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That's why I'm puzzled about the stuff on the bottom only showing up after salt is added. Thank you for all your advice.

They aren't stains. It comes up easily when i scrub and vacuum the pool. I don't think it's dirt, otherwise it would always appear. It only shows up when i add the salt. Jblizzle, What do you mean by battery powered vacuum? Can you give me a link to what your talking about? I've decided to...

I used Morton Pool Salt from Walmart. Says it is meant for pools with SWG, fast disolving, high purity. I used 2 scoops, per the instructions, for the test. I even ran the test twice because the number came back so low. Both tests came back with similar numbers. -- Edit -- Tested again at 4pm...

I recently got a SWG for my above ground pool (in sig). After adding the salt to the pool algae grew overnight on the bottom (or what I think is algae). I drained the pool, scrubbed the pool with a water/bleach mixture and filled again. No issues with just chlorine in the pool, but once I added...

Decided to drain the pool and start over. Going to wipe the interior down with a bleach solution to kill any bacteria/algae etc. and then start from scratch. This is what the algae looked like on the bottom of the pool:

I recently added a SWG to my above ground pool. I followed the instructions and added about 50lbs of pool salt to my pool and ran the pump overnight. Prior to adding the salt there was no signs of algae in the pool. When I checked the pool in the morning algae had appeared (SWG had not been...

I used a very similar method to yours WATERBABYBLISS, but I used a transit level to get the ground level before adding sand. I made sure the entire area of bare ground was level with no more than 1/4"-1/8" height difference anywhere in the area. Then I put weed block cloth down and sand on top...

I have an Intex 12'x30" above ground pool and just ordered a new pump and SWG for it. Do I need to, or should I, drain the current chlorinated water and start over with fresh water for the salt/SWG?

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