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I’m covering with a winter cover.

I accidentally drained 10 inches below my skimmer for winterizing. Will this pose a problem or will it be okay. Thanks for advice.

Thanks. I was planning on just using chlorine. If I’m understanding this correctly, I SLAM my pool and if the level holds for 24 hours, then I can simply drain 6” below skimmer and close. Right?

Thanks. I may wait a couple more weeks. I forgot to ask in my original post: Is liquid chlorine the only thing I need to add when closing?

Temps are supposed to be in the 70s next week and I’m wondering if I should wait for cooler temps before closing.?

I’ve been able to maintain my pool chemistry all summer thanks to the start up advice from tfp! Sadly, it’s time to close for winter. I need to do it before all the leaves start dropping! Anyway, my question is, I need to do a SLAM before draining etc…and right now pool math is saying about 2...

Great! Thanks for everyone’s help. We shall swim tomorrow’😁

Ok, I did the oclt and think I’ve finally got some good numbers. Last Night: FC 8 CC 0 TC 8 This morning FC 7.5 CC .5 TC 7 I also did these measurements this morning. PH 7.4 TA 100 CH 210 CYA 40 I want to swim tomorrow and want to know if these levels are okay. I don’t think I need to...

Thanks mdtagger88. I’m going to trust my kit testing results. I’ll do the overnight chlorine test. I’ve been testing every night and early morning and the chlorine seems to be holding. I’ll test each day for a week and then go to twice a week to maintain. Will chlorine pucks in the skimmer be...

My pool water is clear. See photo. I have removed the Perma salt chamber a week ago. As stated in my original post, I put in 2 quarts of metal remover a week ago along with a paceket in the skimmer. My metals have gone down from 1.5 to 1. I went to the pool store to have my water tested to...

Thanks for the instructions on the chlorine test. I redid all my numbers and hope these are more accurate: Free & Combined Chlorine (FAS-DPD) = 4 PH = 7.4 Alkalinity (TA) = 120 Calcium Hardness (CH) = 280-300 Cyanuric Acid (CYA) 45-55 What do these numbers mean? What should I do to keep my...

Thanks for the instructions on the chlorine test. I redid all my numbers and hope these are more accurate: Free & Combined Chlorine (FAS-DPD) = 4 PH = 7.4 Alkalinity (TA) = 120 Calcium Hardness (CH) = 280-300 Cyanuric Acid (CYA) 45-55 What do these numbers mean? What should I do to keep my...

I got my test kit and if I did everything correctly....here are my numbers: (The FC was the most difficult to get an accurate reading) Also, I did the testing after a moderate thurnderstorm. FC 6ppm TC 4ppm CYA 60 PH 7.9-8.0 Alkalinity 110 Hardness 230-300 I was finally able to get the...

I am not on a well. The water is not green. In fact it looks clear, so whatever is eating up my chlorine, I cannot see. I will send results once I get them.