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The firetruck filled our pool and it came out brown from the tanks, which I expected but they said it usually goes away within a couple of days. It has been 48 hours and no improvement. Will it actually go away or do I need to do something to get rid of it?

Ok, thanks! What happens if some sand does get in the standpipe?

So totally not sure what happened here but I have a brand new Intex 3000 gph sand filter. I followed instructions and everything looked good until I filled the pool and water was leaking from the top of it and sand was coming out of the return. So I opened it up and found the standpipe and...

Thanks I get how to add once I've tested, but I dont get how to know what to add initially when I fill the pool. If I just dump in 2 gallons of bleach and 5 bags of salt will that be good lol?

I don't really get the pool math app

Oh sorry I got a new pool it is round, should I do more bleach or the 2 gallons good?

Hello. I have an 18 foot round Intex pool with a salt water generator I am just starting up. I know I need bleach, salt, and stabilizer. How much of each so I need? Is there anything else I need to add up on start up? I believe the pool is like 7,600 gallons. TIA

I ordered some test kit recommended on this site that worked for me very well. It was called Tf100 or something like that. How do I go about ordering another one?

I have the tf-100 test kit. When i go to test the calcium hardness and add the r-0012 the sample goes from red to clear. There is no blue color. Help! What is wrong?

Hi guys! Me again!!! So i have a question on draining this particular pool. I drained it through the filter but now that the water is below the return /output how do i drain the rest? Do i do it thru the drain on the bottom with a garden hose? Im fine doing that but then it looks like i have...

Yeah i have the taylor test. So i was thinking maybe it is my electrical cos i have to hit the reset button every time i run the filter so maybe it just didnt trip the reset on the SWG? So i just hit reset and started it again and the high salt error went away. If it was a defective machine or...

Ok! I ordered the salt test with my test kit so im assuming its the recommended one. I dont use an extension cord. Ill try the vineager. At what salt level would trigger that light to come on?

Ok thanks so much! I am so grateful for this forum and would be so lost without all your guys' help. I the swg for 8 hrs last nite and now the high salt light is on. I did a test and my salt came back at 2200.

Ok well i had already set the boost cycle since that's what the instructions said so i just let it finish it out. Here are my #s since using the SWG: cl-5 br-10 Ph-8.2 Salt-2400 Fc-5 Cc-.5 Ch-275 Ta-120 Cya-30 So my Cya needs to be higher, no? How much should i add and do i just dump it in...

Ok thanks! So when i did it it without the solar heater I didnt use the hose that came with it. I connected hose #3 from the filter into the SWG and then hose #5 so maybe I did it wrong there? When you say raise/lower how do i do that? The boost cycle should turn off automatically? Or should...