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I was just curious if most people go by the pressure gauge or by time. The PB said to backwash every month or if the pressure rises 10psi. Well, after 2 months the pressure hasn't risen 1psi. I've backwashed twice anyway, but just wondering if that is truly necessary. Also, what about...

Or is that even possible? I've only been BBB for about 2 weeks now, but I'm having to add muratic acid every other day to keep PH in check. It creeps up about 0.2 per day. When it get's up to 7.8, I'll add acid to bring it back down to the 7.3ish range. My TA is 80-90. Of course, I'm having...

I wasn't sure which forum to post this in, so mods please move the thread if there is a better place for it. Anyway....our pool was built this year & filled in late April. If my memory serves me correctly, I noticed these two white areas back in May. They haven't grown or shrunk over the past...

This might be a dumb question, but if my CC is measuring zero and pool water is sparkly clear...is there any reason I should do an overnight FC loss test? I assume there could be organics in my pool that the FC is wiping out as fast as it enters the pool and thus not building up CC. Or is that...

I searched but didn't find exactly what I was looking for. I'm just wondering how long in general it takes for the chemicals we add to dissipate to where it is safe to swim. Bleach & muratic acid in particular. Baking soda and some of the others, I'm not really worried about. I've heard as...

There are some amazing pools on this forum...along with a wealth of information. I've really enjoyed reading & have learned so much in a little time. Here's a quick snap of my little oasis...

New guy here & boy did I find this forum in just the right time! We built our pool this year and just filled it in April. I was letting the pool company do our weekly maintenance until a couple of weeks ago when I had finally had enough. The guy completely botched up the DE filter backwash...