Recent content by Snicskally

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    losing water

    I have 2 skimmers and a main drain. I didn't touch anything but the filter button on the control board. It had been running for several days trying to clear an algae problem. I noticed it lost like 4 inches of water the other day but I just turned the hose on for a couple hours with the plan...
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    losing water

    So this morning I turned the pump on and everything seemed fine. But as I was walking back to the house I could hear water noises. I looked in the skimmer basket and it is empty and sucking water. The water level on the pool was fine, the pressure on the sand filter was fine.... I shut the...
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    Calcium addition

    Ok thanks for helping
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    Calcium addition

    Could you add calcium via a sock similar to stabilizer? It is hard for me to brush the deep end of the pool.
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    First SLAM

    How long do i wait after putting in bleach to check the fc levels
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    First SLAM

    Awesome Thank you.
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    First SLAM

    Help me please.... I have been pulling stuff out of the bottom of the pool today. But I still need advice on what to do first, second and third. For curiosity sake my husband took a water sample to the pool place because I had to get a new pressure gage for my sand filter and they said to get...
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    First SLAM

    OK here are the test results best I can calculate, and yes I have a good kit (K-2006) watch youtube videos to make sure I was using it right. FC 0 CC1.6 PH too low to calculate but it took 3 drops on base demand TA 20 ppm CH 140 ppm CYA too low to register I want to get it slammed as fast as...
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    First SLAM

    I haven't actually done all of those tests yet. I just got my back running after a lightening strike, and it had been off all winter. I have so been running the pump 24/7 for 2 and a half days with muratic acid going in daily because the ph was off the charts high. The color started out a...
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    First SLAM

    Hi everyone, This is my first attempt at this. I was trying to lower my ph to get started but I overshot it a little its about 6.8, and my cya is 30 but I just read today that it should be tested in the sun. So I will test that again tomorrow since it is raining tonight. I need to find my...