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Test Kit is Taylor K

pH: 7.2, Total Alkalinity: 85 ppm, Calcium Hardness: 200 ppm, and Cyanuric Acid (Stabilizer): 30 ppm. Chlorine levels should remain constant in the 1-3 ppm range. Water temp: 64, salt: 3200. Free available chlorine was almost non-existent this summer while the chlorine was high.

Our filter is 7 years old and we've never had a problem with it. We get it cleaned every year. However, lately it requires backwashing twice a month. I'm wondering if deposits have built up on the grids or if the grids might have deteriorated. Should I just replace the grids or, given its age...

Here is another pic as we fill the pool.

That's my plan. It is definitely lighter than the sample. - - - Updated - - - Your pebble Tec went in a lot darker than mine for sure. Hopefully we will see a change in 30 days. This is what it looks like now.

We have installed pebbleTec recently. The installed surface looks like Caribbean Blue, but we selected Tahoe Blue. I mentioned this to our prime pool renovation contractor. They said that Pebble tec takes 90 days to cure and the color will change to look more like Tahoe Blue. I'm skeptical...

Here are a few pics