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So it is best to just keep playing the waiting game and have the pump running 24/7? That was my original plan but I started to second guessing myself when progress slowed and wanted some TFP assurance :)

Deep clean after adding the FLOC. FLOC was done after adding new sand (that was the very first thing I did when openeng, filter sat empty all winter). I vacuumed to waste the first time. Vaccummed again like 4 days later but through filter. Vaccummed blind both time since I can't see the...

Hey eveyone, I know this is a common question on the forum but after 3 weeks I'm just not sure what I should be doing at this point. Pool was swampy green when I opened it. It has brand new sand, and I balanced everything and SLAMed for two weeks and vaccuum all the leaves and debris from the...

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I have a 1.5 HP Pentair Dynamo High Performance with a Fiber Glass (sand) filter. Under normal operating conditions (pool clean, recently backwashed), my PSI sits at about 15. At 15 PSI the return jet is powerful enough to where my hand cannot easily plug it (it pushed my hand to a side or...

Couple of additional questions. Is it worth it to have the pool drain to the suspected patches in order to patch them dry or just put some fishing waders on once it gets to about 3 feet or so and patch the holes while they are still underwater? I'm going to use the Box #100 this time which...

Did you mean to say you would "not go" lower than 1 foot? Removing the winter cover is a good call, or at least that line of thinking makes sense. To your suggestion about "letting it drain to whatever it wants to", would using a garden hose to help it along help protect against the liner...

Hi, I have a 24" above ground pool, 3 years old. Within the first year of owning the pool, the steps/ladder became dislodged from its position and created 6 gashes in the liner. The first repair I used Swimlane underwater patches and they didn't last me through the off season. I think they...

Wow TFP never fails me. Thank you so much. Used a Q-tip and isopropyl alcohol and it fire right back up. So happy I can run it overnight and get the SLAM going.

I just started a SLAM yesterday so I had my pump running 24/7. Today I turned off the pump for 10 minutes to remove the steps from the pool(did nog want the current to carry them off). When I go back to turn the pump on it just hums for 15 seconds and turns off. I checked that the impellor can...

I think I found the leak. Thanks for the words of encouragement. Gonna patch and check the water level tomorrow

I have a 24 foot round pool. Do you think its even going to be possible to locate the leak if its near the bottom or am I going to have to call a professional

I just join this website last week because I have not been able to get rid of my algae problem. Yesterday I woke up to my pump sucking air because the water level dropped so much over night it no longer reached the skimmer. This pool is one thing after another, I have not even completed my...

I started my first SLAM on Thursday, testing and adding liquid chlorine 3 times a day. My CYA is 50, so I've been bringing it back up to 20 ppm. The water got very clear yesterday afternoon (Saturday) so I decided to do the OCLT. This morning I had 0 CC but lost 4 ppm of FC overnight. Is it...

Sorry I had a typo in my last message my FC is 5.5, well below 10. so I should add more acid and retest in like 3 hours?

I just tested my water with the TF 100 below are my results. I'm concern about my ph and TA because they have been high for over a week and I add 6 cups of 34% muratic acid 2 days ago and it hasn't seem to bring anything down (going off pool store's computer test on 8/9 which had me at ph...

I got the pool last September with this type of media Pixel Glass Pool Filter Media, 40 lb. Bag. Struggling to keep a clear pool this season, as a last resort, l opened the filter last week to find it full of algea. I removed the sand, cleaned the insides and replaced it with this Pool Sand -...

thanks for the advice. I started doing this recently. Good to hear others doing it because I wasn't sure if it was doing more harm than good for the water clarity.

My Test Kit is arriving in the mail today and I need to SLAM the pool. Green and cloudy, I cannot see the floor of the pool. (12,000 gallons, 3.5 feet deep, Pentar SD40 Sand filter). The SLAM guide says to brush and vaccum every day. Do I vaccum on the filter setting or the waste setting...

While I wait on my TF 100 to be delivery what is the best actions I can take now so things don't get worse. Pool is green and cloudy. Do I run the filter 24/7? I know SLAMing has to be done right the first time or its a waste so I don't want to start that till I have the test kit but I also...

Thanks again everyone for helping me. I got a 5 gallon jug of 12.5 liquid chlorine from the pool store and my TF 100 should be here by Friday. With all this FC/CYA balance and SLAM do you still you 3 tabs in a floater?

I order thi TF100. Will I still be able to SLAM without it? What can I do untill the test kit comes in the mail.

is this a good kit? Amazon.com : TAYLOR TECHNOLOGIES INC K-2006 TEST KIT COMP CHLORINE FAS-DPD : Swimming Pool Liquid Test Kits : Garden & Outdoor

its brand new sand less than a week old

One more thing when I replaced all my sand in my fitler and it was clear for those 4 days, this was happening when the pump first turns on. I made sure to very gentle with the laterals when refill so I know that is going to be the first answer but I just can't believe its that. It only happens...

Wow thank you every one for the quick responses. so my readings from yesterdays pool store are FC .94, CC .94, ph 8.1, Alk 125, CYA 52. I put 1 quart of muratic acid in the pool to bring down my ph and alk. One pool store has liquid chlorine for $16, should I go that route over bleach? Do I...

Hello, I'm sure you get new user giving the pool life story and the suggesting SLAM but here is mine. We got a new above ground pool in September last year, was good for the 2 weeks we had it open then closed it. There was a hole in the pool cover when we opened it in May and the water looked...