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Great, thank you both for your input.

So I'm looking for a new sand filter for my AG pool after the last one cracked. My local pool store quoted me $700+ for a S180TPAKS. I noticed on Amazon there's a S180T for $380. In the model comparison on Amazon it lists a S180T and a S180TPAKS but the specs are identical. I went to the...

The water is going about 6'. Thanks for the quick response.

My Doughboy Powerline 1.5HP, 12.4 Amp pump is dead and I'm looking at getting a Pentair 342001 Superflo VS https://www.amazon.com/Pentair-342001-SuperFlo-Variable-Horsepower/dp/B00PKHX2BM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1494711786&sr=8-1&keywords=pentair+342001+superflo+vs+variable+speed+pool+pump. When...

There's some electrical work that needs to be done as well since I'd be going from a twist lock plug to a traditional three prong outlet. Not all that difficult work but I need to get some time to do it. Basically, the only downside is having to slam it to start the season, right? Sent from...

My Doughboy pump is about five years old and the timer went on it at the beginning of the year. I was home all summer so I manually turned it on and off while I debated the pros and cons of a VS vs a 2 speed vs a 1 speed pump. Long story short, I went to start my pump yesterday and it's...

Fair enough, I'm going through a MA issue myself so now I see it everywhere. Must be the mustard colored glasses.:crazy:

That 2nd pic looks like mustard algae, no? When you brush it does it poof away in a cloud?

I have what I believe is a MA issue also. I'm at MA shock level, covered with my solar cover and woke up to this on the bottom in a small indentation that runs a few feet. Is this what yours looks like? I was under the impression that.... A) you weren't supposed to stay at MA levels for more...

That's just me being unclear. The first part about doing the SLAM for the extra day was referring to my regular SLAM. Which passed the OCLT. The sentence that starts with the 'odd part' was referring to my first night of MA SLAM. I wasn't understanding no FC loss but 1.5 CC. Basically...

Ok, so I tested it this morning, it was barely light out and the CC was 1.5. I got home and tested again (FC - 20, CC - 1.5), it was decently sunny for most of the day. My wife added once during the day. I guess I'm asking, if I passed the OCLT after the normal SLAM, does it matter that my CC...

I don't think I was clear in my last question. If my cc is over 1 shouldn't the FC have dropped because the cc is used up FC? My FC was the same but the cc was over 1.

Thanks for the quick response. I actually removed the steps Friday and started the normal SLAM process over. It took me a few days to pass it, yes, I'm sure I passed all 3 steps as the 2nd to last night was borderline so I went the extra day just to be sure. The odd part was that I met the...

I'm doing the MA slam right now. The article I read stated it should be done for 24 hours. This morning my CC was 1.5. Obviously I should continue until I pass an OCLT, right? Cya - 40 pH - 7.3 FC - 26 CC - 1.5