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Now that I look at the valves, something looks off. I am really not educated on this part of the system. The pic of the two valves leading to the pump is from today. The other pic with all 5 valves is from last year (before close). Is this part of my issue and what should my valve...

Will do on the first two. I don't have the SWCG on yet since water temps have been in the 60's so far. Does that eliminate the hydrogen concern? How would I check for that if not?

Opened the pool this weekend with pretty good numbers and passed the OCLT. Something new this year from last is that I have pretty constant air bubbles coming from the return jets. I have investigated everything I know to do and everything checks out (at least to my amateur eyes). I verified...

Perfect. Special thanks to you for the support on this process. If you ever find yourself in Central IL, beer is on me!

Passed the OCLT this morning (finally). I thought I had read to maintain SLAM levels for 24 more hours to be safe, but now can’t find it. Is this the recommended method and if so, do I need to OCLT test again tomorrow morning?

Looks like what I have, agree?

Correct, I am still SLAMing so will leave cover off. On the light, do you mean around the edges of the light cover? Or are you saying disassemble the light altogether? Sorry, not familiar with its design with regard to the niche. The only other areas are the jets, returns, and the trim piece...

Left the pool cover open overnight and did the OCLT and failed it (lost 3 FC overnight and CC went from 0 to 1). It was a very windy day and had lots of pollen/leaves in the pool. Is this the likely cause for the CC change? It was back to zero after adding chlorine and testing at lunch today...

Yeah, I am going to have to do some thinking on that. It is on a motorized reel so disassembly is quite a project. Do you believe the organism would be vis on the underside? Just thinking I could confirm before disassembling.

Thanks. We have a light and of course the jets/returns. No drain or hollow stairs. I will leave the cover off and test it out. Any ideas on how to clean it if it ends up being the only culprit?

So this reply got me thinking... Is it possible for the only growth/organics to be on the underside of the auto cover? I have been scrubbing per the guidelines everywhere that I can, but scrubbing the underside of the cover would be a major challenge (especially in the end towards the reel)...

Thanks. Should I leave the cover closed or open during slam (when I’m not scrubbing, adding chlorine, etc?

Is the standard practice to shut off the salt cell entirely (maintaining SLAM level with liquid chlorine) for the entire process? And do you also perform a OCLT every night or does that start after 24, 48, etc hours of holding SLAM level?

One more question: For my DE filter, I understand frequent backwashing may be necessary during the SLAM process (based on increased pressure on gauge). After backwashing to clear water, I will need to add 80% of recommended each time after? At any point in this process, do I need to perform a...

Thank you. I just tested to confirm CYA and it is actually between 50-60, so I assume I will use 60 or FC of 24. I went ahead and edited my first post to avoid confusion. So just to confirm, it is better for them to swim at slam levels of FC versus maintaining a normal level of FC knowing that...

After a month or so of normal water conditions, I woke up to a cloudy pool yesterday and zero FC (also zero CC). Added liquid chlorine and turned salt cell up to 100% but was still losing ground. Failed OCLT last night (ugh). Guessing next step is to SLAM. CYA is between 60 and 70. Which do I...

Last summer was the first one for our pool. When the pool company closed the pool for the winter, they cut the flex hose supplying the water to the slide (standard practice per the company). I opened the pool myself this summer and I am trying to figure out what the best union is to reconnect...

@mknauss @PoolStored Ok, so I have been doing the recommended testing for while I am gone. I knew I likely needed to run my salt cell at 10% or 20% with the pump running 24/7 (don't want to change the pump run frequency at this point in time). My baseline has been about 4.5 FC. With the cover...

Need some additional advice that is a little off topic. We will be going on vacation and will be away from the house/pool for roughly 2 weeks. What is the best strategy to keep the water somewhat balanced? I am planning on keeping the cover closed the whole time, which (I think) will...

Cleared the OCLT this morning, so will start working on CYA to 60. Is one brand of stabilizer better than others? I have pool stores near me ($$$) and also Walmart/Rural King ($). Willing to pay more if there is a benefit, but wanted to be sure. Also, added salt around noon yesterday and...

Thank you for all of the help. Is algae always visible (plus forgot to mention CC was zero)? If it is better to do the OCLT to be 100%, I will take that step. I understand the value of confirming that before getting CYA up and having to SLAM.

Got the filter going at lunch today and here are the initial sample results: FC 2.0 TA 210 CYA 30 PH 7.8 CH 275 Salt 2200 What should I tackle first/in what order? Thanks!

Out pool was new last summer, so pool company opened it for us. This season, I am tackling it myself. Want to verify some steps and details with the experts: 1. Refilled water to the appropriate level and removed all plugs, etc. Water is crystal clear (guessing this may be due to following...

Got about half of the calculated gallons drained and replaced. How long should I wait before testing salt levels again?

Numbers are looking pretty good: FC 5.5 CC 0.0 CYA 70 PH 7.8 (I plan to add more MA tonight to help with TA) TA 170 Salt 5000 PPM So here is my question... I plan to drain and replace some of the water to lower the salt ppm. What is the best method of draining? I have read where some people...