Can anyone direct me to a good newbie thread?

[idohair2]

Ok. Water started pouring out of what I assume is backwash valve. Even when its closed.

[aylad]

Is the handle on your multiport set to "filter"?

Janet

[idohair2]

Sorry. I only have a little test kit that I bought from Kmart for now. Pump/filter finally working. Added de and 1 gallon of bleach to skimmer about 2 hours ago. Tested CL 1.0 BR 2.2 pH 7.8. Pool is a faint green color. What to do next? What are stabilizers, should I add them now and how much?

Thanks

[Watermom]

Reread post #4 in this thread. You need to add more bleach at a time while your pool is still green. Since you have no CYA, you can add enough bleach to take the chlorine level back up to 10ppm to try and kill the algae. Test at least twice per day and more often than that will clear it faster, and each time add enough bleach to get back up to 10.

2 choices:
1. Use dichlor shock powder for awhile which will add chlorine at the same time as stabilizer

Or

2. Use bleach and add stabilizer separately. Stabilizer is CYA, which is cyanuric acid. Sometimes it is also called conditioner. Check the label ingredients and if it says cyanuric or isocyanuric acid, it is the right stuff.

[idohair2]

Thanks. CYA added last night but showing up as 0 on test strip. Add more or wait?

[aylad]

wait, unless you backwashed your filter. If you backwash the filter before the CYA is dissolved (takes 3-5 days), then you've lost it and need to add more. If you don't backwash the filter, give it 4-5 days before you retest or add more.

Janet