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Thank you Jeff. This is very helpful

After some research, I think I'm going to pull the trigger on an Intex auto pool cleaner. I mainly need something to keep the water stirred up during periods of inactivity. If saves me some vacuuming, that wouldn't hurt my feelings either. Seems like this will fit the bill perfectly, especially...

Glad to know I'm not losing my mind, or at least as it relates to pool care!!! I guess the best thing to do is pull 'em, clean 'em, and put 'em away until spring. Thanks for the info. TX Slash, thanks. I find myself looking at other posts and asking questions AND my situation just did not...

This is my second winter with an AGP. We have the Confer entry steps. All summer things have been great with algae prevention. Just like last year, my pool temp has dropped, chlorine consumption is getting less each week, but for some reason I have algae on the steps! My pump is running 8...

Great, thanks for the response.

I'll be heading out of town for two days and won't have help with the pool. I've read on here some raise the FC to SLAM level for this short of a trip and let the FC level drift down, which works perfect in this instance. Do I have to let the pump run continuously like a SLAM for algae or can...

Since I was home today, I checked my FC midday and mid-afternoon. More major drop in FC so I brought the FC back up and checked the CYA. Unfortunately, I got caught with my pants down on the reagent and came up a tiny bit short, but I made a conservative estimate and added CYA. I ran a sample...

Thanks everyone for the quick responses. Beens's idea was easiest and seems to have solved my problem. Time will tell for sure, but it's keeping the flow at the wall. I did have to wrap the threads with Teflon tape to keep enough tension so I can adjust it where I want and it will stay. If I...

I added an initial dose of polyquat (12 oz) last night and my FC was at 1 ppm tonight. Today was cloudy an I got about 2 inches of rain. My FC normally doesn't drop that bad with rain. My CYA is at 40 and I've been maintaining a FC level of 5 ppm. Lately, I've been loosing 1 to 1.5 ppm per...

I have an 18' and have two dead zones I can't figure out how to fix. One is the curve just past the inlet eye because, despite how hard I turn the eye, the flow doesn't hit the wall until about 15' down. The other is down flow side of my Confer entry steps. Brushing DAILY manages the problem...

AIR LEAK UPDATE I read, re-read, and re-re-read the article as well as many posts. I tried advice on finding the problem several times, but no luck. I was very patient and methodical with diagnosis, consulted the installer and a plumber, and had two friends who are contractors come help me...

I sheered the head off of the drain plug, most likely from over tightening. When I went to the pool store to get a new plug, they gave me a brand new filter basket at NO CHARGE. I heavily lubed the o-ring with plumbers lube, as well as the o-ring on the cartridge housing. When I installed the...

So I raised my FC to 30 last night with a cya of 50. It looks much clearer this morning and I lost 1 ppm of FC overnight with no cc's. Ive been brushing like crazy. There is still some orange spots popping up on the floor only and they reappear in only a few hours after brushing. With this cold...

Yes there are bubbles in the pump strainer basket. My PSI is 15 with a clean, used filter. It usually is around 13. When I bled the valve on the filter this morning it bled air for AT LEAST 30 seconds. The basket lid gasket and drain plug gaskets are new and yesterday I heavily lubed them with...

Yeah, I ran on high all summer and never had this problem. I'll check the valves tomorrow to see how to change them. Thanks for the info.

Today I changed and heavily lubed the seals on the filter basket and see no noticeable difference in air intake. At what point to I call the pool installer and pay him to find the leak?

I have a 2 speed pump with a cartridge filter. Just cleaned the filter. I've been running the pump on high for six hours since the water got too cold. There is a pretty serious whirlpool in the skimmer. My return jet causes a a decent ripple on top of the water. Should I angle it down more?

I don't have a microscope but can probably get access to one through my kids' schools. Any recommendations on how to get a sample from the bottom of the pool? I followed Pool Math and should have and FC of 20 to SLAM with a CYA of 50, but when I checked it, the math was a little off and I was...

They are typically in the same spots, but all over. My pool gets really full sun, and without the steps there is really no shady spot. The areas I see this stuff tend to get several hours of sun per day. Maybe it is pollen or a variation or green algae.

About a month ago, I took my Confer Steps out for the winter (because they slow the flow and cause algae problems) and had a slight algae bloom, so I did a slam. My water is fluctuating between 65 and 70 degrees, so my FC is not dropping but .5 ppm per day. For the last few weeks, I've been...

Same here, new label but still 8.25%. Checked it this past weekend when we bought our first jug with the new label.

In March of this year we had our first pool installed (18'x54" AGP). I have been on TFPC since installation and have been very happy. In late June or early July my water temp was consistently above 90 degrees and we had a low level algae bloom with CYA at 30 ppm and targeting 4 ppm FC. After...

We had an AGP installed in late March. From opening, I targeted 5 ppm with a minimum of 3ppm with a CYA of 30, but once the water temp was consistently in the lower 90's, I had a very low level algae bloom and had to slam the pool, which only took two days. Thereafter, others on this site...

We had alot of rain leading up to the party and i had to drain off some water. Air temp was mid to upper 80's and water temp was mid to low 80's due to the rain. That all took place during the slam. Now my water temp is 87 in the morning and 92 by nightfall. Air temps have been low to mid...

And that's where my confusion/frustration comes in. I slammed last week and when I met all three criteria, I went an extra day to be safe. The day after, we had an unusually heavy bather load of 20 teens. Prior to the party, I raised my FC level to 12, when my target is usually 8, to offset...

Thanks Dave. My CYA should be at 40 because I added enough Sunday to bring it up, but I haven't retested since it's only been two days. Should I bring it up to 16 for a day?

Tested before work using DPD and my FC is 9 and my CC is .5. The pool is clear and down to 87 degrees. NO chlorine smell this morning. Did some brushing and NO "puff" of smoke. Not sure what I'm doing wrong with the testing, but I was at 3.5 FC last night and added 52 ounces of 8.25% bleach...

I've been on TF method since day one, which was late March. I run my 2 speed pump on low for 10 hours per day (5 morning and 5 evening), in hopes of saving electricity. Last week I noticed slight algae on the down stream side of the steps and attributed it to lack of use. When I would brush I...

Thanks woody

My first slam went really well thanks to you guys. I hope to not have to get to that point again. Thankfully, again thanks to you guys, it was a low level algae bloom and the slam went quick. It seems that I need to target the higher end of the FC range (7 or 8) and no lower than 4, to avoid...