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    Time to replace salt cells?

    I'd love some input on troubleshooting FC levels that just won't hold. We have a Breeze 540 that was installed spring of 2016. At the beginning of May I had a slight algae problem, then had a successful SLAM in the middle of the month, let the FC float down to around 5 ppm on 5/17 hoping to...
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    Having a hard time maintaining proper FC levels

    Hey there guys - be gentle on me...I'm not very SWG/pool intelligent. Just learning as I go! We have a Breeze 540 that was installed in the spring of 2016. Admittedly, this is the first year I feel like I am trying to actually test once a week and do things right. The problem I seem to be...
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    Pool Fencing for Child Safety - Looking for input!

    Hi all, I have started to dig into the archives for solutions others have come to for keeping their children safe. But in the meantime, I've attached some photos to see if anyone could offer suggestions or thoughts on the best way to enclose our backyard pool with a fence. Our situation is a...
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    New salt system - CYA/balancing questions

    I'm trying to get my water balanced and am really confused about my CYA. We had the pool opened last week, new salt system installed (previously used the BBB method), and the pool was slightly green on opening. Installer/pool opening guys put in 20 bags of salt and I believe 6 lb. of shock. Been...
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    From Bleach to Salt - Am I doing this right?

    Hey everyone, After 4 summers of struggling big time with our pool, we saved all winter to have a salt water system installed and yesterday was the big day. We've heard this is THE way to go. We didn't really close properly (I know, mistake) and just covered our pool back in November, so when...
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    How often do you add bleach?

    After 2 unsuccessful SLAMs this year, my third was finally enough to get our swamp back in gorgeous crystal clear working order (it has never looked so good!), and we are loving our pool this year :) However, I feel like I just cannot keep my FC up and am wondering if my expectations on how...
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    Recovering the swamp for summer 2015

    I'm a few days into the SLAM process and feeling like things are stalling and would love some input/advice/feedback on what I may be doing wrong. Our pool has stayed open for the past 2 winters and I never did get it revived last year (we're renovating the house it's at, so we live down the...
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    Closing The Green Lagoon

    I've been bad this year...we have had a full blown green lagoon for months. I know this can NOT be good for anything in the pool, but I'm finally making time to take care of it. This pool is at a house we are renovating so not having it directly in my backyard has proved a major hurdle in...
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    Pool rookie needs some help with murky water and not able to maintain chlorine

    Hi guys...go easy on me, we're 3 years into this pool thing and learning as we go. We've learned a little more each year but still have a ways to go. Last year I discovered this forum and finally got into a system and thought I had things figured out. But over the winter, we left our pool...