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    First time Slamming here...

    So I have the Intex 18 ft by 48 inches I believe...it's 7600 gallons on the pool calculator. We are running the pump that came with it. This is our second year having it and I followed TFP last year with crystal clear water all season long. It was awesome! So we opened the pool, had a few...
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    Newbie and just did my first K-2006 test...pH high, FC low

    We are a few days past a new fill. We had a heavy rain last night so I added some stuff because I knew the test kit was coming today. We've had CYA in there for about 48 hours and socks are empty because we have squeezed them so much. So here are my results: FC - 1.5 (pool math says add 15...
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    Do the pool experts here ever swim in a public/hotel/resort pool/spa

    After learning so much here in the past two days it makes me wonder if public pools and hotel pools are maintained as meticulously as they should be. It may make me think twice before jumping in when I smell all the chlorine in the future. Do you or would you swim in hotel pools? (Maybe...
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    Is it safe to swim while filling a new Intex pool

    We have an 18 x 48 ultra frame pool. Using the BBB method of filling. I only have test strips as of right now. I can post those results if needed. Since it's only been filling since yesterday afternoon I'm thinking it's relatively fresh water and has several doses of bleach so far. 7 yo...