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I follow the method you described. I keep the pool running and clean until mid/late October, then close it (haven't closed yet). Cover the pool as tightly as possible with a leaf net. (The leaf net will allow rain, leaf bits and dust through, but not large leaves or animals. The pool will...

I added a larger amount of DE, optimized the pH, and bumped the chlorine up to 20. It was clear a day after that!

Thanks for the replies. I do have a robot, which I’ve been running quite a bit. The bags are mostly empty though, and it seems to spread the pollen/dust/dead algae around like a fine mist. I think it’s doing more harm than good at this point. Do you think this might help? 1) Tonight, test FC...

As to what is suspended in the water: it could be dust, pollen, or dead algae. I did have a slightly green pool, with lots of dust in it, when it was opened. My question is, though, how do I get it out by Saturday? It is getting better every day, but at this rate I don’t think it’ll be clear by...

FC 15 CC 0.5 PH 7.8 TA 100 CH 100 Cya 30 Sat -.1 Graduation pool party in 3 days. Pool is somewhat cloudy due to very fine dirt or pollen which accumulates in the little divits on the steps, and seems to pass right thru the sand filter, even though I’ve been adding DE to it. Yes, it’s...

I have not done that recently, as I have a very old sand filter, and the last time I opened it up, the top half broke. The plastic was very brittle. Are you thinking that dust-pollen could be getting stuck in the sand filter, and wouldn’t come out until the pump was turned on? If so, could I...

Background: It’s been cool here and the pool hasn’t been used. The pool pump has been OFF for the past week. The water has been clear and balanced the whole time. However, there have been drifts of something I call pollen-dust in the vinyl seams and ripples all summer. It can be eliminated by...

Thinking about somehow attaching a slimmer sock to the water discharge outlet, but I don’t want to damage my new robot at all. Any ideas?

Yes. I can suck it out with my vacuum and trap it in a skimmer sock ... but that’s not why I bought a robot!

I have a new Aquabot S300 which worked great all summer UNTIL we were hit with super-fine pollen. As I watch the robot roll over a pollen “puddle,” a plume of pollen shoots out the top with the discharge water. I’ve tried to find out whether a finer mesh bag is available, but I’m having no luck...

Thank you both so much for the reply! It will be nice to carry fewer jugs of liquid chlorine this season. I am thinking that I still should watch my CH level, so it doesn't get too high, even though I have a vinyl liner. Is that correct?

Thanks for the reply! Just trying to have "perfectly balanced" water. However, now that I know it has no impact on water quality, I have no plans to try to adjust it. But still wondering: Should I use the cal-hypo/salt/calcium shock, or return it?

My CH is 50, and I'd like to raise it to the recommended 100-400 level. Sent DH to store for calcium hypochlorite, as we also need to add chlorine and I thought, kill two birds with one stone. The product DH brought home is 50% calcium hypochlorite and 50% "other ingredients." The SDS says...

Here are pictures of the lack of space between our filter and the heater and pump/motor. Maybe there’s a way to get more space that I’m missing? Our current filter width is 23 1/2” and we’d like to put a filter that’s at least 24 1/2” wide (from the specs). - - - Updated - - - - - - Updated...