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Ok, thanks. Guess I'll keep digging (hopefully no pun intended...)

I've been trying to troubleshoot a suction side air leak for quite some time (bubbles in water). I just created some smoke near various parts to see if I could identify where air might be getting sucked in. I found a definite area, but I'm not 100% sure if this is "normal" or not. Could you...

Thank you all. I first noticed the water loss toward the end of the 2012 season. Pool was closed all of 2013 because I had medical issues. Pool is open again now for 2014 (yay, but now I get to deal with the water loss issue I first noticed in late 2012). Here are some test results. All...

Thanks, I'll give that a whirl. I've been running the pump 24/7 to clear up cloudy water (opened to a green swamp this year). Perhaps running a bucket test with the pump running vs not running would also be helpful. I'm curious to see if I see the same water loss with the pump running vs not...

Hi All, 19k gal inground pool. I definitely have a leak. Bucket test shows water lose due to the leak being at about 1 1/4 inches per day. Around the same time I noticed I was topping the pool off more often, I noticed air in my return jets. I've narrowed it down to the main drain suction...

UGHGHGHHGH!!!!!! You hit the nail on the head JasonLion. I was completely reading it wrong. All this time I thought I had astronomical TC and zero FC. I had read that in that case I need to just keep adding bleach until I got 5 to 10 ppm FC. Ok, whose the noob? *This Guy* *SIGH* Well...

Hi All, 19k gal IG Vinyl. Closed last year (covered), opened this year to green swaped. Cleaned bottom (even though I cant see it) to remove sludge (not a ton, but decent amount). Vacuuming or sweeping every day. CYA at zero and remaining there despite having added 20 lbs. PH 7.4 Ammonia...

Thanks, I'll read up on ammonia as I don't think I've ever had to deal with that before. I miscalculated earlier. My TC this morning was around 15, not 30. With a few hours of sun, as you can see blow, that plummeted despise adding a couple gallons of shock this AM. Just took a full set of...

Hi All, In ground pool, ~20k gal, closed last year (was sick, long story). Opened about a week ago to a green swamp. CYA measuring zero. Have twice added about 10lbs of cya (20lbs total) slowly via skimmer, but understand now after some reading that I may have backwashed much of that out...

I think I've read enough to understand the basics of FC vs CC vs TC, and how your CYA levels dictate your target FC. What I'm having trouble understanding is if/how CYA "gives up" it's hold on FC when it's needed. It seems from what I've read, that CYA basically holds some of your FC hostage...

Good deal. Thanks!

After a few years of pool ownership, I just recently found this great website and have learned more in the past few days I did of reading than I have in the past 3 years trying to read other sites. What a great resource! After reading for not very long, I realized that if I really wanted to...