Ncdamsel
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itchyballs ???? thats funny whats he talking about never read that in this pool forum. before
Swamp Fever
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itchyballs ???? thats funny whats he talking about never read that in this pool forum. before
These white blotches are the main drains at the bottom of my deep end!
I just went out there and backwashed the filter (I've lost count) and cleaned the vacuum (lost count) and the deep end is even clearer than that photo from this morning. I think I may be clear water by the end of the day! I clearly saw some dirt at the bottom of the deep end at the edges where the floor becomes the wall, and brushed that toward the drains. Once I'm all clear, I need to figure out the SWG percentage to get the right FC level and adjust the rest of the chemistry.
- Jul 17, 2019
- 4,070
- Pool Size
- 13000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Great news, I keep waiting for the day to see your crystal clear water. Sounds like you are close.
So close. Still not clear. Seeing the bottom clearly is a big boost. I've been keeping the SWG on 25%, and set the heater to 86. THe salt testing is weird, as the SWG reports 3.2, but the test reports much lower.
splat10
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Just out of curiosity, how much have you spent on this process? Would it have been cheaper to just drain the pool and refill it? Here in my town it only cost me about $70 in water to fill 17000 happens, but water is cheap up here.
When I originally filled it two years ago, my water bill was $300 higher than usual for the quarter. I spent $75+tax on DE, and probably $100 on liquid chlorine. I'm not counting the new leaf rake, vacuum, or other supplies I needed anyway. I still have 11 gallons of chlorine left, I'm sure I'll use it during the season.
Drain and refill I still would have had to deal with all the crud on the bottom, and worry about collapse, and still treat the water.
- Jul 17, 2019
- 4,070
- Pool Size
- 13000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
I see drains and some other port down there. Keep it up, you are in the home stretch.
Making good progress! I can see the drains and the water is definitely more blue than green!
Drains! The other thing looks like an itchyball, and several shadows of leaves. Filter was plugged up again this morning, so another case of DE is needed tonight, since I only have 6lbs left. I hope that the twice-daily backwashing will be done with soon.
My son will be doing a FC/CC test around 10AM, we'll see if I'm passing the loss test.
JoeSelf
Gold Supporter
Have to do OCLT after sun is off the pool for the day and before sun hits it the next morning.
As long as he gets it done before 1PM, the sun is on the other side of the house until then.
Well it turns out I did it wrong anyway, I left the SWG on overnight. Results are good, CC is 0 right now and FC went up. SALM says add another gallon of Chlorine, so he's doing that now. I'll see what it looks like when I get home. There's nothing visible to manually vacuum, but we're keeping the robot going. Salt is still a mystery, as the test says 2400ppm but the SWG is saying 3.7gpl.
I never believe the SWG device over the test kit. I'm not saying it "lies"... but its not calibrated. Believe the test kit.
Maddie
Maddie
mguzzy
Gold Supporter
THe problem with that is the SWG relies on its own reading to function. When my test kit showed 3400ppm, the SWG had read 4.2gpl, and threw an error code at me that said the salinity was too high.I never believe the SWG device over the test kit. I'm not saying it "lies"... but its not calibrated. Believe the test kit.
Maddie