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Hi all, happy Memorial Day :) O got a late start in closing/covering my pool last fall due to the birth of my daughter and now I have to attone for my sin. The punishment is leaves... lots of leaves on the bottom. What's the best way to remove them without vaccuming and having to empty the...

Thanks all. Sounds like it's really gonna be loads of fun... :cry: Regardless I won't be doing it until the season ends anyway. As it stands right now the Cl has stayed steady, the pool is crystal clear and the wife's happy (which is all that really matters haha)

All I can tell you is that it's a Purex Triton filter and it was purchased in 1995 (not by me). The manual for it is utterly useless as it offers no information regarding changing the sand. At this point I'm starting to think it's best to just buy a new filter in the spring. Thoughts?

Hmmm... There is a drain plug, a whopping 1/2" hole. I'm having trouble believing that anything will come out of that other than the residual water that I drain out to winterize it. I will check the owner's manual again but I looked through it last night and saw nothing about changing the sand.

Yep, I sure have. I still have 2 questions though. 1) if the Cl levels are holding do I really need to change my filter media (sand)? 2) how would you remove sand from a 6-8" diameter hole because that's all there is for openings...

Ok, my son just called and said that the Cl is still "off the chart" (almost brown in color) so I would say that the residual Bac is gone. :) Now what? :?:

Update: I put in the 2 gals of 12.5% shock last night and as expected the color in the drop test was off the chart :) The pH prior to shocking was 7.2. I don't have time in the mornings to check during the week so my son is going to do it and I'll let you guys know if there was any Cl left...

Ok, 2 things. It's the 12.5% shock and the test kit only does 2 things - pH and Cl (to 3 ppm) So not sure how to proceed from here. :?:

I paid $2.99 for the 10% (end of season sale) and I bought 2 cases. I can go back and see if they have more if you think that was a good price. The regular price is $4.99/gal. Hmmm... I know that the test kit does not go to 15... From memory I want to say it tops out at 11. I could be mistaken...

Yes, I have 2 gallons of the 10% liquid shock. I also have 2 gallons of 6% bleach leftover from a cleaning project that I can use.

See, I new Baquacil was evil!! :) Ok, that brings up a new issue, the filter. I will post the model # whan I get home but the only place that it comes apart is at the head. There is no way of getting the old sand out (that I can see). There's no seam in the middle or any other obvious...

Thank you! I will add more info to my signature once I get home from work and can gather it up. I also just have a standard side by side pH/Chlor test kit. I will be ordering one of your "fancy" ones though :) The pool is 16,000 gallons. I still have 2 gals of shock, should I just dump that...

Hi, We recently had a new liner installed in our 25 year old 15x30 ft inground pool (yes, the liner lasted that long! :lol: ) and since we were starting fresh we decided to switch to Chlorine because: A) Bacquacil did nothing to combat our algae infested area and B) it's too dang expensive...