Recent content by Mike in Vermont

Yes, I intend to SLAM (with bleach) in the next couple of weeks but I want to be sure I have the basic chemistry and especially the CYA dialed-in first. If I’ve under-counted my CYA level and I need to go thru another round of draining and refilling I’d like to do that before I SLAM. Last season...

I bought my house in July of 2017 and it came with a 20x40 in-ground pool, which is my first pool. The pool came with a Lifegard Aquatics M-6 filter system fed by a 1 HP Hayward SP260 pump. Apparently this filter system is intended for commercial aquaculture and similar applications. Has anyone...

This is my second season opening my pool (I bought the house in July of 2017). Late last season, after using too many tri-chlor tablets I had some chlorine lock problems and some very high CYA levels. I attempted to recover with a partial drain and refill with limited success but it was late in...