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Thanks everyone for the replies. The liner is tan with black in it as well. The top of it is likely dirty which makes the fading seem worse but its fading any place that touches the water. So i assume chemical fade. I thought bc my FC that i run at 6-8 is higher than most might be causing it. I...

I have had this liner 3 years. I have used BBB for 11 years. As you can see from the pic my liner is fading pretty bad. Is this normal using BBB? Or am i doing something wrong? With full sun 9 hours a day my cya is 40-50 and FC remains 6-8.

So my 3/4 hp motor just went bad yesterday. I had a new 1hp motor and impeller in the wings just waiting for this moment. I replaced the motor and impeller and the seals. My psi has always been around 15. Now its 20. Is this a concern? Would i expect more psi from a slightly bigger pump? The...

I went to our neighborhood pool and they post the chlorine level daily. It said 2 in the AM. This is a huge pool with a high bather load. And it looks like that is about normal for a commercial pool (1-3) according to the internet. My question is how the heck with the sun all day is that enough...

Quite possibly the heater. It leaks and I havent used it in multiple years. No roof work being done.

This year i have noticed these black brittle flakes on the bottom of my pool. I am fairly certain that it is from my equipment. Has anyone ever seen this? My pump is working and been running non-stop but sounds different. Could it be that the plastic impeller is coming apart? Not sure what to...

A pic for your thoughts. I need to be more patient i know but just curious why tfp doesnt recommend floc?

I have backwashed 3 times in 24 hours. The first time my pressure had gone from 12 to 20. Now since yesterday afternoon it stays around 10-11. This mornings test results: FC 9.5 Cya still below 30. Alk 50ppm Ph 7.6 I added another 1/2 gallon of bleach so i should be about FC 12-13. I test using...

Merged threads - Marty - TFP Mod Ok so i opened yesterday to a green swamp. I slammed when i got my filter running. FC has been acceptable. Now my water is very cloudy with dead algae i presume. My filter is not in the best shape so i think its struggling to filter the tiny dead algae...

How do i slam without knowing cya? Its below 30 thats as far as my test kit reads

I have added 3 gallons of 6% bleach. And i opened it about 2 hours ago