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I am testing my pool water today and it is acting very differently from ever before. Please help! 5/27/17 readings Free/Combined Chlorine = no reading, gray sample, 4-5 dippers did not turn it pink. Can R-0870 powder go bad? Very odd, has never happened before. pH = yellow, way below 7.0 mark...

I am just curious for future years if it would be wiser to drain halfway a murky, green pool at start up than to try to clean up the water that is in there? It takes so long to clean a frog pond and I still wonder even for this year if it would clear any quicker if I drain it halfway now. I have...

So do I add shock in the morning when it is still at shock level but the CC is at 2? The pool is sea green cloudy and I don't see a visible change each day. I am brushing every day and vacuumed this morning. I want this process to go faster but it just doesn't when it gets to be a frog pond in...

I am still trying to clear my murky green pool SLAMing since 5/11 and am to the stage where I am not seeing much change day to day. It is still cloudy sea green looking somewhat blue around the edges so I have started adding DE to the skimmer basket. I backwash after a few hours but am wondering...

SLAMing since 5/11 from a slimey green pool to now it is cloudy blue. It has seemed to be cloudy blue for a few days now and still SLAming. What else should I do? CC is at .5, passed the overnight FC loss test, it is just not clear. Sure curious as to what else needs to happen. Brushing and...

Started SLAMing on last Monday, 5/11. Have been diligent (at least 3 times a day) to keep FC at 12 with a CYA of 30. PH is at 7.4. Has gone from dark slimy green to light brownish green to light green to sea green to blueish but seems to have stopped "improving" in color and can still not see...

I started using TFP last summer and was thrilled with how easy it is and glad to feel like I have control of my pool not the pool place. Scooped leaves way in to the fall and it was pretty clean on the bottom. It was clear till probably about Feb. or March. No pool cover on for winter. Piedmont...

Does anyone have recommendations for pool covers/installers for anchoring in concrete in NC? We have tried water bags and find them useless. May be selling the house so want the pool to stay extra clean this winter and not be a frog pond in the spring. Thanks in advance.

What application does the recirculate slot have on my multiport valve for the pool sand filter? Haven't ever used it and wondered what its purpose is. Thanks.

Unbelievably, after 18 years of living here with this pool in the backyard, I believe that we have a timing mechanism on the pool pump. Don't have any clue how to use it and no instruction manuals handy. It looks like an Intermatic Mechanical Switch, based on the visual pool equipment...

Wondering what is the best thing to clean the light, scaly, film off of the exposed part of the vinyl pool liner with (the part that stays dry)? I have some pool store stuff called "Off The Wall". Is that okay or is there a home remedy for this too?

I think I am through SLAMing since last Wednesday. Current levels are: FC = 1.5 ppm CC = .5 ppm pH = 7.2 TA = 70 CYA = 40 Will do an FC overnight loss test tonight to be sure but believe it will pass (thanks TFTestKits for the quick delivery of more reagents!). Pool is very clear all the way...

I got the Taylor K-2006 Complete and the K-1000 Basic. After SLAMing for the last week, I am out of the R-0871 titrating reagent for the FAS-DPD chlorine test. Where is the best place to get refills? Is it only available online? Also the Cyaneuric Acid reagent also. But what application does...

I am confused about how best to use the DE for my sand filter. I am currently SLAMing the pool since Wednesday. It is not totally clear yet but I have not needed to add any chlorine today because added fill water to pool which brought the CYA back down to around 32. FC was at 14.0 most recently...

I started SLAMing Wednesday evening. Just curious if these numbers look normal and am I doing this right? It continues to clear more and more and I think the DE has been a big help. Any idea how many more days it may be? My FC #s after SLAMing to a 20FC shock level each time have been...

I am SLAMing today. Just got back from the store with DE to add to my sand filter I put in shock level liquid chlorine first. Then added 1/4 cup of DE as recommended here, not the 1 cup suggested on the side of the box. Pressure gage before 1/4 cup of DE: 10 PSI Pressure gage after 1/4 cup of...

Is there pool DE for filters at Lowe's or Home Depot? What kind of cost should I expect and in what quantities? I won't need much to add to my sand filter for SLAMing, right? Will I use it regularly? Backwash before or after adding DE while SLAMing?

Can I trust the pool store's CYA test reading better than my own? Mine have varied with Taylor K2006. Not sure why, probably user error. Of course, the 3 pool stores' readings varied also but not by as much as mine did. What is best to do?

How often should I test the CYA during the SLAM process?

I got my test kit yesterday and the CYA tested at 30 ppm. I am SLAMing the pool. The overnight FC loss test shows a loss of 1.5 ppm FC. I tested the CYA again to make sure what SHOCK FC level to use and it tested at 45-50 ppm. Is it user-error on my part or does CYA go up with SLAMing? Just...

I just received my Taylor K-2006 pool test kit in the mail and have had fun getting my first readings. They are: FC=2.5 ppm CC=1.0 ppm pH=7.1 TA=70 ppm CYA=30 ppm CH=160 ppm The pool is a pretty blue but still can't see the bottom of the shallow end. Should I just do the Pool Math and add from...

We started our pool pump last Saturday evening after removing multiple dead animals and scooping as much as we could off the bottom of a dark green, algae-laden pool. Used 1 bottle of copper algaecide and 7 bags of shock extra blue from Wal-Mart on Saturday. Used some form of shock, bags or...