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Okay, thank you Jason. I'll keep up the slam for the next few days and repost if necessary.

Okay, thanks so much Smykowski. I've shut down the swg and will keep adding bleach and running filter until it starts responding.

So should I turn off the swg and just be running the pump while I'm keeping the chlorine up to shock level? Or should I be running the swg at the same time?

Thank you Jason. I think I totally jacked up my process. I hadn't been slamming it these past couple weeks and now I think I'm behind. I'm in the process now.

Thank you Swampwoman! Okay, I'm placing an order now for more R-0013 CYA and for an iron test kit. Hopefully I'll get them soon. (Wish I'd done that a week ago). I've tested my water this morning and here are my new numbers: Ph - 7.5 FC - 8.5 (last night it was 10 before I went to bed - ran...

This is only our second season with a pool so I'm still a little new at this. I've been working on opening our pool for the past two weeks. Mostly just trying to get all the leaves and pecans out for the first several days and filtering the water! (Pool is under a large pecan tree). Anyway, I'd...

I've been working on opening our pool for the past two weeks. Mostly just trying to get all the leaves and pecans out for the first several days and filtering the water! (Pool is under a large pecan tree). Anyway, I'd gotten all the leaves out and the pool was clearing up but still cloudy and...

Re: New pool - cloudy water and black on the inside of fitti :party: :party: Oh my WORD! Thank you so much Jason! My pool is finally clear after two weeks of cloudy! I did exactly what you said and this morning I was so pleased to be able to see CLEARLY the bottom of the pool. So much...

Re: New pool - cloudy water and black on the inside of fitti I've added the DE and muratic acid. Is it likely that I'd need to backwash twice in two hours? The pressure has gone up to 20 and the flow is cut very drastically. (I backwashed, checked pressure -12- added DE which brought the...

Re: New pool - cloudy water and black on the inside of fitti Okay, thanks so much Jason! Yes, I saw but wasn't sure about the details. I'll go get some and see how that works. Will the package tell me how much to add? So happy that you're here!

Re: New pool - cloudy water and black on the inside of fitti Okay, so I had the pool store test my water and here's what they're telling me: FC - 4+ (They don't really know but it's high) CC or TC - (same) pH - 7.8 TA - 90 CH - -- (He apparently didn't test for this) CYA - 60 Salt - 3.9 (mine...

Re: New pool - cloudy water and black on the inside of fitti Thank you so much guys! I'll take it to the pool store and have them test it. I took the two pieces off (in the photo) and brought them in - soaked in bleach/water - mostly bleach and then was able to get most of it off with a Magic...

Re: New pool - cloudy water and black on the inside of fitti No, I've not had it tested for metals. Can I do that with my kit once it gets here or do I need to take a sample somewhere?

So we purchased our first pool the second week of June. I'm a little frustrated that the pool store didn't tell us that we needed to add stabilizer. Pool looked great for about 4 weeks (I did add the shock they told me to add after we filled it). Could never get the chlorine to normal level...