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Fair enough, guess I walked into that one. 😂 Probably would’ve helped if I better explained I was surprised that tiny remnants of pucks could add a whole 1ppm overnight. :) Here’s a concern I have - just went to hardware store. SMALL bucket of 3” tricolor is ONE HUNDRED AND TEN DOLLARS. 😱...

Pool successfully enjoyed yesterday! 🙌 Vacuumed every last little bit of EVERYTHING while in there. 🙂 Added couple cups of bleach after swimming, FC last night was 13. Was 14 this morning. 🤔 Did a second test after a cup of coffee to wake up and tries a different area of pool - still 14...

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Ok, more chlorine loss last night. Still enough residue debris I think to cause it. It’s also gonna be very hot today, and I very very much want to use pool. If I left FC drop to swimmable level, and it’s very clear - safe to go in, yes? I can get rest of sticks out of adult if I’m in, and...

I’m no pro, but my best advice is brush till your arms fall off. :) What I had to do unfortunately.

Appears that I’ll never be done brushing. Ever. 😂 Just a routine brushing this morning kicked up some crud which somehow was still hiding even in a clear pool. It’s found a way to cloak itself now. Likely a good chunk of my FC loss. I like the dustpan idea. Gotta find a 2nd pole. 👍

I was wondering same. By boy, waking at 5 on a Saturday to test pool isn’t gonna be fun. :)

Didn’t pass OCLT. FC last night = 15, this morning, about two hours after sunrise, FC=12.5. CC was 0 both times. Looking real clear though! I’ll go retrieve that stick once it’s not so darn cold and FC is fit for human immersion. May need to troubleshoot a bit. FC jumps much higher than pool...

👍 agreed. :) CYA at last test was 30, and unlikely to climb much when I top off the pool closer to 8,000gal from the 7,400gal it’s at now. Pool was pretty clear this morning, excited to check when I get home. If any haze left - trust me, I’ll keep nukin it. :) Nothing losses from another...

FC last night = 16 FC this morning = 15.5 👍 CC present this time, but 0.5 or less Gonna let the FC burn off today, keep it at 5ppm, see how it looks in morning and retest rest of vitals tomorrow

After seeing in the latest stages just how small and lightweight the last remnants of crud were - I think pretty obvious to me now I should’ve invested in a vac sooner. Thought since I was getting such a volume of stuff to surface with brushing and then scooping that that was enough. But clear...

I see bottom! Like *all* the bottom! Only tiniest bit of haze remains. (For now) Retrieved the very last scoop of leaves. Couple sticks. Dare I say, almost done. Since it’s so darn cold, I can afford another couple nights of high FC and another OCLT. (Rain and a tight schedule interrupted...