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We'll give that a try. The thought of keeping it at 5 ppm was so that it wouldn't drop too low but looking at the chart it looks like 5 is closer to the minimum range. Is it safe to swim in when the FC is above 5?

Thank you! That's some great advice. We've never thought to mix the water after a rain. I do wonder about our filter. It's a sand filter that came with the pool. We set it up brand new back in April and backwash it every couple days. Even running it 24/7 it doesn't seem to be doing anything...

Thank you! We didn't know you should be testing and adding at the same day each day. We will definitely start doing that. We are using liquid chlorine. I just tested the water now and the results were: FC: 3 CC: 0.5 PH: 7.5 TA: 120 CYA: 30

Yes, we have a Taylor test kit and we do add chlorine everyday. We try to keep a constant FC level of 5 and once we see any sign of algae we up it to 10.

We have been trying to keep a constant FC level of at least 5 PPM, so yes, we do add chlorine every day. It is once we start seeing signs of algae that we up it to 10 PPM. Yes, we have been scrubbing the ladder. Current numbers are: FC 3 CC .5 PH 7.5 TA 120 CH 190 CYA 30

We are new pool owners of a 6,000 gallon above ground pool and we have been plagued by algae problems since the beginning. We have already drained the pool twice because it seems to be the only way to rid ourselves of the algae. We are running the sand filter (1,500 gallon/hr) Sand Filter Pump)...