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I'm running it about 12 hrs a day

i can get acid pretty cheap at my local hardware store so that not really a big issue anyways, just was trying to come up with cons

ok cool, thats one con off the list. haha thanks

pool is back to normal, thanks everyone!

I had a mess this week, went on vacation, came back green pool. thats all fixed now, but my drum that i thought would last til winter is empty and its got me thinking about a SWG. I bought a stenner pump with tank earlier this year which is great but it ran out (due to my math being wrong)...

ok cool, i added a quart at lunch around 230 today and it got it down to about 7.8-8 then another quart after work brought down to 7.5ish before i started heavy with the bleachy stuff

thanks, i can do most of that i believe. 2 hrs wont happen during day due to work but i live close enough i can come home for lunch and possibly one other time throughout day

ok, ill check it in morning before adding chlorine. thanks!

filter got cleaned out and new sand beginning of season so i think it should be good, i backwashed some earlier today and it was clear. does that mean i didnt backwash long enough?

i just tested it again, it was down to 10 so i added to get to 13. is pH reading reliable right now?

Here she is

So this what i gathered... -Take tabs out -check chlorine levels multiple times a day and add to shock level, would morning, lunch time, 5ish, and then 10ish be good? -i have a robot vacuum, should i run it now? -basically its gonna take a week What else?

Backstory: Bought house with pool in January. Got it going good with yalls advise. I bought a stenner pump and a drum of chlorine. its been going good. I go on vacation last week, i thought i had plenty chlorine in the stenner but i was wrong. Got home saturday to a very green pool. I poured a...

i saw your setup and really like it, it helped me decide that i wanted to go the pump route. i really cant see burying a barrel where mine goes but maybe eventually cuz i purchase a year would be super sweet! thanks!