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    Clear pool, losing lots of chlorine

    Current: FC 15.6 (tested first thing in morning) CC .4 PH was low 7’s before SLAM CYA was 40 before SLAM I’ve been at SLAM levels for 8 days. before 8 days ago I was losing 4-5 pms per day so I started to SLAM (pool has always been clear). First 4 days of SLAM at 16 gave me OCL of about 4-5...
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    Check your light if you are losing chlorine

    It’s been posted a few times but wanted to share my tale… I’ve been SLAMing for a week, losing 6+ FC every night. We were not prepared for the mess behind our 4 year old light…This picture doesn’t show the mass of green that came out and smelled like the worst lake water. I don’t know where...
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    Newbie here! Very high CYA and TA…working on draining but in the meantime…

    Hello! My question is what do I do with chlorine levels as I’m trying to drain/refill? I can’t keep chlorine in my current chemistry. My refill process is very slow with one hose. I appreciate any & all advice. Backstory: Well I took the plunge and fired my weekly service today after wasting...
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    Hayward DE pump pumping dirty water into pool

    Ok experts, I have a question. I apologize for my lack of knowledge on my above ground pool and its parts. We were gone a week and the water level evaporated below the skimmer. So the pump was not working (Hayward DE pump 1.0 HP) when I returned today. The chemistry levels are still...
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    HELP! I am new and have a green swamp in a brand new pool

    Sorry, I am clueless right now. I had a contractor install an above ground pool bought from Doheny's. It took them 3 weeks to figure out how to install it and about 2 feet of water sat there for a while, probably 2 weeks. They finally got the pump in and it started yesterday. We have 10,000...