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    First Winter

    In wisconsin and getting ready to close my 12 ft steel frame pool. I have drained the water already other then for about 2 inches in the bottom. My husband said he would prefer to just remove a few of the steel bars and try to fold the pool in half to store. I know that from reading other...
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    Safe to swim

    Awesome. Thanks everyone. Its at 5 now for FC so......
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    Safe to swim

    I have an index 12 ft pool. I just put it up on Friday and i think i followed the thread re: setting up a temporary pool. I slammed the pool because FC was 0 up to 12. I also added CYA based on the pool math calculator. The ph was low at first but now its about 7.8 The chlorine is above 5...
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    Algae starting

    I added stabilizer 12 oz (powdered) based on your seasonable pool recommendations to raise cya to 40. I did this only once when I initially opened my pool. I added enough bleach every day to maintain 4ppm but admittantly a few times the chlorine got as low as .05. My ph is usually around...
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    Algae starting

    I have and I test the fc and the ph every day and add bleach whenever it is below 4. The ph I try to maintain around 7.4 I think. I go by the guide for temporary pools and use you pool calculator. So I guess I don't understand. Sorry.
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    Algae starting

    i have an inflatable top ring intex pool with the pump that came with it and i run it 24/7. I check the chlorine and the PH every day. Initially i added stabilizer but have added no other chemicals other then bleach and ph minus. It has a slight ting of green around the pool on the liner. I...
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    Help with Algae

    Please do not hijack another poster's thread. Start your own thread so you can get the help you need. Not sure if the little bit of green algae I had is gone and now I'm nervous to go in my pool. I saw some very light green in sporadic areas of my pool. I shocked with bleach. The next day...
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    Cloudy water

    I had printed and saved the article from at least last year and it worked so well that I didn't look any further. I have to admit it was hard to find. This is the explanation at the time. I thought u needed it for the cya. --Dichlor - chemical name is dichloro-s-triazinetrione, also called...
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    Cloudy water

    I just opened up my intex for the third year and have been following the instructions for opening a seasonal pool. I have put 4 oz of pool shock plus by pool time that contains 58.2 % sodium dichloro s triazinetrione. I am on my 4th night and haven't really been swimming in it till today. All...