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    Renewing salt test strip thread.

    SWG read 1500 ppm Test strip read 2500 PPM I added 8 bags of salt to reach 3300 ppm from the 2500 reading Now strips read 5800 ppm which is 5.8 on the strip. And SWG is warning check salt at 2200. I read the old posts and most said trust the SWG or get the K-1766 kit. I've had faulty readings...
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    No flow

    Thanks. You may be partially correct. But I think the new pump is overpowering the sand and driving the debris into the laterals. Checked the impeller and all hoses. No blockages so that leaves one possibility, the sand. The S166T filter has a 1.4 sq filter area and a 35 gpm rate. I think the...
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    No flow

    I use floc as a last resort as well. I used it after two weeks of trying to filter the dead algea. I did run it on recirculate for 24 hours and I did turn the pump off for another 24 hours. The next day, the pool was just as cloudy. And please, try to answer my question rather than give an...
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    No flow

    Have an above ground pool, new 1hp Jacuzzi pump, new multisport valve on Hayward pro series s166t sand filter and just replaced the sand. Laterals are not cracked or clogged. Hardness is low 100, ph 7.2, cya low 20, ta 100, heavy cloudiness after SLAM and when filter wouldn't clear, tried...