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    Green sight glass

    I just noticed today that my sight glass is green. I back washed for several minutes and observed clear water moving in the glass. It appears that the green “stuff” is on the inside glass not in the water. Is there a way to remove the glass for cleaning?
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    New liner when winterizing

    We have to replace our liner just when we should be closing our pool. My question is: After it's filled do we get the water in balance just as if we were opening it? Or can we get by with bringing the pool to shock level before closing? We use the BBB method. Thanks in advance for any help.
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    Water supply line to above ground pool

    We received the new filter and pump. Now we would like to run a water supply line from the outdoor faucet to the pool using PVC. Can anyone give me some direction on how to do this? Thank you in advance for your help.
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    Filter sizes

    We are replacing our Doughhboy filter this year. We are considering the Hayward S210T or the S220T. The S210T uses 50 lbs less sand. Would one filter be better than the other? We will be using a 1 1/2 hp pump. Thanks for any suggestions and advice.
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    Does this seem right?

    I still can't seem to get a handle on stabilizing my FC levels. My routine is - dusk - check FC & add chlorine to bring to shock level; recheck FC 1 hour later dawn - check FC (I usually don't add chlorine during the day because it is still high, but has also dropped several ppm...
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    Confused about levels

    I'm having trouble figuring out what to do next. Here are my current levels FC - 11 (down from 18 at sundown last night) CC - 0 TC - 11 pH - 7.5 TA - 140 CYA - 45 water temp - 85 I have been adding 6% bleach each night to bring the pool up and a little above shock level. One morning it only...
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    Replacing Doughboy Sand Filter

    My Doughboy Silica II sand filter is leaking around the bolts and appears to have several hairline cracks. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what size sand filter I should look at? My pump is Doughboy PowerPak II 1hp. The filter holds 130 lbs sand. Should I go with a bigger filter? Any...
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    Problem balancing my pool levels

    Moved to a new topic. JasonLion I'm not sure if this is where I should post but I am also having a problem balancing my pool levels. If possible could someone tell me what I should do next? We opened our pool today, only added water nothing else yet. My readings are: FC - 0 ph - 7.2 cya - 25...
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    Do I have too much chlorine?

    Hi everyone. I am new to TFP but am quickly being converted to the BBB Method. I have a 16' x 32' ABG Doughboy pool that is 54" deep and buried 2', with a sand filter. We have been getting 0 FC readings since opening about a month ago. After numerous trips to the pool store and lots of shock...