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I like to open early, so I went ahead and opened my pool last night after work. My area has received a lot of rain over the past few weeks, the 10 day forecast shows no low temps below freezing and high temps consistently in the 60's-70's. That is my trigger to open because I want to be open...

Welcome Jennifer. Yes, maintain the pool yourself. You're already SO FAR ahead of the game just by being here and asking questions. Yes, read through Pool School, but start with the ABC's - ABC's of Pool Water Chemistry - Trouble Free Pool Then get a test kit. TF100 from tftestkits.net OR...

It would be a good idea to invest in a better testing method. I use the TF100 kit available from tftestkits.net. It has all the tests you need and is very reliable. Chlorine is in the water when you add it, but it is consumable. As you soak in the tub, you are consuming chlorine. When you...

A few questions. How are you testing the water? Depending on the types of shock products you have been using I would be surprised if your CYA is "right around zero", so I suspect you might be using test strips. How old is the hot tub and has it ever been purged with a product like ahhsome...

This is simply bad information from the builders. I wouldn't trade my SWG for 100 gold bars. In fact, if I had 100 gold bars, I would buy more SWG pools. We have heard all the horror stories about salt pools here. A quick search of the forum will produce many of the horrors of salt pools...

Welcome to TFP! How are you testing the water? Do you have a test kit? I'm not sure if you know this, but Dichlor will add CYA to the water that you just drained to lower. SLAM is best performed using liquid chlorine/bleach because it does not add CYA or Calcium, just salt. SLAM is also a...

It's probably worth a call to them anyway. As far as robots go, they know their stuff.

https://marinapoolspaandpatio.com/product-category/robotic-pool-cleaner-replacement-parts/robotic-replacement-parts-maytronics-supreme-m400/ This is Marina Pools in Denver. They are fantastic when it comes to robots. Is the belt you are looking for shown here? If so, call Margaret and I bet...

I don't know a whole lot about the equipment you are asking about, however your post caught my eye due to the sand getting back into the pool. Any chance you used Quikrete sand? https://www.troublefreepool.com/threads/whats-the-final-word-on-the-quikrete-sand.138066/post-1453676

@BPool5 I am recommending a full drain, clean and refill for two reasons. 1. You really don't know your true CYA level, and we don't trust the pool store test. Plus their advise got you here. 2. You have no way of testing CYA. Once you drain and refill, we will know your CYA level, that is...

That test kit should be ok IF you are going to manage as a seasonal pool. At the very least, it could help you get through the rest of this season. It cannot test for CYA, which is very important because each tablet you use adds CYA to the water. CYA acts as sunscreen for your chlorine...

Do you have any way of testing your water yourself? Pool Store testing is notoriously bad and we do not trust it here. IF they are correct on your CYA test (hint: they probably aren't), you'd still need to exchange 1/2 of your water to get to a manageable level. CYA levels as high as yours...

How long has it been since it was filled and was it municipal water or well water? Do you have a Salt test kit? Based on your other comments, it sounds like you have a good test kit, please confirm whether it is K2006 or TF100? You will need to follow the SLAM process outlined here - SLAM -...

Your pool bottom looks very similar to mine. I have the M400 and have not had any problems with it not cleaning the curved areas. You can see the shape of our bottom in this post: Signing Contract soon! Central Nebraska Pool Build

You need to target between 6-8 with a CYA at 50. I would argue that you do have a prolonged elevated CC. Looking through your logs, I only see one test which shows CC at 0 in the past month. 0.5 is ok, but most of your tests are 1.0 or above. @JJ_Tex is correct, you should bring your FC up...

PH 7.8 is perfectly fine. Let it get to 8 and then drop to 7.6 or so. If you wanted to fight the TA down to 60 or so, you certainly can. Target 7.2 and then aerate to get it up to 7.8, rinse/repeat until TA is down to 60. I don't see much reason to do that right now though because I think...

I just looked through your logs. July 13 through July 19, your FC tests were all below the minimum FC for CYA 50. I suspect you need to bring your FC up to SLAM level for a few days until that CC number drops back to .5 or less. I also wouldn't worry much about your PH. Your TA is 120 on...

What is your TA? High TA will drive the PH up faster. How long after adding acid are you testing? CC is unrelated to PH, but a CC over .5 is an indication of other problems.

Do you have any ladders or light niches where algae can hide?

In order to help you, there are a few things we need to know and those things cannot come from a pool store or a test strip. You need to be able to reliably test your water and provide accurate readings in order to get sound guidance. Please look into a quality test kit, there are two...

Agreed. Thank you for the clarification.

@Donldson beat me to it!

I have to make a few assumptions because you did not specify what strength of bleach you are using. A gallon of 6% bleach should raise your FC to about 6 from .5 so I have assumed you are using 6%. If so, you are running chlorine much too low for a CYA of 90. You probably have an algae...

I would go ahead and add the water that you need first. Test PH again and lower as necessary. You have a high TA, which will continue to drive your PH up for a while. Have you tested the TA of your tap water?

I see you have a waterfall in your signature, have you been running it a lot lately? Aeration of the water will drive the PH upwards.

For now, your daily test could be just chlorine. I test PH every few days or so. I run a full set each week, excluding CYA. I test CYA about once a month.

CYA. I don't trust pool store tests, but I also don't see a CYA value in your results. Do you have CYA in the water, if so, how much?

Yes, you are good to swim up to 12 with CYA 30. If the water is super clear, raise to 12 and keep it there today. Then do an OCLT tonight. If it passes, you should be good to start treating the pool as a salt pool again. You'd want to raise CYA up to 60 or 70, turn on the generator again and...

I understand the learning curve and the intimidation factor. It really is very easy once you've done it a few times. Give it a shot, toss out any questions you have as you go.

Ummm. Dumping a gallon of acid into the pool with the pump off and letting it sit for 2 hours could be one of the most ridiculous things I have ever heard in my life. Do not do that. You have a good test kit. Please get it out and run your own tests. Post those results and you'll get all...