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Restarting the bucket test, forgot to turn off my automated water hose which turns on for a half hour every two days

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Here’s the photo. The pump can either run the pool or the spa, not both at the same time.

I’ve not done a bucket test, will do today. Water in the spa is not really connected to the pool - only at the equipment where I can divert the pump and the heater to it which is shared by the spa, I’ll post a picture shortly so you can see my setup. The pool only loses water when the pump is on...

Is there any way to address underground plumbing leaks without ripping everything out? I lose about 1/2” or more in the pool per day, in the spa I lose 3 to 4 inches per day. I checked the equipment, there is no leak anywhere.

Pool is sparkling blue now finally - that took a solid two -three weeks. I cleared roughly a 33 gallon trash container amount of leaves during this process from the deep end, I’m guessing they were what was contributing mostly to the algae buildup. Any way, just wanted to say thanks for the...

DE will increase the pressure, do I just ignore the reduced flow at the pool return?

I will do that for sure today, I was thinking the same since there is no longer a need for me to backwash as I did in the first few days.

Marty - Pool is roughly 70% clear - it’s day 10 of SLAM and I feel the whole process is moving way too slow. Is there anything else I can do? FC shows 28, CYA shows 70-80, I’ve got the SWG set at 100%. There are no leaves or debris in the pool, I can see bottom of the deep end. Each day it only...

Cya now shows 70, I used one 10 lb bag but it’s up because I had used plenty of trichlor tabs while waiting 4 days for the delivery of cya

FC shows 20

When testing PH, initial reading shows 7.4 but if I wait 5 mins, the color becomes darker and it then shows 8.0, which is the more accurate reading?

Received the cya today, using the sock method. It’s a slow process. I do get a cya reading now which shows 30.

Found the filter was dripping from the drain, it was only a slight leak, hard to imagine it could lower the pool water level that much but I will monitor and check over the next few days.

I feel it only leaks when the pump is running.

On a different note, is there a way to address a leak in the plumbing if I’m losing half an inch off of water in the pool daily? Meaning without digging it all up?

Great Thanks, placed the order!

I read that you shouldn't backwash for a week after adding CYA, how do I get around this? I'm in the middle of a SLAM and need to backwash daily. Also, this is what I found on Amazon for stabilizer, 25 bag, brand named "In the Swim" for $94. Local HomeDepot and Lowe's seem to be out of...

Ok I will pickup stabilizer tomorrow. Thanks for the guidance.

Nope never added before but I probably didn’t need to because I just converted to SWCG last year mid season. So I have chlorine tabs left over from last year, dont they have stabilizer in it? Is that an option?

Oh yes Stabilizer I thought so. Why do I need this? I thought the more cya in the water causes the sun to burn up chlorine faster.

Never needed this before, Do I ask for CYA at the pool supply store? Does it comes in powder form?

It never got cloudy or hardly cloudy at all.

The pump has been running nom stop the last few days so water is mixed well. How do I add CYA, not familiar with the sock method.

Filled water from the pool to the 7ml mark, Added the R-0013 to bring it up to 14ml. Mixed for 30 seconds. Transferred solution to the small comparator tube and the black dot never disappears. Pool has maybe 1 foot of water that’s been added new. Trying to SLAM but can’t figure out what the FC...

I only run the pump at night - 12 hours

I think it Is the one with the 40,000 gallon pool size - Hayward Aquarite - Cell says T15 - during the summer months I usually run it at 90 percent to maintain the chlorine just as you mentioned.

I was just curious if it negatively affects the SWG. I do use the liquid chlorine for instant increases of FC.