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Linden Pool Supply Spring Hill, FL bulk 10% $4.50/2.5 gallons.

Are refillable jugs available at your Leslie's, or other pool stores, in Katy? I get 2.5 gallon refills of 10% for $4.50 at a local place here in Florida.

There's a Lowe's in Hatfield that says it has 69 one gallon bottles in stock @ $4 each.

I'm going to try adding salt for the silky feel (no SWCG). I found Diamond Crystal Splash Ready at a farm supply store for $6 a bag. Any reason to avoid it?

It is. LOL, guess it's time for me to get my eyes checked. Thanks!

Didn't the old CYA chart have a 'mustard algae' column? I found Chem Geek's chart/post from 2007. Does his 60% of CYA rule still apply? Thanks!

Hello from the Nature Coast! A pool AND proximity to KSC & Cape Canaveral?? I'm jealous!

Doesn't that require a cord with male plugs at each end? I think that's an NEC code issue. More importantly, what happens if someone unplugs the dryer end while the generator is running? That male plug is live and it would be mighty easy to accidentally touch those live prongs...

I don't have glass tile but I found some info on the NPT site. Care and Maintenance | National Pool Tile Group The relevant paragraph mentions "calcium releaser" (or pumice stones). I found a product by that name at Oceancare Products: Oceancare Products - Calcium Releaser Hopefully...

It went from bubbles swirling in to just a bubble stuck against the lid. Not since it was installed a year ago. I'll lube the O ring and see if that helps.

Thanks Jason and Jamison04! You called it! It took a few minutes but most of the air bled off. Only a little bit more debris came out so that concern is over. I still have bubbles when the floor drain is open so I guess I'll be trying to track down a suction side leak.

Never got it past 25% before closing it out of concern it might starve the pump. Maybe I was too paranoid? - - - Updated - - - Okay, I'll be patient with it this time.

That's a great point. With the valve closed before/since the refill, the air would be trapped until I opened it today. Thanks! I wonder if opening the valve with the pump off would allow the water pressure to push most of the air out of the pipe...

It continued to suck air. Sometimes bubbles but sometimes big gulps. Here's my plumbing setup.