7.6 or 7.7 for two weeks, does that mean I should only lower my PH to 7.6?
New to Pools. Very High CYA
- Thread starter Padle
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That is AWESOME. If your pH is stable in the 7s, no need to do anything with it. Congrats. When it gets to 8 or higher, then reduce to 7.6 and leave it alone.
Nope. Be on the lookout for it to go further, but if that takes 2 weeks, woohoo.
If you dose a few days early or a few days late, you're still good. It takes being out of range for a much longer times for any issues to arise. Alot of times it comes down to a guess due to the color matching. Do the best you can and you'll be right more often than not.
A big thank you to everyone here. Yesterday I took my first swim of the season, and I came out NOT smelling like chlorine, which I grew up thinking is the norm!
Those black lines in your grout appear to be black algae. Hard to get rid of. I would start a campaign to get rid of it and then address your other algae issues when the black algae is gone........the treatments are different.
How do I get rid of the black algae if it's way above the water line.
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Here’s some good info
www.google.com
Black Algae
This guide provides a step by step procedure for eliminating black algae in your concrete or gunite pool. Read full post here.
www.google.com
I read it, hence my question, what to do if the black algae is above the water line? So I just scrub with a trichlor puck, or should I raise my water level real highHere’s some good info
Black Algae
This guide provides a step by step procedure for eliminating black algae in your concrete or gunite pool. Read full post here.
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- Put some bleach in a spray bottle.
- Get a small scrub brush
- Put on safety glasses
- Get in the pool
- Splash water on the algae
- Scrub with brush
- Spray with bleach
- Do the entire waterline area
- Scrub again
- Splash with water
- Spray with bleach
- Come back tomorrow and do it again
- Repeat as necessary
You should be the only one in the pool during this operation.
After each application, empty the spray bottle into the pool and thoroughly rinse the bottle and pump sprayer with pool water as the bleach will eventually deteriorate the rubber parts of the sprayer.
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Or use a spray bottle that is designed to hold chlorine. I have an old mold remover spray bottle that I keep refilling with bleach. Not sure about all the magic ingredients of the original product (mainly bleach), but I know what I use for refilling the bottle (just bleach).
Looking (for a friend) for a TFP method pool person, how do I find one locally?
Thanks!
Thanks!
- Jun 1, 2018
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They honestly don’t exist much- mainly because it’s not conducive to the “check the pool once a week” method that pool services use.
Send your friend to TFP &
Pool Care Basics and they can become their own pool person
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I'm my own pool person too. I'm just not willing to be other people pool person 
You're supposed to enlighten said friend how easy it can be and they can be their own pool person.I'm just not willing to be other people pool person
- Jun 1, 2018
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