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    Losing water

    I'm hoping someone can give me some advice. We are losing water and it stops just below the skimmer and about halfway down our jet return. The problem is that the ground that's wet on the outside of the pool is roughly 5 ft away from the pump and filter and roughly 1-2 ft away from where our...
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    Can't thank you enough!!

    Day 15.... SLAM is complete!! After struggling this year opening our pool only to find it a swamp I found this site. Read and learned A LOT! Our pool is sparkling crystal clear and we will be enjoying our first swim of the year later today! Many thanks to everyone who provides their expertise...
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    Crazy question

    I'm on day 8 of my SLAM and seeing good results. Here is my crazy question..... I have a at least one frog that I know of that has made a home under the metal top railing of my pool. It pops out while scrubbing and then goes back and hides. I'm not quick enough to catch it. Does anyone have any...
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    Few questions before first SLAM

    Using a TF 100 kit here are my results FC 0 CC .5 CH 150 TA 60 CYA 20 PH 7.2 I know I need to get my CYA up before I begin and from what I've read, the Ph seems ok to start. My question is, do I need to adjust the CH and TA before beginning? Our pool right now is very cloudy, can see maybe a...
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    New to TFP with questions

    Happy Memorial Day! Ive been a pool owner for 4 years and haven't had trouble till opening this year. I've always used BioGuard products and relied on our pool store for water testing. Had a terrible algae problem when first opening, shocked and turned on the pump only to discover some...