Haha you are so excited to help I love it! I ordered the $$$ TS 2006c, it should arrive later today.
Also what about using the floating thing that holds chlorine tabs? I was told to not let this get empty, i have the 1” REGAL brand.
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Also what about using the floating thing that holds chlorine tabs? I was told to not let this get empty, i have the 1” REGAL brand.
- Jun 1, 2018
- 13,959
- Pool Size
- 26000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
Take it out!
Tabs add cya along with fc. They are also acidic.
The chlorine is consumed daily but the cya stays behind. This makes it hard to follow the FC/CYA Levels & more often than not under sanitized water & algae is the result. It is impractical to do the SLAM Process at high cya levels.
Here’s the effect each dissolved 1” tab has on your water
I probably could have been done bout 5 days but kept at slam levels until the pool was crystal clear. Last 2-3 days were a lot of just dead algae getting cleaned up
Well now test kit wont arrive til Sunday or Monday
I am going to test w/ some strips I have tonight and tomorrow morning for the overnight chlorine loss. It wont be as accurate as the new test but better than nothing. Meanwhile I will continue to add the 1/4gal chlorine so it does not get worse .
I am going to test w/ some strips I have tonight and tomorrow morning for the overnight chlorine loss. It wont be as accurate as the new test but better than nothing. Meanwhile I will continue to add the 1/4gal chlorine so it does not get worse .
Don't bother. Test strips are not accurate at all.Well now test kit wont arrive til Sunday or Monday
- Jun 1, 2018
- 13,959
- Pool Size
- 26000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
Better to just keep carrying on as u are (adding 5ppm of liquid chlorine daily) for a day or two than try to begin with strips. U need the accuracy of the fas/dpd test for the Overnight Chlorine Loss Test as well as the likely to follow SLAM Process. The strips simply aren’t capable.
Hang in there. All good.Well now test kit wont arrive til Sunday or Monday
As an option to test strips, you could ask a Voodoo Queen to consult the magic chicken bones.
^^ haha! Should the cover be off or on at night? How many hours should the pump be running daily?
- Jun 24, 2021
- 7,730
- Pool Size
- 30000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-60
With algae in the pool, I'd leave the cover off and let it dry out.
On the pump side, a little bit harder to give advice. Your pump doesn't have a gauge to help you know when to clean it. Have you been able to let it run for 12 hours without it clogging? How often are you cleaning? If it can go long enough overnight and not get clogged, leave it on, will help filter out what you have...
Ok.
Yes it can run without clogging. I have been cleaning the Orca filter 2x/day. Also cleaned the ladder, thermometer, the inside of the pump, brushed walls, floor and using screen net daily.
- Jun 1, 2018
- 13,959
- Pool Size
- 26000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
Often when those get clogged output slows. That happens pretty quickly with algae. Swapping filters multiple times per day is necessary if running it nonstop which is recommended during slam.
- Jun 24, 2021
- 7,730
- Pool Size
- 30000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-60
Yeah, that's why I asked the question. Don't want OP to burn up her pump leaving it on overnight...are these Krystal Clear 633T Filter Pump with Orca reusable filter fairly robust? I'm a bit concerned, but if she has been cleaning 2x, seems like it will handle overnight...
- Jun 1, 2018
- 13,959
- Pool Size
- 26000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
I dunno about the filter - i just always used the paper type ones & rotated several. Turning it off overnight is a good idea if it’s clogging quickly then in the morning vac to waste what has settled before turning the pump back on. She can siphon vac w/ A manual vac & hose.
It does not seem to clog, I check it often.
On another note, test kit order is FURTHER delayed So I ordered the TF test kit. Always something.
In the meantime, trying to patiently wait
On another note, test kit order is FURTHER delayed
So I ordered the TF test kit. Always something.In the meantime, trying to patiently wait
GOOD GRIEF. The TF kit won't be here until SATURDAY 7/30!!!!!!!! I need to do something to start this process.
- Jun 1, 2018
- 13,959
- Pool Size
- 26000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
U can drain, scrub, rinse & begin fresh - when your kit comes u can then get everything in line & do an Overnight Chlorine Loss Test to be sure everything is dead & gone.
If you go that route you will need some granular stabilizer - about 1.5 lbs. to reach 30ppm (it’s about $20 for 4# @ Walmart)
Added via the sock method.
Then add 5ppm of liquid chlorine daily.
Will I have to drain it anyway? I did drain about 1/3 out last week, brushed, vacuumed, netted. It’s not getting any worse w/ adding chlorine daily. Plus its cooled off some.
- Jun 1, 2018
- 13,959
- Pool Size
- 26000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
Until u know your actual cya there’s no way to tell. Slam is definitely impractical with cya over 80ppm. It’s best for it to be 30-40. If u have been using stabilized chlorine products like dichlor & trichlor (pucks & bagged “shock”) it could be sky high. If u drain, scrub & refill then only put back in 30ppm of cya u will know where u stand.
Here are some CYA readings from the pool store from 6/13 - 7/20:
61
59
34
46
71
40
55
57
I use only liquid chlorine, and took the tabs out.
7/20 pH was 7.6, FC 2.05 (pool store readings).
- Jun 1, 2018
- 13,959
- Pool Size
- 26000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
Sadly- as u can tell - the pool store results vary . The cya test is one of the ones they get wrong most of the time.
If it were me w/ a 6k gallon algae filled portable pool & an underpowered, undersized filter (& i have been in your position) - I would drain, scrub & refill knowing exactly what is in my water so I could enjoy my pool in short order. Only adding 30ppm of cya after refill & 5ppm of liquid chlorine daily until u can properly test.
Liquid chlorine is over $4 a gallon & it will likely take a lot of liquid chlorine & time to clear the swamp. Most slams take at least a week. Water is much cheaper in that respect.
When u receive your kit you can do things properly from the start & enjoy your pool in the meantime.