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I have a sand filter also. If i do not backwash AND rinse for a few seconds before i turn my pump on after its been off for a few hours, thats what happens. I assume all the sand sits in the bottom of the filter and slips under the inner tube part. OR, maybe the tube is not properly in place...

Re: This cant be right... Im looking into a Poolmaster 22265 5-way test kit... would that work? I cant convince myself to spend $70+ on a TF-100 Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk

Re: This cant be right... I know. I shocked it like 4 days ago. Why hasnt the chlorine level dropped? Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk

This cant be right... ^^ 4 days ago on the left. Today on the right. No way after 4 days of rain and Florida sun, can this be right! Am i testing wrong? It says, "fill to line. Add 4 drops. Wait 5 mins" Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk

Re: Bringing Chlorine Down?? Im just going to order the TF-100 from amazon. I'm not comfortable letting my young children swim if i dont know its safe, and by the test i do have, it says no way. Thank you for the link, even if it all makes no sense to me yet haha! Sent from my SM-G930P...

Re: Bringing Chlorine Down?? I also follow this via an app on my phone, that doesnt show the signatures, or much of anything really. I found this by accident when googling Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk

Re: Bringing Chlorine Down?? I dont have one of those fancy tests yet :( Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk

Bringing Chlorine Down?? My chlorine is still ridiculously high! I have not added chlorine since shocking it yesterday morning, obviously. We live in Florida, have pretty much no shade in the pool area. But the chlorine is still to high to swim. None of this makes sense to me! I was sure in...

Yup. Let it sit over night. In the morning, the water will be crystal clear, but all the iron will sit on the bottom like dirt . You have to vacuum out into the yard, not into the filter. Then fill the pool up, and do it again, and again, and again. Today (day 4) i could finally vacuum into the...

I too am new to all of this, but i have been fighting with iron for weeks now. We did the towel over the intake parts, covered both, and changed the towels out every hour for DAYS. It helped some. But really, until you let the iron settle and vacuum it out, it will stay green. That is my pool...

Also, the vinyl is in fact stained. How can i fix that? Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk

here is my pool today... from "soda brown" to "holy cow, it does have a blue bottom" in 48 hours! LOTS of vacuuming, 6lbs of shock, and a gallon of muriatic acid and then lastly 1lb of borax so it didnt eat our skin. My chlorine is still way up, so i cant actually test anything yet, but i am...

How long do you suppose before its safe to swim? Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk

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We did add Metal Out before everything else. I am still backwashing a lot of iron out, and vacuuming daily. Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk

Is it going to go green? Or worse, back to brown?! Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk

Ok... so what do i do? Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk

Ouch... i bought this tester. Now what do i do?! Obviously i have added shock this morning, so i expected the chlorine to be ridiculously high. Now, should i add borax to lower the PH and neutralize the acid? Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk

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Right, well the good news is my pool has not melted over night. I dont have a kit yet, i took a sample to Ace, they have tested it 3 different times for me and just said my PH was off the charts high even after added "PH-down", so they said to add the acid. I only did as i was told. This...

Hello! I have been following this site for many weeks as we have been setting up our first ever pool. But sadly, i think i just screwed my pool over. First, we have a Colman above ground, 18'x48"... and horrible well water :( The first time we filled it, about a month ago, it wasn't to bad...