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Thank you! Sounds like if there's any water left the tear must be in the wall? I easily could have ripped it near the big wedding cake steps. That was a pain to get out. Now I know a place to look!

Hi Folks. Bought a new home last spring with a 27' round above ground pool. I was able to get it open and maintained all summer -- kids loved it. I closed it up in October and by late November it was losing water badly -- only had 16" of water left in it. I had only drained it to 1" below the...

Ok, good to know about the TA and pH levels. Hopefully I pass the OCLT tonight and can let the CL level drift back down. Once it's below 10 I'll do a proper pH adjustment.

SLAM Update: So, I'm a lazy SLAMmer, but it's working. I now have a TA question below. After putting in twice the chlorine I needed to (and having 28 FC, 1 CC), I haven't been checking every single day (I know, I'm a bad SLAMmer). But, I've checked every few days and made sure the FC level...

Ok great. Started SLAMing this afternoon. Got the vacuum working right, too, so dirt is coming out much better. Power situation sucks -- looks like I'm going to have to run a new conduit out to the pump since the receptacle there is dead (but there's power in the garage where the line heads...

Hoping to have electrical fixed tomorrow. I know it's not ideal. Ok, so I can start shooting for Shock levels first, before it's fully clean? Time for bleach tomorrow, then.....

Hey TFP. New Jersey resident here who just bought a new (100 yr old) house with an AG pool. Hoping I can get it under control and give my kids tons of fun this summer! Thanks for this awesome site!

Just bought a new-to-us house with a pool -- my first experience owning one. 34K vinyl AG (28' round), Hayward sand filter, Hayward Matrix 1.5HP pump, 20 yrs old, TF-100 Kit, city water. TFP forum has given me confidence I can maintain it myself. Numbers first, then story, then questions...