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Hi, my PH is good maybe a touch low but not bad. Chlorine level is good. alkinity tested at 50 which is low. what is swcg? i am using tablets to chlorinate. thanks gary

Hi, how much baking soda do I add to a 10,000 gallon above ground pool to raise the alkinility? It's at 50 now. The boxes I bought don't have any info. thanks. Gary

Ok, so return the calcium. Got it. Thanks. The vaccum to waste to rid the pool of excess rainwater? I don't have any choices on my filter. When I vaccum the pool. I vaccum directly to the filter. There is no waste choice or any other for that matter. I have the hayward bump. EC 40. Thanks a...

Hi, I just had my pool water tested at the local pool store. They said my pool hardness was low. 110 ppm. So they had me buy 10 lbs of calcium chloride to add to pool. I just read the container and it says that this is used to protect tile, grout and metals in pool. I have an above ground 16 x...

The pool is crystal clear after changing out the sand in the filter (and making sure it was hooked up right, ahem) vaccumed twice and brushed a few times. Still feel tiny granulars of sand when I cup my hand over the return. Not a crazy amount but can feel it. Wondering if that is kinda par for...

Hi all, my name is Gary from Long Island, NY. I opened my 16 x 32 above ground pool equipped with a 2 HP Hayward pump and sand filter model TM -12 about a month ago...still haven't dove in yet. Mistake number one was on the initial start up of filter. I shocked it. Added 14 lbs Alkanlinity...