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Background: Didn't open pool until a couple of weeks ago, then realized my sand tank cap was off so lost water after putting in CYA. Found cap, refilled pool, tested & adjusted. Scooped thousands of tadpoles out & have kept pool at shock level for this entire time, keeping pump on recirculating...

I lost the drain cap off of my pump's sand tank. Yes, my own stupidity caused me to mess with my pool a few days before realizing this. I'm at the point to start filtering after scooping out all of the crud & of course can't, so am just recirculating. Since it's an Intex pump, the only place to...

Good Morning! OK, so I have an AG intex 24x52" metal frame pool. It was supposed to be taken down & reinstalled this spring due to issues getting it up level last year, but my kids couldn't help me after all so.....we didn't cover it for winter & by the time I knew we weren't taking it down, it...

Hello All, So, as a reminder, I'm maintaining this pool on my own as my hubby is incapacitated at the moment. I switched to TFP system & love it-had few problems last year. Fast forward until this year-last year the pool was finally just shabbily put up on my former AG's sand base after it sat...

Hello Experts. Thank you for all who help us newbies & of course, once anyone starts this method, it's so easy & I think it's safe to say everyone loves it! OK, so after a fairly long successful SLAM, we've been rolling along pretty well. I did numbers today after fully adding CYA last week...

Numbers today: FC 7 after taking to 12 last night. It started raining at 7 right after I poured the bleach in so I didn't do an ONDT. I tested around 11:30 AM & it's sunny out. Not sure how much should drop via sunlight, but just wanted to list the stats. TA was either 160 or 190. 160 was...

So I've decided these stupid Intex pools need a wall skimmer so does anyone have the Intex brand over the wall skimmer? I guess I shouldn't say stupid-got mine on a dime but am figuring out there are so many disadvantages! Does it work? If not, then a better solution idea? Next question: When...

OK, peeps, overnight chlorine loss was 1.0. Should I slam the rest of today? The pool is clear, CC is 0, but there is some sediment at the bottom. I'm going to scrub, filter a while, & backwash again in about an hour-have to run daughter to camp first. What say you-am I done?????? If so, then do...

OK, so I've been slamming for 5 days or so. i added my CYA in a sock a week ago but it didn't completely dissolve until Friday I think. I'm still losing FC overnight. Last night was at 14.5 & this morning was 11.5. I tested a half hour after adding bleach last night & this morning about an 1.5...

Well, I thought I was getting close to ending the slam & did my reading last night with high hopes! At 3 AM storms began & it is still pouring rain. I have to walk a ways to get to the pool since our back deck has it's own set of issues-namely no steps right now. So I have not ventured out to do...

Hello, more questions about slamming. FC was 10.5 yesterday morning. I left it alone since we were swimming throughout the day. Tested last night & it was down to 1.5-eek! So slamming we go. I added recommended amount per pool school & about 45 minutes later did my ONCL night reading which was...

Hello All, I posted yesterday about adding bleach & CYA until I got my TF100 kit. It arrived so I tested it. Yesterday I added about 60 oz of 10 % bleach plus the amount of CYA pool math stated-don't remember how much but it was alot-close to 8 cups. The first sock dissolved well but the second...

I posted about my pool being almost full & how to proceed until I get my kit. Well, it is now full & I got the intex sand pump running with no leaks-yay!! My dinky test kit stated my pH was 7.8 (I'm on well water). The pool math told me to add 63 oz of 10% bleach & 65 oz of CYA which is almost...

Hello All, So I'm the one who's had the nonstop rain in Missouri that really delayed getting my pool up. I have a 24x52 Intex metal frame that I scored for $225.00 last fall! I bought an Intex sand filter pump & it's all installed. The pool is almost full-has about 6 " to go. So........due to...

Hi everyone, I have a 24'x52" Intex metal frame AG. We finally got it up in between constant rain & then it literally rained/stormed every day for almost 3 solid weeks with maybe one dry day 2-3 times. I'm in MO where lots of flooding has taken place. So.....it's finally dried up enough for me...

Hello again, after about dying from heat stroke yesterday, the pool is up but.......my son was half sick & was spent by the time we got it up. This is an Intex metal frame, but it's 24 x 52 so big. I had a 24' very old doughboy that was down except for walk around deck popular on those old ones...

Tomorrow is put up day & my son said we are doing it rain or shine, ha ha. I'm sure he will change his mind but I'm declaring no rain!! I went to town today & bought 4 gallons of liquid chlorine 10% for $13.30. Walmart's bleach is $2.94 for 121 oz-not sure if any of you caught that yet, but the...

Hello All, I'm new to this forum & somewhat new to pool care. We had an AG pool 7 years ago but my husband took care of it using traditional methods-he pretty much kept it sparkling. Well, he's now sick & is not in the take care of pool business any longer. We closed the pool for several years...