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Are there any particular brands, models, etc that I should be looking for?

I'm looking for cartridge filter recommendations (brand, model, etc) to upgrade from my current sand filter. I'm also possibly looking to upgrade from my single speed pump as well for additional recommendations. Thank you

Thank you for your help and taking the time to answer my question! 👍

I just opened the inground pool for the season again and I need some advice. The water in the pool itself was super clear from the closing process from last year. The walk in steps had greenish (probably algae) on them that got brushed into the pool immediately and the pool became cloudy...

Update from the last 2 days daily FC loss.....4.5 ppm both days at an exact 24 hour interval

There wasn't a lot of swimming today but there was yesterday and they swam almost up to my evening check and addition. My FC was 10.5 after the addition. There was also several bird droppings in the pool when I got home from work today. My chlorine isn't listed in the date code article so I...

I have my pH up to 7.2 right now with just the aeration and little swimming that was done over the past 2 days. What number should I be looking for? Also, my FC daily consumption has been more than the average 2-4ppm daily loss that I have been reading about, with 6.5 loss today over the 24 hour...

Ok, I just added the liquid chlorine. I'm not sure how much water movement it takes to aerate or how long it takes. I have positioned both of my returns so they point up. Definitely getting water ripple but no water is breaking the surface like a fountain or sprinkler, etc from the...

Here are my test results FC 5.5 CC 0 CYA 60 CH 150 pH 6.8 TA 90

What are the full array for a vinyl liner pool? pH, TA, CYA, FC.....anything else?

Thank you! I passed all 3 tests as of this morning and I'm in the process of allowing my chlorine level drift back down to the regular level. It's at 16 now and I'm looking for 9. Please advise the next set of balancing steps for me once I get to 9 on my FC. Thanks again for the advice!!

Is the gray dust I have been seeing dead algae or.......almost dead algae? I'm new to all this and just trying to learn.

Ok, one more question.... brushing the dust gets everything stirred up into the chlorine obviously. But my question is....does the chlorine burn up the algae dust and it disappears? Or does it kill the algae into stuff I can't see and have to vacuum? By looking at the pool there's no dust...

Ok, thank you! n fact, the water is actually so clear now that the water ripples from brushing cause me not to be able to see the dust if there's some or none at all. The only other place algae could be that I can't scrub is under the 2 main drain covers. They are too deep to get to and too...

In fact, the water is actually so clear now that the water ripples from brushing cause me not to be able to see the dust if there's some or none at all.