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Great point Jim. Maddie - thanks for that. I have a 3” opening after the filter so I think I’ll drain via the filter a couple of times next week until I get CYA down.

Thanks. I plan to rent a subpump this week and get it drained refilled. My fiberglass pool doesn’t haven’t a main drain so I would be limited to draining only to the level of the skimmer if I was forced to drain through via the filter. I’ll send the rest of the Dichor to a neighbor and begin...

I usually run my pump about 9-10 hrs during the open season and haven’t had significant algae issues before with that schedule. Makes sense on the cell size. What is a recommended timeline to replace cells? This one is 2-3 years old.

Hi Maddie. I’ve updated the signature. Thanks! SWG appears it likes 3500 as an upper limit. Tough to say how CYA increased that high. As too often is the case with new members here, I was relying on pool store assistance for too long and had low CYA at which point stabilizer was added. I...

Hi all, Thanks for all the wealth of information on the site. I’ve been on the site for the past year but finally joined as a member and now need some support on my own levels. I accidentally had the SWG cell off when I went out of town and returned to a bad alfae build up. Needed to SLAM the...