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Vac to waste and SLAM complete! Got the CYA down to 50 too. Thanks for your help everyone!

Alright, received my TF-100 and did a test run yesterday afternoon then again this morning. I've vacuumed to waste a few times and refilled. Water is clear now. The TA R-0009 bottle rapid fires tiny drops, is that normal? I tried counting the tiny drops yesterday and this morning divided my...

If I had to guess, my CYA will be off the charts since I've been using tablets. I've removed the chlorinator for now; I bet we'll have a little science experiment here soon. Too much cyanuric acid will mean saying sayonara to my pool water o_O.

Rudimentary...but made this little gem and siphoned the bulk of it out 😎. I’ll follow up once the TF-100 arrives. I have been enlightened by “vacuuming to waste” ya’ll!

Probably...I'm going to DIY something up. I've never heard of vacuuming to waste, good to know!

Right, but even my vacuum doesn't seem to be able to filter this stuff. I've got a Ryobi which has a felt-looking filter (and I've put a sock over this to double up) and it just goes right through and back into the pool.

Hey everyone. I've been lurking around her for a while and decided to become a part of the crowd. We're in the Central Florida area, grew up in the keys...so pools and the ocean are life!

Recently shocked the pool and ended up with this gunk, we recently had a ton of pollen in the pool. Poured flocculant in two days ago and can’t seem to filter this out. When I pull the filter cartridge and turn the pump back on, it shoots this back out the jet. Vacuuming the bottom shoots out a...