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PS, it is turbine oil (ISO 100) in case that means anything to anyone :ROFLMAO:

We have been using a submersible pump to run water through a homemade pool heater (black tubing coiled on plywood, real fancy!) and have noticed a slight oily sheen on the water since the beginning. We thought that possibly the pump had been in contact with oil during storage. Yesterday we had a...

Thanks. Removed it last night. Am cya was 60 (did it 3 times to be sure) and fc 24. I'll check again soon and keep it there until: CC is 0.5 or lower; You pass an OCLT (ie overnight FC loss test shows a loss of 1.0 ppm or less); And the water is clear Do you recommend I add bleach now...

The frog: https://www.frogproducts.com/product/flippin-frog/ So as long as I can keep the CYA from going any further up I can continue w/ SLAM? Looks like my FC is pretty close to what it should be for the CYA level so that's good at least!

I have a 4200 gal above ground pool. It has a leak & I have to add about 300 gal every 14-ish days. I fill from city water, using a tank which used to hold agave syrup, but it's been bleached and probably had 25 loads of water through it. Also have some dirt issues, I think mostly blowing in...