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Thanks frogabog! I'll give that a shot this weekend!

Split from here: cya-chlorine-t37065.html It is always best to start your own thread when you have a question. Butterfly Guys, I'm having a similar issue with CYA. Although it was very high last year when we bought our house (May 2010), we went through the first summer on the BBB method and...

Everyone, I just read through that article and printed for reference when I get home from work. Thanks for that! Regarding chemicals and whatnot, I only noticed that it recommends bringing the pool to shock level for 24 hours (no biggie, we can handle that) and then a mention of "polyquat...

Is that standard practice (all the time) or do others run it only at night, only during the day, etc?

Sorry, I didn't know it was posted elsewhere. I'll check it out, thanks!

Bump!

Thanks everyone, I appreciate the feedback. Today will be our first day in - good times!

Guys, What the appropriate amount of time to have your solar cover on? Can you have it on too much? Just curios as my neighbor made a comment when I went out to check the temp and skimmer after work. She was saying you shouldn't leave it on all the time... Since we were out of town last...

I'll put one more in when I get off work (before we leave) just to be safe. Thanks everyone!

Here's the view this morning from our bedroom!

Thanks guys!

Hello! As some of you may know, my wife and I recently moved into a home that has a pool (details in signature). When we hooked all of the equipment up the first time, we installed the filter cartridge, sealed the filter, filled it with water, got the pump running, and we're now in the process...

Nicole, We do have a solar cover which I pulled out of the basement this morning. It looks clean, but I have not unwrapped it yet. Regarding the tree/debris question - We don't have any trees in the back yard, and the pool as been very clean in my opinion. We leave tomorrow (6/10) to go out...

Hello everyone! This is Glitter Girl's husband, and I just wanted to say hi and thank you for all of the help thus far. I've been reading along with her for the last few days, but decided to setup and account here at TFP to get a little more interactive and take advantage of the full features of...