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First off, thank you for not bashing me for getting a pool store test. I’ve been using tfp since receiving advice on construction a number of years ago and do trust the processes. This year drastic times called for drastic measures So….. chem held steady as best as I can tell. So far so so good...

Thanks so much. It is unfortunately from a pool store. One I trust way more than others from the past, but a pool store none the less. My kit is MIA and a million other things you probably wouldn’t believe if I told you. I just want to get this close so it doesn’t go south on me. Water “looks”...

I’m not sure why I confused by this at the moment but but when I use pool math and then look at Effects of Adding, my brain is not comprehending. Why am i not holding chlorine? I realize my combined his high. I just added stabilizer yesterday and maybe bleach too soon after? Should I do anything...

None of the above except yes, de filter (Hayward 4820). Filter grids were cleaned and refreshed at beginning of season. Pressure has never risen much above starting point except once when filter basket was full of beetles last week. Eww, beetle season in PA. Chem has been spot on. Cleaned again...

Hi folks. I know there are no short cuts, but I’m going to try to take one here. Since opening I have had debris back in the pool. (There is no way that many gnats accumulate on the bottom over night.) I know what to check — filter grids or multiport. But it’s the time, I don’t have time to...

No de in pool

I am backwashing my de filter and realized no de powder is coming out. Water was clear from the start. I have a multiport valve on a hayward 4820. And yes, I know there was powder put in. Pool has been great. Last backwash was maybe beginning of June. Return flow was low yesterday, pressure was...

One more thing, please, to me it makes sense to do a thorough clean of my de filter after such a terrific SLAM. Pressure is holding well though. Would you still do a cleanout?

That was the plan as far as chlorine. So I’ll just forgo the ph until i can test again for real. Thanks.

Unfortunately for now yes. Waiting on new kit. Don’t want to overshoot anything based on pool store results (should have mentioned that) before it comes but also don’t want to slide backwards.

Hi everyone. Just got through a successful SLAM opening due to winter cover failure (nasty) and am ready to tweak my balance. Ph is at 7.2 and alk @ 71. Please advise because I got myself confused (easily done these days). Other than that I just have to bump up my cya (at 5) and FC. thank you!

Right now the return is pointed sort of down and away from the skimmer

... And the new filter was running all night after I brushed everything up

Thanks for your reply. Today I saw powder and debris literally hours after I vacuumed to perfection. Vacuuming to filter - nothing big on bottom, fresh de, no rise in pressure afterwards. positive on the 6lbs of de. I looked again since I posted. There is less powder than this morning before...

Is it common for a de filter to not remove white powder from dead algae? I had a very old Hayward perflex which didn’t seem to be doing it’s job all summer. As opposed to begin checking and replacing parts, I opted to replace the filter and yesterday installed a Hayward 4820. Before replacing I...