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    PH and Alkalinity

    Latest readings on pool showed FC-3 CC-.5 PH-7.8 TA- 50 CYA-30 I have had little bit of algae show up and wanted to knock it out. I know CYA is low and I have more to put in. I will also bring pool up to Slam to get rid of this algae. My question is this. According to the SWG balance I need...
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    Need help with identification

    I have a brown powder type substance gathering in the seams and corner of the pool. The pool is in total sunlight with very little shade anywhere. The pool will look clean but when I brush it I can see this stuff cloud up the water. Therefore I started to SLAM. My CYA was low so I kept it low to...
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    Winterizing

    I am in East Tn and we have fairly mild winters. Temps will sometimes drop around 20f or so. Question is, should a Pentair SWG be removed when winterizing or is it ok to leave it attached if the lines are blown out? Thanks
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    Do all SWG's use copper?

    Split from my-hair-has-turned-green-t65556.html Butterfly Do all SWG use copper? I have an intellichlor c40.
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    Raising pH and shock

    This might not be the right forum and if not I apologize. I have started fighting what I believe to be an algae bloom. However prior to starting the shock process I tested at 6.8 pH. I had some left over pH up which test indicate i need to add 6 cups based on per-shock testing. Here is my...