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    Virgin above-ground SWG pool owner needs advice

    Well, $5,600 later, it's too late for that. So I have a PermaSalt system that is not the same as a SWG. OK... I'll get with Family Leisure to ask about the proper water balance and use what I've learned here to keep it clean & clear. Thanks
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    Virgin above-ground SWG pool owner needs advice

    I have a 96oz bleach I can add this evening and will skip the Activate & Clairinate - thanks. One thing, when I went to Pool School at Family Leisure (gives you a 10% discount on pool products - whoopteedoo) they explained that the PermaSalt system I have on this pool is not the same as a SWG...
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    Virgin above-ground SWG pool owner needs advice

    Can't get Chlorine right in my new SWG. Today's tests: FC 0 TC 0 pH 7.5 TA 7 CH 4 CYA 70 SWG is set at 3 (3,000 ppm) Have added 4-40 lb bags of salt total over course of 8 weeks pool ownership. Will go ahead and add 1 pkg Activate and 1 bottle Clairinate - Family Leisure brand- as recommended...
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    Virgin above-ground SWG pool owner needs advice

    Re: Water Balance for SWGs What "acid" do you speak of? I've got my SWG set at 3 (3,000ppm) and it's doing fine but I get a bit of a cloudy look when I'm near the mfg's recommended time to add Activate and Clarinate - Family Leisure brand. This is $60 a month and I'm looking to get away from...
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    How best to deal with backwash from a salt pool

    I've got Sega Palms in sand and now that I see this topic, they did NOT like the backwash. A couple of days after the bw, the the leaves became yellow and droopy. We don't have grass so I can't speak to that. The next bw we will divert down the slope a different direction. These forums are...
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    Virgin above-ground SWG pool owner needs advice

    Thanks everyone! It's been a month and the bleach into the pool along with a package of Activate & Clarinate -Family Leisure brand- stopped the green. We are to put in one of each every two weeks but that's $60 a month! The CYAs caught up and we're at 70 now and the SWG is set at 3,000ppm as...
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    Virgin above-ground SWG pool owner needs advice

    Hello all - I'm VERY new and this is my first post. I am also the proud owner of my first pool and it was installed and filled 10 days ago. It's an above ground pool SWG. Hubby set it all up with the initial chemicals that came with the pool but keeping it up is my responsibility. I've been...