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    Venturi Skimmer - DE for filter?

    I found the valve for the Venturi skimmer ports. Thanks folks!
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    Venturi Skimmer - DE for filter?

    Do we just bought a new house and they had a pool installed 2 years ago. The skimmers have some new thing called a venturi skimmer where it shoots water through the bottom of the skimmer to reduce the amount of suction the pump has to draw (It normally calls for the skimmers to be closed...
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    Spring Conversion Baquacil to Chlorine

    Congrats and welcome to the right side! I did the EXACT same thing with the help of TFP 14 years and two pools ago! It is so much better and you will enjoy the pool with the SWG verses hating it with Bacqucil!
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    Lost my test kit

    Lol so at least I am not the only one losing my mind! Lol
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    Lost my test kit

    When I look at the contents of the Pro it doesnt show the 630 or 718 reagents for the salt test. Am I missing something?
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    New to SWG pool

    Update: I got everything under control Chlorine wise (Took almost a week of no SWG and some good sun) but the levels finally came down. Got everything balanced and it seems like with my CYA levels around 100, that I only have to run the SWG about every other night to keep the chlorine levels...
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    New to SWG pool

    Well it was finally down to 6 PPM on Saturday...looks like I have to run the SWG at 20% for about 12 hours per day to get the chlorine levels to stay around 4 ppm with my current CYA level. Todays goal is to get the rest of the chemicals correct now that the chlorine is under control.
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    New to SWG pool

    Jason thanks for the help. I guess I will keep testing the chlorine levels until the come down.
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    New to SWG pool

    The TA test did go to a yellow....Just on the old pool (non SWG) it went red so that is what I was expecting. CYA level is: 80 The water smells very "Cholriney", which I didnt think SWG pool were supposed to smell. The pool shape is: Kidney Bean Shape 12' "wide" 30' "long" Shallow end is...
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    New to SWG pool

    Hey guys, just moved into a new house with an inground pool and it is a SWG pool. We have been here for 2 days and I got around to testing the water today. The previous owner said she "Got the pool ready to swim". I had been smelling a cholrine smell and figured it was high. My results were...