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Curious if you have pool decking in that area, and if so, does it also have spotting? If you suspect a secretion from the tree, check it for insects or other sources of damage to the bark/leaves.

Sell them and set yourself free! I still have a bucket of tri-chlor tabs and di-chlor powder my pool store sold me. I'll get around to selling them at some point. In the meantime, I switched to liquid chlorine for two seasons and finally installed a SWG this year. I get it, the sting of spending...

"ALL SOURCES"? With a CYA level of 50, the FC/CYA chart shows your FC should REGULARLY be between 6-8, 4 being the minimum. You are safe to swim up to SLAM level (20) . Plenty of people on here with crystal clear pools, no itchy skin, burning eyes who run their FC above 5. They've been doing...

Your robot is also a possible hiding place for algae, especially if it has stayed in your pool between cleaning cycles. While keeping an elevated FC is important, finding and scrubbing all these hiding places is what's ultimately going to end this SLAM for you. Keep in mind, while blasting with...

Yes, that is normal. If you have any concerns as to how you are testing, here is some helpful reading. https://www.troublefreepool.com/blog/2019/01/18/fas-dpd-chlorine-test/

Are your CC's gone now when you test?

If you're testing regularly and taking it back to SLAM level you are OK. I get the frustration level at this point. If you've been brushing the entire pool and the water is crystal clear, it really is toothbrush time. You've got to hit every nook and cranny. Ladders are notorious for hiding...

SLAM ends when: CC is 0.5 or lower; You pass an Overnight Chlorine Loss Test And the water is clear Based on having 2ppm of CC the SLAM continues. You're still using up a lot of chlorine too. Make sure you're brushing everywhere, checking ladders, etc. If your water is crystal clear...

Once you follow the TFP methodology you will begin to think so. It's the difference between a time proven, science based method, coupled with the goodwill of people willing helping others vs the marketing of potions and gadgets by people with a financial motive to do so. I grew up...

An oversimplification perhaps......... but you're only 14-16 lbs of CYA, an adjustment on your SWG, and some TFP knowledge away from getting what you're looking for.

Hi Doug, I've been taking care of my neighbor's pool while he has been out of the country for the past 7 weeks. To give you some idea of what I've dealt with.........He has a 30K, inground, vinyl pool with a SWG. He has a solid winter cover that he placed on the pool prior to leaving. I run the...

Just a final follow up on this one. The floor drains ended up being the culprit. As suspected, they were capped when the cleaning system was abandoned. To see if anything was in the drains, I taped a hose on a telescopic pole and blew all kinds of green algae and debris out of them. I waited...

The water returns through 2 regular eyeball returns. I looked at the pad more closely. It would appear all valves to the in floor system are closed off and there is no pressure to the system. I agree, no benefit to messing with anything. I took a skinny brush(used for straws) and worked it in...

Not that I recall, but will double check. What is exposed once this pop up comes out? Am I opening up into the old abandoned plumbing? I'm concerned about opening the gates of Hades into this pool.

Helping a friend while he's on vacation. Before he left, he asked me to come over and look at his pool which was a bit hazy. I started a SLAM and it removed a high level of CC's and got it clear rather quickly. Unfortunately, I can't pass an OCLT. I just checked this AM and I'm still losing 2.5...