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Between fixing my swamp condition, getting advice on 'alternative' chemicals to my local pool store's pricing, and now saving me at least $150 by replacing a $15 sensor in my heater, I think I'd be one frustrated pool owner otherwise. Now, what to do about my cover? A large branch fell onto it...

I’ve put in 2lbs of CYA, my last test still came up 30, and that’s only because I can’t get a lower reading. Just added 2lbs more.

Hooray! I made it! Now I have a new problem; a hostile force has invaded.

So I'm going for OCLT tonight; shut my SWG off an hour ago, and just did my testing. Water is nice and clear. My CYA is too low to measure with my kit, so it's at least 30. Assuming I pass, I'll add stabilizer tomorrow, but I only have four pounds and the app says I need 9 to get to the...

My CYA is too low to measure. My chlorine levels are too low on the SWG. My salt is too low. My water is crystal clear, except for all the oak tree pods that keep falling in; I've skimmed a lot of them off, the skimmer baskets get clogged with the things within a day. I've only added...

Didn't do the OCLT last night, going for it tonight. FC was at 3 this morning, CC was .5, so safe for swimming. I anticipate OCLT failing because despite it being 50 and rainy here: I made him be useful and pick up the rocks from the bottom.

I was in the same boat as you. I'm still working my filter. It took a month of work because I had a lot of debris in the pool that took time to remove, but once all the debris was out, my water cleared up very nicely. I followed the advice given here and my results have been spectacular.

My DE filter has a 6-way valve on it; Filter, Rinse, Closed, Backwash, Recirculate, Waste.

I was looking for this answer in case cleaning my grids doesn't solve my water pressure issues.

Cleaned my grids again and my clean pressure is now...11. The water is nice and clear. I didn't put anything in the pool today and had no real time to test. After getting the grids cleaned I reassembled and recharged the filter, so we'll see what the flow is in the morning when the timer...