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Thank you. Then we will not do that. Can slamming take care of algae even if the algae problem is really bad? Is there a point that slamming will not work with algae?

Good question. One reason was to kill any ringworm that might have remained in the pool and the other reason was I was to get all the algae off. I don't see why that is going to be needed for the second and am trying to decide about the first. We are in the process of heavy shocking/slamming.

Thank you. I guess the question is how much. And I wonder what options I have at this point.

That was my question. He said it would kill the stuff in the filter and rest of the pool and make it easer to clean. I was trying to figure out why you would ever drain a pool because of bad algae if super duper shocking it could kill all the existing algae.

A raccoon pooped in our pool so we need to drain the pool for health reasons. Also, due to a variety of subsequent issues, we also now have a major green algae problem. I am having a pool service handle this. They are recommending putting in like 50 pounds of shock in order to kill off the...

A related question, when draining the pool, is it possible to get every bit of the water out? We drained it years ago and there was always a thin layer of water at the bottom.

@Rocket J Squirrel Thank you for the great suggestions. I am exploring each of them. This is going to be a chore no matter what. @Oly Everyone can make their own choices, but it's definitely something to be aware of. @YippeeSkippy I agree that the cartridges will need to be discarded...

We are confident about the roundworm because two of us saw what we were sure was a long, white/clear baylisascaris roundworm in the scat. We looked up pictures and it looked exactly the same. Given that and that about 70% of raccoons in Texas have roundworm, we are confident that is the...

We had a raccoon poop in the pool about a month ago and we have not used the pool since then. We tried to remove the poop, but it dissolved instantly. A majority of raccoons carry Baylisascaris procyonis, a roundworm which is not a problem for raccoons, but is extremely dangerous and often...

Thanks. It struck me because those ranges are dramatically different. The old maximum is the new minimum.

I see two different recommended calcium hardness levels on TPF: 220-350 ppm: ABC's of Pool Water Chemistry - Trouble Free Pool 350-550 ppm: What Are My Ideal Pool Levels? - Trouble Free Pool The second and higher range is from what appears to be a newer TFP website page. Anyway, can...

Thanks for the information. I read the thread I think you were referring to. I have a SWCG as well, although right now I have just been using LC. I am sure that starting up the SWCG will alter things a fair amount.

Thanks Bill. Jim is right, my EasyTouch is not connected to the internet. That syncing seems like a real issue which Pentair needs to address.

Thank you Jim. Great info on the circuits. I will figure out how to turn on the right circuit. I need ScreenLogic. Badly. Once I have that, I think everything will become much more efficient. I do want to have some different schedules with the pump. G

I changed 1/8 - 5/8 all to 1600 RPM and that brought it down. Given that the next three are 1000 RPM, my guess is it will change to that at some point.