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Thank you for the suggestion! Is the DE added on top of the sand? Is there a formula or ratio for how much to add? I'm assuming food grade DE is acceptable, there's not a special pool grade DE? I do have a dirt lot next to us and we have been very windy/breezy all season. I brush and vacuum...

Hello TFP community! It's been one year since becoming a pool owner and joining TFP. I have learned so much but still have a ways to go, especially in the confidence dept. We started the year with a pump that died and the SWG also went out - they were both 10yrs old. All have been replaced...

Agreed. Glad we have this resource for help 👍

Thank you, more tools to add to my currently limited "pool toolbelt"

This is the first time we've added it (first season with the pool). My TA has been hovering around 140-150 so I'm getting PH drift. I just got done doing a successful SLAM process so am trying to keep PH, CYA and FC all in line. My life goal is to never have to repeat the SLAM process.

Thank you for the suggestion of using a sharpie to mark oz's on the jug, what a great idea. I never even considered pouring it directly from the jug into the pool, makes sense and I'm so glad I asked (and got great suggestions). Much appreciated.

What is the best method for adding Muriatic Acid to the pool? After reading all the warnings on the label and adding it today, I'm wary of doing it again. We used a glass measuring cup and added it in front of a return line. When the liquid hit the pool water, there was a few seconds of...

Thank you so much for the detailed explanation and reference! This will give me a starting point and we can adjust from there. We keep our cover closed when we're not using the pool, which ends up being the majority of the day, so I'll start monitoring the FC to see where we're at. So...

Thank you for the advice :)

Good to know about the dry acid, I'll get Muriatic Acid today. Is there an article or thread I could read that explains how to correctly set the SWCG? It had been running at 30% but quite frankly, I have no idea what that means in terms of chlorine production.

Hello TFP guru's! After 5 days of SLAM, it is finished and appears to have been successful! Here are my current test results; FC 9, CC 0, CYA 40, PH 7.3, TA 150, CH 200. The Pro-logic says my salt level is 3100, my Taylor salt test kit should be here today and I'll compare the two. We have...

Thank you for the help! Finding TFP has been a huge game changer for us. I've learned so much and appreciate the folks on this site. I'll open up the pool cover and tackle the drains/ light this evening. Have a great day!

We have had some crazy thunderstorms the past couple days - one minute, hot and sunny, the next, big'ol T-storm rolls in. We do have a power cover for the pool we keep closed when not in the pool. As part of this SLAM, I still need to take the pool light out and scrub the niche as well as...

Pool newbie here. We bought our house last October and it came with the pool, it's been a wild learning curve! I'm currently 2 days into SLAM'ing my pool - had cloudy water and what I think was algae starting. Currently, my CYA is about 35ppm (just a titch under the 30ppm line) and FC is...