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I have finally finished my SLAM. I passed all three tests and the water looks great. I have been letting the chlorine work down on its own. Is there a good post for post SLAM Behavior? My readings are now FC 12 CC 0.5 Ph 7.6 TA 140 CH 160 CYA 60 I added some conditioner in a sock to work...

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Yes. It is oooold. I brush some days but run a robot vac that allegedly does the walls everyday. I will brush more. I have to get to a PC to set a signature. It's a plaster, 43.4k gallon SWG inground pool. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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I got my pump and filter working and restarted my SLAM. Here are the readings: Saturday 05:45am FC 00.0 TC 00.0 CYA 40 => FC 28 07:25am FC 02.5 TC 00.5 CYA 45 => FC 28 08:15am FC 21.0 TC 02.5 CYA 40 => FC 28 10:00am FC 18.5 TC NA CYA NA => FC 28 06:00pm FC 08.5 TC NA CYA NA => FC 28 10:00pm...

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I believe so. I am the helper when it comes to this stuff. I will retry it tonight once water levels come back (and I finish self administering 100 lashes). I will check for housing cracks, make sure all joints are square and make sure I use primer and cement. Thanks again and sorry to be...

Thank you Duraleigh. And thank you to everyone else who has responded. I realized that this was user error on multiple fronts. The PVC work was subpar but (and incredibly embarrassingly) I also was setting the valves to closed when they should have been on re-circulate. Yikes. If...

Thank you. I will check the pump housing. Will that be obvious upon inspection or could there be micro cracks I won't see? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That is what happened this time, but other times the pipes separated between that point and the valves Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks NeedMoreSun, oddly the flex has never broken. I have had the pipes break once where water enters the pump and multiple times at either the spot where water exits the pump or the threaded joint above where water exits. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The original work was done by the prior owner. A friend and I repaired the pipes. I never change the valve on the pump with it running (I learned that last summer). I have closed the ball valves on the return side with the pump running. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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I moved into a new home last year with a 44k gallon, inground pool with a SWG. I used TFP to manage it myself and had a few minor problems but it was generally great. This year I have had PVC pipes rip out / rip apart near the pump at least 6 times since Memorial Day. I thought it might be...