Fixing alkalinity with the BBB method in Texas

[RossM]

Just purchased a bag from the nursery, and is as fine as flour. I'll get to town with pool store next week and purchase DE from them.

I also read the thread from Dirtboy6 (Cloudy pool) If he has a D-60 1 1/2 hp system and is overdriven then I'm way up there with the D-50 1 1/2hp. Going to check my sand level later this PM.

I read threw the manual for sand filter but it didn't give a sand level just lbs of sand. Per an illustration it looks like and inch or two above the pipes.

Ross

P.S. Thanks for the info the other evening Pool Doc. Two other freinds also contacted me with same info. Wife been busy correcting everything. Thanks again.

[Yeggim]

I'm in the same boat with an over-sized pump. Last year with a complete refill of pool water, it took a month for the pressure gauge to register any increase. At first I thought "hey, it's fresh water--there's nothing in it. Then I found this forum late July last year when I started looking for info because of algae problems. I began to think that the stem coming from the laterals into the 5 way valve wasn't a tight enough fit and that the path of least resistance was there rather than through the sand.

Long story short, I learned about CYA (mine was in the 90's) and solved the algae problems. Tried the DE trick and even though I noticed some DE on the surface of the pool, pressure would increase at a faster rate as time went on. In other words, the filter was now acting like a filter. Without the DE, I think I could have gone that whole season with only about an 8 lb increase.

That little trick and the "Best Guess CYA chart" have solved 98% of my problems. The other 2% are self-inflicted. My water has never looked so good. Maybe it did one time back in the late 80's but it only lasted for 5 minutes. I can now live with this oversized pump till it dies or I get a VFD for it.

[Watermom]

Yeggim,
Glad you are finding the information on the Pool Forum helpful. That is what we like to hear!

[Yeggim]

Yeggim,
Glad you are finding the information on the Pool Forum helpful. That is what we like to hear!

Helpful? That's truly an understatement. To have a working procedure and a basic understanding of said procedure is both helpful and liberating. You guys are very gracious and extremely patient. For years I floundered around and came to the conclusion that pool care was a black art like voodoo and I didn't know the proper incantations.

Without getting overly effusive, I feel like a caveman that's been taught to make fire. Might sound corny but I'm totally serious.

Appreciate it
Bill

[Watermom]

You are very welcome. If you stick around with us, (and I hope you will), we'll share the secret handshake with you, too!