turtlespeed 220 #26 October 30, 2007 Quote Quote Not everyone lives in the USA and is talking about USA dollars Ha, there is your problem right there!!!! DING!I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pirana 0 #27 October 30, 2007 As said before, get to the store and have a free test and assessment. Most likely you have a ph problem, causing all the stuff you dumped in to stay in suspension instead of dissolving. In fact, all the stuff you dumped in might have caused a ph problem. Besides, the store test will diagnose the whole kit and kaboodle. You've not mentioned total hardness, chlroines, chloramines, metals, algae, etc. There are about 20 factors measured when they test mine; and the solution accounts for what is there plus what will be there in each step of their fix. I'd also recommend going to a cartridge filter. Much better filtration. You do have to take them to the car wash and blast them off; so if you get a lot of debris in your pool that might be required more often than you like. I have to do mine 3 times per year, but the pool is indoors and gets very little crap in it. Last thing; beware of thinking clear water must be good. Test regularly even if it is clear. Highly acidic water can be beautifully sparkling, and be slowly destroying your components." . . . the lust for power can be just as completely satisfied by suggesting people into loving their servitude as by flogging them and kicking them into obedience." -- Aldous Huxley Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 798 #28 October 30, 2007 apparently they don't have those there Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #29 October 30, 2007 Quote apparently they don't have those there Hey, if we have them in the socialist nightmare that Canadia is supposed to be, I'm sure he can find one in the southern hemisphere. Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigway 4 #30 October 30, 2007 done all that. As far as the pool shop is concerned water is A, OK. The problem is it sits on the bottom of the pool. I somehow need to make it all thicker so the filter will trap it or vacum it to waste. .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
usedtajump 1 #31 October 30, 2007 How much are you shelling out for all those chemicals you're dumping down the drain? Like has been brought up before, hire somebody to come twice a month to clean the pool and keep the chemicals in balance. With all the chemicals you're dumping in the water and the frustration it seems to be causing, a 'pool boy" would be money well spent and a bargain at twice the price. The older I get the less I care who I piss off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 220 #32 October 30, 2007 Quotedone all that. As far as the pool shop is concerned water is A, OK. The problem is it sits on the bottom of the pool. I somehow need to make it all thicker so the filter will trap it or vacum it to waste.Have you tried a lint brush?I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigway 4 #33 October 30, 2007 only been dumping the chemicals the pool boy has been telling me to. Had to get rid of a massive iron stain and now have to get rid of cloudy water. The pool guy and the shop tell me to drain the pool now i got rid of the stain. the problem is i can not do that when this country has been going through a drought for the past few years. .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
simplyputsi 0 #34 October 30, 2007 Quote Quote done all that. As far as the pool shop is concerned water is A, OK. The problem is it sits on the bottom of the pool. I somehow need to make it all thicker so the filter will trap it or vacum it to waste. Have you tried a lint brush? the red brush type or the ones with the tape that comes off. Be specific, you don't want him messing it up moreSkymama's #2 stalker - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jewels 0 #35 October 30, 2007 Forget the lint brush. What about a wet/dry shop vac?TPM Sister #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 798 #36 October 30, 2007 wouldn't the cloudy part "stick" if he used a really big sponge?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pirana 0 #37 October 30, 2007 Quotedone all that. As far as the pool shop is concerned water is A, OK. The problem is it sits on the bottom of the pool. I somehow need to make it all thicker so the filter will trap it or vacum it to waste. Then find a pool store that does a comprehensive test. There is no way everything should check out OK if you have cloudy shit that settles to a sediment. It may be your total hardness is out of control. (No porn jokes please, this is serious shit). Something is staying suspended (not disolving and not getting filtered). Everything is not OK. EDIT: OK, saw the post where they recommend water change. That is one of the fixes for uh, uh, . . . I have to admit to forgetting. But I had the same problem. We have very hard water, and that means you have to add something to keep all the calcites disolved. They precipitate out and there is no way to get rid of them but to change water, get a softener, or do what I do and keep them disolved. Changing water does no good unless you have a soft water supply big enough to fill the pool. I'll check my readouts tonight and get back later on the exact nature of my past problem - which I believe was total hardness. (Now you can start with the porn jokes)." . . . the lust for power can be just as completely satisfied by suggesting people into loving their servitude as by flogging them and kicking them into obedience." -- Aldous Huxley Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
usedtajump 1 #38 October 30, 2007 Quoteonly been dumping the chemicals the pool boy has been telling me to. Had to get rid of a massive iron stain and now have to get rid of cloudy water. The pool guy and the shop tell me to drain the pool now i got rid of the stain. the problem is i can not do that when this country has been going through a drought for the past few years. Man, draining the pool is a pretty drastic measure in my experience, the only time we ever drained ours was to have it replastered. A good pool man should be able to deal with whatever problem you have with the existing water. Our pool got so bad before the pool guy came into our lives that I expected the Creature From the Black Lagoon to emerge from it some nights but with the proper know how, the pool guy got it straightened out in 2 days. If that green/black sludge could be cleared up, seems like yours can be too. Are you using a pool sweep such as a Creepy Crawley or some such?The older I get the less I care who I piss off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jewels 0 #39 October 30, 2007 Quote wouldn't the cloudy part "stick" if he used a really big sponge?? He's gonna hate us. TPM Sister #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 798 #40 October 30, 2007 not like I wanted swim in his pool anyway! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #41 October 30, 2007 Quote not like I wanted swim in his pool anyway! Yeah...you say that NOW, but next week when the Sun explodes...you'll be the fist one knockin' on the door wantin' to cool off! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigway 4 #42 October 30, 2007 yeah, i figured it out now. Vacum to waste and then top up and let it settle again and repeat. Is the only way to get this done. By the way, my pool water is excellent so the pool people all tell me.I have become obsesed with this pool now. Summer will be over by the time i am finished with it. .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigway 4 #43 October 30, 2007 my pool is filled with bourbon. .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jewels 0 #44 October 30, 2007 Quote yeah, i figured it out now. Vacum to waste and then top up and let it settle again and repeat. Ah HA! My shop vac suggestion wins!!! (Sorry bigway. I really DO hope it comes together for you. You'll have to post pics of the celebratory pool party when it's all fixed!)TPM Sister #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #45 October 30, 2007 I got ICE! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 798 #46 October 30, 2007 how youuuuu doin? here...lemme hold your drink while you push the pool vac around...wishing you luck man...I can relate to how frustrating this is. sounds like my last fight with a pool, I had to replace all the filter powder and elements, but you've a different type of filter. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #47 October 30, 2007 my gosh, all you pool people seem to be obsessed with your little thiny there.. thank god i'm skydiving!! “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SLOfreefall 0 #48 October 30, 2007 TDS - Total Dissolved Solids TDS accumulate over time, and the only way to reduce this level is a partial drain. I still think something is wrong with the filtration system... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowwhite 0 #49 October 30, 2007 Quote I got ICE! I'll bring the mix! Hey Nekkid party in BigWays pool! Keep the cloudiness, NOBODY wants to see us nekkid!skydiveTaylorville.org freefallbeth@yahoo.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 798 #50 October 30, 2007 never had sex in a sparkly pool, huh? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
