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So I have been doing the TFP method for a year now and just had the liner changed in my pool a week ago. With the liner change they were supposed to put in all the startup chemicals. When I tested it the next day there was no chlorine in the pool. So I got the chlorine level to normal and tested...

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What should I do if I haven't passed all the SLAM criteria before I have to go out of town?

So a quick update. It's been about a week of SLAMing, and it's looking better, but not there yet. We have been getting rain and I know that is not helping get rid of the algae. I ran out of reagent for chlorine for a couple days but ordered and just got it from the testkits site. Here are my...

Awesome! I did use a sock (3 to be exact) so I will try and start the SLAM process today. Should I vacuum up the stuff I see already, or just bring it up to shock level and brush? Also, how long should I leave the socks in the skimmers? Will all the stabilizer eventually dissolve away? This...

Ok, so I have the stabilizer in there and have the chlorine at around 2. Do I need to wait a week to SLAM, since I am not supposed to backwash and the stabilizer is still dissolving? Should I just try and keep the chlorine around 2 until I SLAM? There is a thin layer of dusty particles on the...

I got some stabilizer and it says I need around 11 lbs. Do I put almost all (maybe 10lbs) of stabilizer in socks and put them in each of my skimmers? Also once I do that, can I then add the bleach to up my chlorine again?

So I finally got my kit in and did all my tests along with updating my signature. Here are the results: FC-0 CC-.5 CH-150 TA-90 CYA-0 (I could see the black dot all the way at the top of the tube) pH-7.4 The Pool is fairly blue in the shallow end. I can see the bottom, with thin patches of like...

I have more green to clean which I know I can return, a lot of powder plus shock, and a couple bottles of clarifier. Should it all go back?

Thanks, you guys are awesome! I do have some soda ash left and I can get the pH up. Then I'll just add the bleach to keep the water from turning until the kit arrives, hopefully in the next couple of days. I still have some chemicals and clarifier I haven't used, should I just return that to the...

I have lurked here for awhile but after switching our salt water pool to chlorine last year, and buying hundreds of dollars of chemicals this year to try and get the pool started, I am ready to start the TFP method. I'm in the process of getting a good kit (Taylor k-2006, I believe) but until...