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    forgot to test ph before starting slam???

    do i need to let the chlorine level go down and start over? if so what clorine level do i need to let it go down to before I test pH and do all the other tests? thanks!
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    here are my numbers, suggestions?

    thought I possibly saw some algae last night so I dumped a jug of clorox in and got FC up to 13.5. Also have ran pump nonstop and cleaned with robot and brushed down sides. Tonight when I looked at pool I see one small line of what may be green algae I guess... Pool looks pretty clear to me...
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    cya was too high, emptied half of pool and refilled...here are the numbers now

    filled pool on Sunday and this is my first test results taken: PH 6.8 CC 0 CYA 40 TA 40 Couldn't test FC or CC because the powder didn't change the color of the pool water sample. the powder looks darker than I remember it so I guess it went to the bad somehow since last season. Last season...
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    cya is 90, have to replace 50% of pool water?

    I am a newbie - last year was first year with inground pool and I think I did okay but I admit I have not been testing the water often recently other than PH. I just tested CYA for the first time in a long time and it was 90. I put a target of 45 in pool math and it says replace 50% of the...
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    Help running pool year round

    Split by moderator from HERE. Please start your own topic for your own questions and do not hijack another members thread. Thanks, jblizzle where on this forum do I go to ready about the process of keeping an inground pool open during the winter (all year)? I'm in NC and still haven't closed...
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    NEWBIE just got new liner and pool filled...

    I'm a complete newbie. My knowledge is from reading pool school and what the pool guy told me in 30 minutes. Got new liner installed and finished filling pool with tap water this morning. I have had the filter on nonstop since I started filling with water. Added just a little clorox bleach...
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    I need to buy an automatic pool cleaner

    is that their top of the line model and if so why does the 9300xi sport cost more? I need to buy one today. What do you guys think would be the best for my pool....thanks! 14' x 28' x 7' 4' radius corner Area: 378 Sq. Ft. Gallons: 14,657