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    Opening Pool for first time

    Yes I forgot to mention my ph was 7.2. So I went ahead and starting slamming. So far so good. By the end of it once it passes the overnight Fc loss test, Do i need to retest all measures again? Once its clear I'l probably need to rebalance, correct? Thanks for all of the support so far...
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    Opening Pool for first time

    Ok so I drained about a 3rd of the water and replaced it. I retested the water and here are my results: FC:0 CC:0 CH:100ppm TA:60 CYA:45 My pool is now bright green and I will need to slam it ....is there anything else I need to do based on my tests?
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    Opening Pool for first time

    Yes fair point. Ok so Ill remove about a third of the water then. Do I need to worry about any of the other readings? I tried using the pool calculator but got a little confused.
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    Opening Pool for first time

    Ok I finally had some time last night to run all the tests. Here are the results: FC- 0 CC-0.5 CH-100 TA-50 CYA-85 What do you all think? Will I need to pump out some water and replace? I would prefer not to if possible.
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    Opening Pool for first time

    First time pool owner here. Hooked everything back up just fine and removed pool cover. At first glance the pool was disgusting. I didnt test the water initially but should have after reading online that should have been the first thing i do. I dumped about 8 jugs of bleach in which cleared...
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    New Pool Owner with some questions

    Thanks for the responses - here are a couple for factoids for you all. Its a vinyl pool with spill over hot tub. I don't know exact depths...I'll meaure that tonight when I get home. here are a few pics: So I think Im going to do a partial drain to get my CYA lower since I would have to...
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    New Pool Owner with some questions

    Hi All, Been lurking here for a while and have some questions. Im a new pool owner- bought a house with a pool and have been in the new place for about a week. I used the TF-100 kit like everyone suggests and below are my results: Cl- .5 Ph-7.2 CC-1 Ch -175ppm TA - 80 CYA - 90 I know my...