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That's great information -- Thank you! For some reason my location isn't showing up. I'm right outside of Salt Lake City, Utah. My next debate for this vinyl pool was to try to go to SWG instead of my pathetic cholinator. It practically does nothing with the 3" Jumbo tabs and I still have to...

I really appreciate the tips so far! Keep em coming ;-)

So we bought a house a few years back where the owner had built his own, in ground, 24,000 gallon vinyl pool. It's been a lot to learn and we are FINALLY getting things cleaned up from a very wet, dirty and rainy but hot Spring. When I was cleaning the pool I noticed that in most of the...

Thanks for the help. I am strapped for cash right now so I might just go with the bypass method and especially since I'll be closing the pool in a few weeks anyway. On that note though, any suggestions on a heater comparable to the H300FD but "better"? I know this thing is super inefficient..

Thanks for the reply and advice. Definitely going to go the bypass route as I don't need a heater.. How good of luck have people had in getting these parts replaced? I once stayed on hold with Hayward for over two hours.. still never got through.

All, Not cool for the labor day weekend. I noticed bubbles coming up from my pool return and a leak on the right front side of my Hayward H300FD heater (Only 3 years old) I opened the front and the top. Pics are below but I don't dare go any further. I am in Utah so pool service is almost non...

Ok, so that is still an extremely rapid rate of decline right? Cover or not.

So really, I need to be planning on adding 5 or so gallons of chlorine into my pool each week regardless.. right? So the OCLT test is with a full cover or why does that state I should be losing 1 ppm or less overnight?

This is the exact one: http://www.solarcovers.com/product/sola ... lar-16-mil

So until my REAL test kit gets here, I thought I'd post some interesting results. A few days ago, I measured the highest reading for FC (10 on both sets of my retail test strips) -- Yesterday morning, after testing again with both tests came back around 2 for FC. The pool was covered, no one...

Thanks for the calculator! I put in 6 gallons of the bleach from last night. I used the only two test methods I have early this morning: Leslie's Pool Strips and HTH Pool Strips. The max they both read is 10 for FC. Both read 10 this morning so that is definitely a huge improvement of where I...

Found big jugs of concentrated bleach at Wal-Mart. 8.25% for $2.90 a bottle. I'll have to calculate if the 12.5% from a local pool store is a better deal.. I'll keep everyone updated and I appreciate the help!

All, THANK YOU so much for the help. I have read the SLAM, OCLT, and other articles and it's all making a lot more sense. Another moderator earlier mentioned that I may have some stubborn algae of sorts and since I haven't TRULY shocked the pool enough, it would make sense, no thanks to the home...

I apologize for my message. It didn't come off right. I trust the people here most, hence, me coming back with the results. I am going to get the TFT-100 and at least we can all get on the same page :) In the mean time, until my kit gets here, any opinions of if I should raise my chlorine...

JohnN, This is the biggest problem that I run into. I have pool service guys locally telling me one thing, the Leslie's Manager telling me another and people online telling me another. It's very frustrating because I keep getting conflicting messages on all angles. I really appreciate the help...

Ok.. here are the results from this AM at Leslies. The guy says I need six gallons of muriatic acid and pour it in a column to bring down the alkalinity. Said my chlorine is fine.. More confusion ensues. http://i.imgur.com/lIONQ8w.jpg Help me Obi Wan Kenobi..

How many full tests, approx, will a TF-100 do? After shipping, that is a chunk of change. Also, in the mean time, could I post a full water test from Leslie's in store test to help determine chlorine issues?

We are on a limited budget so.. best option between Taylor K-2006 or TF-50?

Ok, is it best to order them online? If so, please send me in the right direction :-)

I will pick up a better test kit and give exact results. Thanks for your patience and help.

Thanks! I can check the CYA later today and report back but it was exactly in the middle/where it needed to be on the HTH strip chart.

I dilute the m acid in a bucket of water and pour it into the pool, mostly the deep end, while the filter is running. The tabs, I put 4-6 of them in the chlorinator and close it back up.

For pH, I've been using muriatic acid and its worked great. The only thing the owners ever mentioned was 3" chlorine tabs in the auto chlorinator. I put more tabs on yesterday and the filter runs for 8 hours each night. FC was zero this morning. I have only used liquid chlorine from Leslie's...

Hey Bama, Thanks for your response. I will look into the good test kit. I apologize on the size, it's more like a 18x38 so I will get the exact measurements. The previous owners told me 24,000 gallons. No idea on water table. We have a rambler with a full basement so I don't think the water...

Hello all, Brand new to TFP. Looks like an amazing site so far! Thanks in advance. Here are my pool details before I address my issues: Location: Northern Utah Size: 20x40 Rectangle / 24,000 Gallons / 3 foot down to 9 feet Filter: Hayward Sand Filter / Auto chlorinator / Hayward Heater (off)...