Opened pool and problems...

[Watermom]

Run tests again this evening when the sun is off the pool and post numbers again. Dead algae will look grayish. Are you running the pump 24/7? Is your filter pressure rising? Did you add more DE? Is the water any better in the past few days?

[PoolDoc]

A couple of comments:

• I've often seen pools look like that when the algae was dead / dying.
• You need to be VERY careful to double rinse your chlorine tube after testing for CC! Any carry-over of R-003 will cause your FC test to include some or all CC.
• High CC and low FC after adding chlorine are typical of pools with lots of ammonia.

Ben

[chumpy36]

A couple of comments:

• I've often seen pools look like that when the algae was dead / dying.
• You need to be VERY careful to double rinse your chlorine tube after testing for CC! Any carry-over of R-003 will cause your FC test to include some or all CC.
• High CC and low FC after adding chlorine are typical of pools with lots of ammonia.

Ben

Ben,

That's helpful. I'll make sure I rinse well. Problem is now that with all these weird tests and such I'm running out of R-0871. I have some on order but it won't be here for a bit.

Thanks!

[chumpy36]

Run tests again this evening when the sun is off the pool and post numbers again. Dead algae will look grayish. Are you running the pump 24/7? Is your filter pressure rising? Did you add more DE? Is the water any better in the past few days?

Just tested...

FC 11ppm
CC 5.5 ppm

Pump is going 24/7
Filter pressure is rising and yes I'm using DE but not more than the amount I determined to be the correct amount.

Hit it again? Get it up to 15 again?

Thanks