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Hello from East TN!! I am trying to winterize my Intex 24x52 pool. I have read the instructions in the booklet that it came with and the instructions on TFP for an ABG pool. I am confused.... DO I NEED TO DRAIN ANY OF THE WATER?? TFP says 6" below lowest return/skimmer openings....but the...

Ok...to answer all the questions: I haven't changed the kids sunblock lately. I do live in the mountains...LOL. :lol: But I meant the the temp outside went from being 75 at night to 65. I don't have a thermometer for the pool water, but I assume after a few nights of cooler outside temp, the...

Hello, I am having a pool party tomorrown and want to be sure that the water is ok, and comfortable for people to swim in. Here are my numbers: FC-10.5 CC-.5 TC-11 pH-7.6 T/A-160 CH-260 CYA-70 Salt-2820 Have been running the SWG for 12hours at night. And in the last two nights the temp has gone...

I have done another over night loss test ( 3 nights ago), and FC levels stayed the same :) The night before last I had the SWG on for 5hrs during the night and FC levels were 5 and have stayed at 5. I didn't even have the SWG on last night (forgot to go back and reset after my son turned it...

I Googled both the Filter and the pump you suggested, they are both listed for In-Ground Pools. Does that make a difference?? And do you need some kind of adapter to hook that kind of system to an Intex Vinyl sided pool with the cut out holes??

I have an Intex filter/pump. I have had to have it replaced once already by the company because of poor performance. I would like to get a new system for next summer, and I figure that some places will have this type of product on sale or clearance this time of the year. I have an Intex...

Change the filter....Simple...yet EFFECTIVE!! :mrgreen: Thank God!! I had just hosed filter off on wed, and it didn't look all that bad at that point, so that's why I didn't think it would be the filter already. But, it was pretty nasty. I check my FC also, down to a 1.5. :x And pH is up a...

I Have a new filter. Should I just replace it? And I can clean off the one in there now, and if it dosen't look too bad, use it as a back up? Pool-Mom :(

NEW PROBLEM...HELP!!!! The brand new, just hooked it up last monday, Filter/Pump is starting with the very little to no flow again!! Soo...now I am guessing it is "operator error" instead of an equipment issue. WHAT AM I DOING WRONG??? This is what I have done in the last 6 days (reguarding...

FC last night: 3 FC this morning: 3 :party: Other Test Results: CC: .5 TC: 3.5 pH: 7.7 T/A: 160 CH: 250 CYA: 40 I just went ahead and tested everything again. I know its really a little too early to have tested the CYA, but I just wanted to see the stabilizer was doing anything at all....and...

Well, I just retested my pH and it is down a little to 7.7. Thats about corrtect, right? Water Balance for SWG says 7.5-7.8. Should I get it down more though? if so, to what? And I just rechecked my FC. Its at 5. The only thing is I didn't check it last night. Soo, I don't know if it lost...

Just when I thought I was on the right track....lol. If I am following the instructions correctly on the CYA test, which I think I am, then the CYA is in fact 10. I have not added any kind of stabilzer all summer (until yesterday) :oops: . So I was not suprised to see such a low number. So I...

OH, AND IS IT OK TO LEAVE MY SWG ON WHILE STABILIZER IS IN?? THANKS! Pool-Mom :|

I got stabilizer today from Walmart, by Aqua Chem. Its sort of the consistancey of pool salt. Directions on the bottle said to poor directly into the skimmer. This makes me nervous. Directions here on TFP say to add solid stabilizer to a sock and put sock in the skimmer. Is what I have...

Ok, so just keep the chlorine between 3-5, and don't worry about anything else, now that the water is clear? It's swimable then,correct? I just thought that the stabilizer would get the CYA up to recommended levels to keep chlorine from being used up. My Pool is ALWAYS in full sun. Pool-Mom...