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    Does adding bleach raise your salt?

    I've been having issues with my SWG and using bleach to maintain my chlorine levels in the meantime - I was on the pool calculator messing around and it said that adding a certain amount of bleach would increase my FC level by this much AND my salt by this much - that's really bad for my SWG to...
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    Can anybody explain this?

    Recently got my SWG back online after 1.5 year issues. I've been adjusting the % cell on to try to keep my FC in target range, it's down to 20% - has been running just a tad high so I've been backing down slowly. What I'm finding is my FC level is staying very level both in the AM before sun...
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    pH good - TA wants to drift up

    I read pool school, got the tft-100, asked questions and received almost immediate answers from you guys - I'm in complete control of my pool now - fixed my SWG (with advice from here) and was confident using bleach before SWG came back online - basically my "pool store" bill has dropped from...
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    clarrification on TFP shock procedure

    I got my TFT-100 and already love the precision of the FAS test. I used the calculator and put in my bleach to shock and hit my target right on when checked in 2 hours. Plan to check water in AM before sun gets to pool. I was reviewing the overnight test and shock procedures and have a 2...
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    Is Phos Free BAD for your pool?

    I've seen this broached in some other posts and it seems the consensus here is that you don't even need to know your phosphate levels if you keep the water balanced and the FC level's where they should be. But my question is: Is adding a phosphate lowering treatment like Phos Free a BAD thing...
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    I am praying for help - desparate

    First this website and the people on it are incredible. I am having problems I wish I could fix but cannot find somebody to help; I'm praying one of you can point me. My pool is 4 years old. For the first 2 years the SWG worked great - would up it/down it depending on temp/sunshine and kept...