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[Watermom]

Either pour your bleach slowly into the skimmer while the pump is running or slowly in front of a return jet. Either way is fine.

Do NOT add the non-chlorine shock! Return and get your money back. You do not need it. Just keep hammering it with bleach. If you keep the chlorine at shock level consistently per the Best Guess chart in my signature, your pool will clear.

Your pH is a bit low. Do you have some Borax? Add a half a box slowly to the skimmer while the pump is running, retest pH in a couple of hours, add more if needed. You want pH to between 7.2-7.8 -- probably best to be on the low end while you are trying to clear the pool.

TA is fine. CYA at 30 is ok but after this is all cleared up, you might want to bump it up to 40-50. TH is fine but you don't want it higher than 400. I don't know what "shock treatment level =1.4 means. ???

Do me a favor since this thread is getting long and it is hard to remember all your details and time-consuming to have to keep scrolling back through to remind us about your set-up. Go to "settings" and create a signature line. In it include type of pool, volume, type of filter, size of pump and what test kit you use. Thanks.

By the way --- I noticed that you subscribed today. Thanks for that! We appreciate the financial support to keep our forum online!

[DirtRider67]

No problem. i wanted to give back for all the help. I wish i could do more and will over time because i plan on being around here for awhile.

So, i pumped up my pH today. Thanks for catching that Watermom. Your such a good mommy. lol. I did not add the non-chlorine shock as advised. (Thanks for that). I wasn't able to go by for lunch so the X was there and asked her to pour 12 quarts of bleach in as that's what I've been doing, so she did. She was shocked at the progress that I've made.

I went over this evening and cleaned the filters again. Then checked pH and it was good. Checked FC and it was at about 10 so i put 12 more quats of chlorine in. Then I brushed from the shallow end down to the deep end and stirred it up a little. So, i have been doing this for about a week now. How much longer do you suspect this will take to geter cleared up enough to swim? I upped the chlorine count because of my CYA being a bit higher and according to Best Guess chart.

I set up my signiature so we'll see if it posts this time.

[Watermom]

because i plan on being around here for awhile.

Good! I hope so!

So, i pumped up my pH today. Thanks for catching that Watermom. Your such a good mommy. lol.

Thanks! (That gave me a chuckle! )

How much longer do you suspect this will take to geter cleared up enough to swim?

No way to know for sure, but hopefully soon. You are making good progress. It will clear up though. That I can promise you!

BTW -- Thx for making a signature line with your info. I wish more people would do that. It sure makes it easier for us to be able to help!

[DirtRider67]

I got my Taylor K2006 today and am not sure that i totaly understand it. I Am trying to figure out how to do the FC and at the 10ml line, i got a count of 64 drops before it turned clear. Seems that I am doing something wrong. Any tips would be greatly appreciated. thanks

[DirtRider67]

Well I guess everyone is out enjoying their sparkling pools huh? Must be nice =-)...

So, i am having trouble getting a good reading with the FC and i took my sample to the pool store. Here are my results and by the way, i can see the outline of my creeper in the deep end.

TA=110
pH=7.3
cya=50
TH=370
TC=12.2
FC=9.7

seems that my cya has gone up and my TC is pretty high.

[Watermom]

Looking at these Taylor kit online testing demos might be helpful for you.

http://www.taylortechnologies.com/pr..._slideshow.asp

[DirtRider67]

Thanks Watermom. I did it the way they are explaining and it never works out for me. everything else but the FC works. The powder stuff was spilled inside the kit when i got it and i poured it back in the container so i just wonder if that may be the problem.

Anyway, i just keep putting 3 jugs in 3 times a day and it seems to work. And this morning, I can see the bottom of the deep end. yippee! but, there is tons of dead algae on the bottom and some of it is probably still alive because when i scoop it with the net, it's still a little. I would imagine that when it's completely dead, it will not clump into the net and sift through it.

So, i will just keep adding the chlorine for the next few days and see where i am at. Any tips on getting the dead algae out besides running it through the filters?