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  1. Thanks for the thoughts. Since I have dry acid, I guess I'll use it. I raised the chlorine to about 12 ppm last night and at noon today the reading was .5. Is that normal? Tracy
  2. My pH is around 8 and I am battling algae. So far the water isn't slimy, but it is looking rather green-gray. I have dry acid but I hate to use it. I was trying to think about what else could lower the pH and my husband suggested white vinegar. We have an Intex 16'x4' agp. I have been shocking with bleach and using the cheesy garden-hose vaccuum to try to get up what is on the bottom of the pool. (I ordered the filter vac but it hasn't come yet...). What do you think would happen if I did use white vinegar to lower the pH? Thanks for considering the question. Tracy
  3. Thank you, Chem Geek! It is amazingly hot here and was hoping not to be without the use of the pool for too long. Tracy
  4. My ph is purple. How long do I need to wait to swim after adding dry acid to my Intex 16x4 pool? Thanks, Tracy
  5. Okay. Hate to waste that much water, but I may have to if I can't manage it another way. Here are my tap water stats from my 6-way test kit: Total Chlorine: .5 Total Alkalinity: 290 (Could this be right?!? or is this a problem with my kit?) pH: 7.2-7.5 Total Hardness: 430 I don't have a specific calcium test, but all our faucets battle hard white scale as our water is coming from the Colorado River. What do you think? Tracy
  6. I have been looking for one of these vaccuums by itself, as we have all the other items, but I only see it sold in the UK. I had some luck using two layers of pantyhose and using the hose vaccuum. But then, thinking the Walmart shock had worked so well in the past I used it again, (talk about DOH!) now the water is ugly again. Okay, okay. Some people are really slow learners. So maybe I will get a clarifyer, but I hate to put more junk in the water. Of course, after the shock we can't use it anyway because the chlorine level is staying so high. I think I will also try to lower the alkalinity and ph again. Is it worth it (my kids love it and it is good exercise, but it is taking a lot of time and attention)? Tracy
  7. Thanks, Waterbear. I took my water to the pool store. My kit isn't giving the kind of numbers theirs is. I am using a drop based kit but it is not that accurate. The pool store said: CYA-40 FAC-1 Ph-7.8 TA-180 I'm not sure about calcium, even though I asked. They measured hardness at 500. They sold me something called "Dry Acid" to lower the Ph. Is thay what you would reccommend? How would I aerate the water? Tracy
  8. I put up an Intex 16'x48" pool three weeks ago and everything started out okay, but I couldn't hold a chlorine level, so i added some stabilizer, then some shock, and now I have a big mess! I started with 1" tabs (All-Clear, trichloro-s-triazinetrione) in two feeders from a pool store and could only get the chlorine level to .5. I then got a "start-up" kit from Wal-Mart and put the stabilizer in the skimmer basket (the company said to do this). Within a couple of hours I added the included shock product, which was calcium hypochlorite and the water clouded and hasn't cleared since (1 week ago). I have been running the filter almost 24/7, stopping to clean the filter. When we swim in the pool, I can see white particles floating around. When the filter is off, the "dust" settles to the bottom of the pool. The garden hose vaccuum cannot pick up the dust and the filter doesn't seem to be able to trap it either (HTH suggested using pantyhose for the bag, but this still doesn't work). I think the particles may be calcium, but can't say for sure. Here are my numbers Chlorine 1 CYA doesn't register on my test kit, but the chlorine is stable if low Total hardness is 420 Ph is 7.5 How can I clear the water? I would also like to use bleach as my chlorine source, can it be used in conjunction with the feeder tabs? Is there a link for how much bleach to add? Hoping someone can help me get to clear water.... Tracy
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