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that’s what I was confused about. I already pass the three requirements of being done with a slam before I have started the process. So I wasn’t sure if there was a minimum time that I should do it

Thank you fellow Nevadan. So I should just raise it to 28 once and that should be good enough? Should t take the vacuum out of the pool to do it?

I’ve been having a small amount of yellow algae pop up here and there the past few weeks. In the shaded areas. I brush and it goes away easily. So I figured the best solution is a slam to kill it off. I have been having a tough time maintaining my FC levels. They have been dropping down to about...

So I was pretty convinced that I had iron stains. They were yellowish and I did the vitamin c test and they came right off. I just lowered my ph to around 7.2. The fc levels were around 2. I know they Should be 0 but because of my Salt cell it kept making it. I poured in some 100% absorbic acid...

Here is a pic of the pool equipment. The pool is only a year and a half old and aside from my pH rising all the time I have not had any issues.

I did the iron test from the water connection that my auto fill is attached to (I couldn't fit the bucket in the auto fill area to get water out) I did the few splashes of liquid chlorine and it did not change the while bucket any color. After reading a bunch on this I see that Chlorox...

And what? Just wait to see if the water turns brown? Or the bucket?

I doubt it would be from the city water in general considering there are thousands of pools in the city and I have not heard of it being a huge problem. If the iron were high could it be something in the pipes in my house? Would I just buy the iron kit from home depot or is there a test that...

Ok so I did the Vitamin C test and it did remove the stains for the most part. Is there a giant vitamin C block that i can use to just rub the steps where it looks bad and not do the full on treatment listed in pool school? Or am I better off doing the treatment? Has anyone done the treatment...

Could I do a vitamin C test by placing one on the plaster and seeing if it removes any of it? Before I go through the whole process of doing a full on treatment?

Could it be an iron stain? I live in Las Vegas and have city water. The only things I have ever added to my pool is: Muratic Acid Liquid Chlorine Stabilizer (CYA) I added salt once Per pool school "Inorganic Stains Many people find out that they have metal in their water when unsightly...

Hi, I have a couple of different stains in the pool. One is from the return jets, I don't know if this is from the SWG pumping out too much chlorine or just scaling. I also think I have calcium scaling on the steps of the pool and some of the sides. It is slightly yellowish in some areas and...

I have a Pentair Rebel vacuum on an all Pentair setup that is only a little over a year old. Currently the vacuum will go about a foot, then turn left and do donuts. It will eventually go straight again but only for about a foot before it turns left and does more circles. I have put my hand...

Re: Question about Pentair Rebel - cleans well but barely moves when not in "clean" c Do you mind if I ask what clean mode is and how you change between the two? I think I have a very similar setup as yours with Pentair everything that is one year old. I have the rebel vacuum and I am getting...

We have higher calcium levels in the water here so it's tough to keep the levels low in the pool. I guess the logic would be removing the cell for the winter would be less pool water running through the cell and the blades wouldn't need to be acid washed all winter, in turn giving you a longer...

I do not winterize or close my pool since I live in the desert but it does get cold and I know the salt cell does not produce chlorine during the winter when water temps are lower. My question is this, does anyone replace their salt cell with a pass through (or dummy) cell in the winter? I...

So you are saying I should never have to add salt unless I add water? It is a large surface area pool so I do have a lot of evaporation and fill water added all the time. I am managing my own pool and do have the TF100 kit. I am going to do the overnight FC loss test tonight to make sure...

I don't know why the salt is low. I have a Pentair IC40 SWG. It is a new pool this year and they added salt when they installed it and i have not added any since. All summer long my FC levels were fine and I never had to add bleach so I just figured it was because of the drop in temperature...

I am still relatively new at all this. My numbers yesterday were: FC: 0.5 PH 8.2 TA 70 CH 550 CYA 50 SALT according to the Pentair App 2250 I added almost a gallon of liquid chlorine and also later added a half gallon of muratic acid so that should get the FC and pH back in check for now. My...

I have used the Natural Chemistry liquid pool conditioner and it has helped but still need to bump up my CYA some more. I know the liquid is more $$ so is there any particular brand that is better than another? Or is it all the same? Also I have read about the sock method in the skimmer...

Thanks for the advice. I will add some more MA today. Do you guys measure out precise amounts of MA of just eye ball it? I wasn't sure if I should be pouring this stuff in some sort of measuring cup as I assume you don't want to get it on your skin. So do you think I should have my spa...

I am finally all up and running with all of my installation of the new pool done. I think I am a little off, but close on my chemistry. Here is what I was at last night. FC: 4 pH: 8 TA: 140 CH: 475 CYA: 50ish Salt: 3250 I have been to Leslie's where they give me bad advice like I need to...

Thank you very much. I just ordered the kit but it said it will take a week to get here. I apologize if this is the wrong place to ask this, but I used a test strip and the Free Chlorine and Total Chlorine are almost at zero. The pH, ALK, TH look decent though. Do you think I should go to...

Hi, I just had my plaster done two weeks ago on my new pool. Now the fun begins to figure out how to take care of it. I would rather not pay $125+ for a pool guy when I feel I can figure this out on my own. Any advice is appreciated. The guy who started up my pool put some liquid chlorine...