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    Replacing the sand in my filter

    My pool is chlorine and I have an auto chlorinator.
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    Replacing the sand in my filter

    What is a SWCG? I have powdered shock from Leslie's. Active ingredient is sodium hypochlorite.
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    Replacing the sand in my filter

    I have a 40,000 in ground, plaster pool. Filter is a Pentair Triton II Pump is a Whisperflow WF-28 Today's numbers FC - 4 Total chlorine - 4 Calcum hardness - 180 CYA - 60 Alkalinity - 90 pH - 7.4 Phosphates - 300 I'm not really sure how to treat low CH or high Pho? Every time I go to Leslie's...
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    Replacing the sand in my filter

    Every time it rains I have to fight a cloudy pool. I'm wondering if the sand in my filter needs replacing. The filter was new in 2006 but I don't know if the previous owners ever replaced the sand. I have a 40,000 gallon in ground pool. How often should the sand be replaced and how long should a...
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    To shock or not.

    Water is clear now but 2 weeks ago it was really cloudy. Shocked it and let the pump run continuously for a few days. Chlorine was very high then but now is leveling out. Went to Leslie's and they insisted I shock it With a non chlorine shock. Why would I do that? Chlorine 5-10 Ph 7.5...
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    To shock or not.

    If the chemicals are testing fine should you shock anyway?