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I guess I'll keep backwashing right?

Hello all. I have been racking my brain on what to do next on our pool issue. I hooked the pump and filter up last Monday evening. At the time, we had algae floating on top of the pool and was a nice pea green color. We had a little issue taking the winter cover off and dumped a bunch of...

We've been in the market for a robot cleaner. We've never used one before. Stumbled across one on our local Craigslist that has sparked my interest. It is a Dolphin M4 that has been used about 5 times according to the owner. He bought it new 4 years ago. It's always been stored inside and...

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Got home and rechecked CYA. At the initial start of SLAM we were at a CYA of 50. So the SLAM level we have been trying to maintain is 20. Checked it tonight and the CYA is now 30. We've had several inches of rain and have had to top off pool with hose and lots of evaporation during the days...

By swept, I mean vacuum the pool, to get the dead algae and debris off the floor of the pool. Though as much as we have swam in it, hopefully that stuff is suspended and is getting into the filter. We haven't been on a schedule for backwashing. And I haven't been watching the gauge either...

Just an update. Began SLAM 11 days ago. We've added almost 15 gallons of bleach throughout this process. We have been pretty good about testing and re upping the FC to SLAM levels. Yes' it has dropped below 20 a couple times but the longest we have been between tests has been 5 hours. The...

Thanks! That's what I'm going to do. Drop the ph and then SLAM. How long does it take to drop the PH usually (7.8 to 7.3ish)?

A quick follow up after the wife took the water sample to the pool people today. They are now claiming we have metals in the water, not algae. We're supposed to remove all chlorine and treat the metals, then shock the heck out of it. I haven't read much on metals. Just not sure how those are...

First post so go easy on me! Been reading a lot on this site and would appreciate some input from the experts before I proceed much further. It's been quite the year for our pool. This is our third season. We purchased our pool used, tore it down, moved it 200 miles and re-errected at our...