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    Holidays

    I am going to be out of town for a week for Thanksgiving. I always seem to have an issue with my DE filter clogging causing the pressure to go up. Rather than turning off the pump can I add a lot of shock or pucks and keep it on Recirculate? Would that cause an issue?
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    Raising CH

    My CH is 160 and I need to raise it. Per pool math app I need 15lbs of Calcium Chloride, can I use this product to raise CH without issues? ​Ace® 20lb Premium Ice Melt - Ice Melt - Ace Hardware
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    Algae on the walls

    If your FC is high enough will it kill the algae on the walls or does it need to be brushed off into the water for it to be killed?
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    Fas-dpd

    I shocked my 15000 gallon plaster pool last night with 2 lbs of shock. I ran a FAS-DPD test just now and it required 98 drops of reagent to get it to turn clear. Measured at 25ml I multiplied that by 0.2 and got 19.6. Does that sound about right? I don't recall having to use 98 drops in the...
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    Chlorine Test

    When adding bleach to the pool what's the best way to find how much bleach has increased my chlorine I guess in PPM?
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    Filter Cleaning

    Pentair FNS Plus 60 I am having to clean my filters it seems like every month which seems to me that's to often. Why would I have to clean them so often? After I clean them I have 10 psi and backwash when it hits 20psi. I just back washed last week and now I'm up around 20psi again so I'm...
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    Inlet/Outlet Leaking

    Cant get any assistance from my local pool store so I'm hoping someone here can help. I pulled out the filters yesterday out of out my Pentair FNS Plus DE filter and got them all cleaned up. Once I put everything back together now I have a leak from both the inlet and outlet pipes from what I...
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    Backwashing

    Pentair FN Plus filter, how much of the filter debris do you think it removed on a routine backwashing? Also how many times switching from backwashing to rinse is required?
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    Whisper Flow Pump

    I recently replaced my pump motor since the other motors bearings were wearing out and making a lout squealing noice. Once I installed it it was so nice and quiet. This was maybe 2 months ago. Since then its gotten louder each week. It sounds more like the pump this time. So I separated the...
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    Bulk Bleach

    For all you fellow Houstonians Napco Chemical in Spring @ 2830 Spring Cypress has bulk bleach 10% for $1.68 a gallon. I purchased a 5 gallon container filled for $26. Then just $1.68 per gallon to fill it back up.
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    Test Kits

    I am sure this has been discussed before but I wasn't able to locate that thread. I currently have a Taylor K2005 test kit and need to be able to test chlorine levels with the FAS/DPD test. Should I just buy that kit individually, or buy the K-2006 or the TF-100 test kit from TFTestkits.net?
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    Asking About Levels

    I have a 15000 Gallon inground plaster pool that I am trying to use the BBB method on. My filter is DE and runs about 9 hours a day. It rained last night and my readings with my taylor K-2005 test kit this morning were FC-3 TC-3 PH-7.5 TA-100 CH-80 Borates- 0 Temp 84F Based on the pool...
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    Pucks

    If I am following the BBB method, will I still need to add pucks to my pool? if so which do you recommend?
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    New to BBB

    Hi all, Brand new to the forum and would like to ask a quick question. My pool is roughly 15000 gallons on chlorine no SWG. On the BBB method what and how often should I check my pool water? I am using a Taylor K2600 testing kit from Leslies. Thank you