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Thanks! I think the light will be pretty easy. We're going to try the hose in the floor drain, but I'm worried that won't get all of it. If there is any leftover do you think the 24 hour mustard algae shock get it?

I've been slamming my pool for about a week trying to get rid of mustard algae. This is my second time this summer (I didn't know if was mustard algae the first time). The water is crystal clear, but I swam down and took a look at my floor returns and could see algae inside them. What do I do...

Thanks! I know the chart said 28 but that seemed high. I'll trust the chart and go for it!

I need to slam my pool. I have a SWG and my CYA is at 70 (recommended range for SWG). Do I really have to get my FC up to 28?

Thanks! So would "normal daily demand" be when no one gets in the pool that day? How do I know what % I should set my SWG to?

Our pool was finished Feb of this year. As the weather has been warming I've been having trouble understanding what to do to keep my FC up. My CYA is at 70 so I'm shooting for FC of 5. I've got my SWG running at 60% during daylight hours. I added chlorine on Sunday because the FC had...

I have an Intex Sand Filter and I need to replace the to electric cord. The GFCI end on the cord leaks and is no longer waterproof so sometimes it gets water in it and will not work unless I open it up and let it dry out. The cord says "Caution - Replace only with cord set number SJTW". I...

Thinking about getting a solar cover for my 18' AGP. Just wondering....does it really make a difference? Also, how hard is it to deal with? Would love to hear 'yays' or 'nays' either way. Thanks!

I changed the filter on Sunday and it hasn't resolved and it's actually worse. Very green and now it's cloudy too. My FC is still at 5 and my CC at 0. I don't think I have metals in the water. Filled it at the beginning of the summer and haven't added any new water. I have not ran an OCLT...

Hi guys. I've got a green pool that I need a little advice about. It started getting a green tint about a week ago. I changed the filter a few days before using a filter I had bought from Walmart that really fits the Summer Escapes pools so I had to cut the hole to make it fit. I'm...

Thanks, I've been running it at night, but I'll start running it during the day and increase my time a little. You guys rock!

Yeah, I sort of knew that (about needing to run longer since the FC is low), but didn't phrase my question very well. :) So here's what I'm trying to ask:... The Intex manual had a recommendation of running the SWG 2 to 3 hours and it assumes the copper bars are still being used. TFP...

For those of you that unplugged the copper cell on your Intex SWG.... How much longer did you set your SWG to run to make up for the copper not being added to the water? I've got mine set to run 3 hours, but when I check my FC is usually around 2 or less so I'm guessing it's not running long...

Received my test kit and tested my water today. Here's the results: FC - 5.5 CC - 0 pH - 7.2 TA - 100 CYA - 50 (Added CYA last Sat. night so I'm waiting the recommended week to get the final reading) I use a SWG so should I not run it tonight to try to get the FC down? Also, do I need to...

Hmmm....sounds like I'll try to do a better job turning it off while we're swimming.