Recent content by LynnDi

Okay, I’ll turn it off now. My FC went up overnight from 26 to 29. I took out the sock this morning. I’m between 30 and 40 CYA. I was shooting for 24 FC because that’s the minimum for SWG SLAM. Now that I’m already so high, should I let it fall to 16 and then maintain there?

If there’s anything left in the morning I’ll take it out and test it again. One more question, should I turn off the SWG during the SLAM process? I have it on now thinking it would help keep the FC level up.

My pool cover fell off mid-winter and this is the first time I’ve ever had to deal with a green pool at the start of the season. I’ve slammed before but only once. I had ZERO CYA this morning before starting. I added about 40oz of CYA in a sock in the filter. At last check I was up to about...

We had a really windy Thanksgiving yesterday and when I looked outside this morning I saw that my above-ground pool cover was almost completely off and under a layer of frozen water. I’m not sure what to do. Any advice?

I was thinking more hundreds - not thousands... I'm willing to do some DIY, but nothing crazy. I saw a solar powered coil for $99 that gets connected to the filter: Solar Heat H2O Heater What do you think?

Are there any articles or stickies about the different types of heating options available for above ground pools? We had a solar cover for the past couple of years which basically started to disintegrate last year and before we buy another one, I wanted to learn about all the different options...

Water is crystal clear - I followed the TFP closing instructions at the end of the season last year so I was pleasantly surprised to open to a crystal clear pool! The only issue we had was that a bunch of dirt (I think from the cover) fell to the bottom. It took a little while to vacuum...

Is it possible to lose 18.5 ppm FC in one day??? It was really hot and my pool gets full sun almost all day long, but still that seems like a lot. Here are the details: 6/11/17 - opening day (evening) Salt: 1800 ppm pH: 7.2 FC: .5 - after 2 gallons bleach: 27.5 CC: .5 - after 2 gallons...

First time closing my new above ground pool. I'm here in New York, temps definitely get down to freezing. I have a huge pre-filter skimmer box - am I supposed to remove it when I close? I feel like it would fill up with snow and get really heavy and push against the pool. I have the cap but...

Thanks very much for the replies. I will try contacting the manufacturer about the assembly, but I definitely want to follow the TFP closing method so I'm still going to bring the pool to shock level. Just one more question, if I have to drain and refill, can I add/adjust chemicals after the...

This is my first time closing my pool. The pool store gave us an EZ Drain cover when we bought the pool. I've been following the TFP method and I've had a ton of success this year. I want to do the same for closing, but the instructions for this cover go against what I read here. They're telling...

Thank you pooldv- I actually unintentionally raised it a bit in the past couple of days. I changed my SWG from 4 to 5 hours a day thinking I would need it because of the warm weather, but turns out I didn't. I just finished testing and here's what it was tonight: pH 7.6 FC 8 - a little higher...