Recent content by ORussell

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    And.... Back where I started

    Also - I bought a new psi gauge this year and when the pump is on low the needle does not move at all - it just lays against the little stopper. When it's on high it's at 14. I can feel the water moving at what I remember to be a normal flow for low, but would that have anything to do with...
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    And.... Back where I started

    Thanks that is good to know. I'll make sure to throw the kids in more often - they don't mind cold water as much as I do
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    And.... Back where I started

    At this point yes never ending and maybe mixed with some whiskey I'm pretty sure we had no rain, or maybe just a small overnight shower during the time I left it covered, but Wednesday night I did add quite a bit of water from the hose since the level was pretty low and Thursday when we were in...
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    And.... Back where I started

    End of June I started a SLAM and finished with it July 15. Brushed and vacuumed every day, took out the ladder and cleaned every crevice with a toothbrush and paintbrush, cleaned the return jet and skimmer. Passed all 3 criteria for ending SLAM and even continued it an extra 3 days so I was sure...
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    Cloudy-blue-water-part-of-the-slam question

    Wow ok thanks! I will have to look into those
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    Cloudy-blue-water-part-of-the-slam question

    Ok thanks I'll just keep at it then! So the 100 lb sand filter is ok for the size of my pool?
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    Cloudy-blue-water-part-of-the-slam question

    Hello- newish pool owner here. Quick background: We have my parent's 20ish year old above ground vinyl pool with all their oldish equipment. No problems last year (our first year) but this year decided to switch to the TFP method so I could be in better control of everything. Decided to make the...