2 Bottles Of Pool Rx & 1 Clarifier & Still Have Green Powdery Stuff!
by Candy
Is it ok to do this? Thanks for the question Candy I'd like to have your complete chemical readings: Chlorine, CYA (cyanuric acid/stabilizer), pH, Alkalinity, Calcium Hardness, and Metals (iron and copper). It makes troubleshooting much easier and the process of clearing up your pool will go much faster. You can get this done at your local pool store. I'd encourage you to get a Taylor FAS-DPD K-2006 pool test kit. Pool Water Testing Water Testing Kit Without these numbers I'm just guessing at what the problem is. Get back to me with the chemical numbers and I'm sure I can help. The sound you hear might be the pump motor running dry, or low with water. When you vacuum to WASTE the water drains from the pool. If the water level gets below the skimmer the system will draw in air. Thanks and hope to hear from you soon. Robert Comment By Candy: I have been to Leslie's twice this week and both times I had perfect numbers. I was just wondering how you are supposed to use the "Waste" cycle. I could not keep up with the water loss, thus my noise. Didn't know if that was normal for that cycle. Thank you for any ideas! Comment By Robert You can use the WASTE cycle to either vacuum or drain the pool. Vacuuming to WASTE means you're bypassing the filter and the dirty water either goes into the sewer or out of the back wash hose. Draining the pool on WASTE does the same thing. Before you vacuum to WASTE you'll need to fill up the pool a bit more, maybe up to the top of the skimmer. This way you'll have some reserve water because it will drain the pool, as you know. You also get much more suction when on WASTE. As was stated in the other email, don't allow the water to get below the skimmer. I am wondering if this was your only concern, why did the question ask about putting clarifier in the pool and still having green powdery stuff? Hope this answers your question. Robert |
