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FC shock done up to 26ppm while cya was at 30. Raised cya up to 70 after colt passed. Shouldn’t that be good? I can’t drain the pool halfway easily btw- it would go to storm water drain which require no chlorine and a city permit. The algeacide I put in yesterday seems to have helped for today...

here’s what I have: PH 7.5 FC 12.5 drifting down from shock at 26ppm CYA 70 TA 100 CH 240 Salt 3800 Phospahtes 0 it had passed the overnight chlorine loss test. Brushing every other day. Today brushed off a few patches of green. How in the world is algae living in FC of 12? chlorine levels in...

would probably have to secure the drain to waist valve as well then. Surprisingly, this ball valve requires a fair amount of strength to twist.

The filter needs cleaning every month, sometimes more when algae blooms. A bunch of organic matter is always found rotening in the bottom of the plug. - - - Updated - - -

After struggling for over a year taking the original drain plug on/off to clean ou the bottom of the filter, I decided to make a better solution. 1.5” 90degree threaded elbow slightly trimmed off to screw it in with a short pipe and a valve wish Pentair would also make a quick release for the...

Have you found a solution? Finding myself with the same problem and all the threads i’ve read on this forum omit any resolution.

Hi, we just got a place with supposedly a new pool and setup although I doubt the motor is less than a year old as they claim. It very load and I'm questioning the size of the pipes. Can anyone tell from these pictures? Also what is the round device on the top of the poll on the right? thanks, mike