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    Yet another Vacation question...

    I have a SWG that i normally run at 40% for 12-14 hrs. I have added a few jugs of bleach to boost the FC over the past couple of weeks due to extremely high temps and heavy swimmer load. Don't have a diverter valve but sound a like a good add-on. Any suggestions for installing?
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    Yet another Vacation question...

    Thanks for the quick replies, I am leaning towards installing a timer. Good point regarding evaporation, I had planned on overfilling but now wonder if I should close valves on skimmers and just pull from the bottom main drains? This would eliminate potential low water problems.
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    Yet another Vacation question...

    Getting ready to head out for 9 days of vacation and trying to determine best way to handle pool. Pool is 25,000 gallon inground vinyl with sand filter, 2 skimmers, 2 main drains and SWG. Pool numbers are in check according to TPF recommended levels and water is pristine. No big trees or leaf...
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    Newbie looking for balancing help

    Thanks Jason, I will take your advice and only add a portion of what the Pool Calculator calls for and then retest. Couple of other questions. Does the low water temp have any bearing on low CyA reading (even though, I don't think any conditioner was ever added to the pool after it was...
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    Newbie looking for balancing help

    Opened the pool last week and water now looks very good. Received my test kit and here are my first test results: Filter Pressure: 16 Water Temp: 57 F Free Chlorine: 4 CC: 0 pH: 7.4 TA: 50 CH: 140 CyA: Less than 30 (too low to read) Salt: 1300 I know I am low on the Salt, CyA, TA and...