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  1. gunslinger613

    Another summer another cya battle

    hi everyone Another pool seasonand i am concerned about another battle with cya raising. Currently cya is at 30. I have read lots of info but it has been cluttering the facts in my head. For 12 years I had a 24' above ground pool and never had cya issues, 6 years ago I bought a house with...
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    New laterals and pipe but...

    hi everyone I opened the pool this weekend installing a new pipe and laterals and of course sand in the filter before starting it up. Pool has been runnng for 6 hrs or so. As I started the slam process I notice a sign from last year, little pile of what I believe to be sand on the floor by...
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    Its almost time!

    pool season i almost here! Hopefully it will be a great summer for all?
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    different types of sand and cost.

    Greetings everyone. Its almost time to get the pools going in my region and am searching for sand. Last year I had some broken fingers so over the winter I bought a new pipe and fingers. With stores closed currently due to the "virus " i have been looking online for sand. My local store had...
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    Chemical questions

    So I am in the slam process again due to algee. 2 days in the ph raise to 8 plus. I forgot to test before adding chlorine shock. Is it ok to add muriatic acid? Shock was added 30 minutes ago. Green pool for 2 days uh Ph 8 Ta 90 Cya 60. Ugh Fc 10 plus Tc 8
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    Pool specs ok?

    Ok here is where the pool is at this point. Using taylor water test kit. Fc 10 Br 10 Ph darker then 7.5 but not 7.8 on the scale so 7.7ish? Ta 80 Hardness. 90 Cya 55. After cleaning and shocking pool last Tuesday I used clairifier on Sunday. Some time around Friday I put a few 3" tabs in and by...
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    Hi its been a while

    Greetings everyone been a while since I been here. Hope everyone is ready for pool season ?
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    Cya reading

    16x30 inground pool, sand filter, Hayward Super Pump, vinyl liner
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    Vacuuming issue

    Ok so I am on day 2 of SLAM. I started vacuuming and every 6 seconds it gets stuck to the bottom of the pool and I can't move it due to the suction. I then have to shut pump down then start again. 5 seconds later stuck again.... Not really getting any where this way. I am using this I have...
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    Ok trying to get pool started up

    Ok this week I filled pool and had to replace pool pump and chlorine feeder. Before I found this place I dumped 9 gallons of shock in cuz that is what I have done in the past(before I found this place and your info) I have had issue with chlorine holding and value so I was not that the water...
  11. gunslinger613

    Hi I'm a new guy

    Hi everyone, Looks like a great forum here I hooe to be a part of! My name is Eric aka the wife's pool boy lol. At me old house I had a 24' above ground pool for 10 years and for the most part learned very quickly how to maintain it. 2 years ago we moved and now have a bigger inground pool...