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Restarting the bucket test, forgot to turn off my automated water hose which turns on for a half hour every two days

here’s a better resolution of the photo...

Here’s the photo. The pump can either run the pool or the spa, not both at the same time.

I’ve not done a bucket test, will do today. Water in the spa is not really connected to the pool - only at the equipment where I can divert the pump and the heater to it which is shared by the spa, I’ll post a picture shortly so you can see my setup. The pool only loses water when the pump is on...

Is there any way to address underground plumbing leaks without ripping everything out? I lose about 1/2” or more in the pool per day, in the spa I lose 3 to 4 inches per day. I checked the equipment, there is no leak anywhere.

Pool is sparkling blue now finally - that took a solid two -three weeks. I cleared roughly a 33 gallon trash container amount of leaves during this process from the deep end, I’m guessing they were what was contributing mostly to the algae buildup. Any way, just wanted to say thanks for the...

DE will increase the pressure, do I just ignore the reduced flow at the pool return?

I will do that for sure today, I was thinking the same since there is no longer a need for me to backwash as I did in the first few days.

Marty - Pool is roughly 70% clear - it’s day 10 of SLAM and I feel the whole process is moving way too slow. Is there anything else I can do? FC shows 28, CYA shows 70-80, I’ve got the SWG set at 100%. There are no leaves or debris in the pool, I can see bottom of the deep end. Each day it only...

Cya now shows 70, I used one 10 lb bag but it’s up because I had used plenty of trichlor tabs while waiting 4 days for the delivery of cya

FC shows 20

When testing PH, initial reading shows 7.4 but if I wait 5 mins, the color becomes darker and it then shows 8.0, which is the more accurate reading?

Received the cya today, using the sock method. It’s a slow process. I do get a cya reading now which shows 30.