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    First time pool owner, have an awful time and need advice on drain issue

    I gave her numbers for an FC level of 12 if she had added the right amount to get her CYA up to 30. Previous tests showed 0 CYA and she added 7 lbs. That should put her close to 24 with her 35k gallon pool.
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    How do i use this fancy test kit?

    It is on the side of the big measuring end.
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    AG manual pool vacuum

    I have been using a cheap $13 or so from Amazon roller vacuum head that is for "concrete" only. Been doing it by hand and it works well. Then I pull the hose and go around the edge while pulling back the overlapping piece from the bottom where it meets the side. Like you, this goes straight...
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    SLAM Process Confirmation

    nevermind....
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    First time pool owner, have an awful time and need advice on drain issue

    Hope everything is going good. Keep us informed.
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    First time pool owner, have an awful time and need advice on drain issue

    I'll try and explain the best I can when I get the chance later. Basically, just take all of your numbers and put them in the left side of the PoolMath making sure you have the correct amount of water in the very top left. The boxes on the right side is where you want to be. If the values...
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    New Pool

    I couldn't find any labels at Wal-Mart that showed anything above what I bought. So I just bought the cheapest I could find. Nothing in the pool isle because there really isn't much of one. Small items like test kits, all of the pH up/down BS and test strips. Probably not too many pool...
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    First time pool owner, have an awful time and need advice on drain issue

    Don't be scared of the MA. It is dangerous stuff while in the bottle, but diluted in the pool will become nothing! You really need it to lower the pH level to start the SLAM process. You don't want to add it and chlorine within 30 minutes of each other though. Best to get the pH where it...
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    Helping elderly friend

    Get a bunch of bleach and head over. Start the SLAM and check the numbers for a couple of hours if you have the time to stay. Chart how much you need to add to keep the numbers up and have him add some more at the charted intervals since he will be there. Next chance you can get back run the...
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    New Pool

    My K-2006 will be here tomorrow...woo hoo, a day early. Been adding bleach everyday and even getting a swim in a couple times a day. Skimmer showed up today and got that hooked up. Vacuum hose too, so I got the little bit of dirt on the bottom sucked up. When the wife got home she was...
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    First Time Owner - Frustrated and Broke

    Maybe you'll get lucky since the pucks haven't dissolved. Hopefully you'll find that out when your tester arrives.
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    Where did you guys buy your Taylor K-2006C test kits?

    I am sure that is more of a shipping issue that a seller issue.
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    New Pool Owner - Need Help!

    Keep on top of the chlorine until it is crystal clear and you can pass the OCLT.
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    My pool is a disaster ?

    What kind of test kit do you have?
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    Chlorine loss & pH level

    I think the conflicting reports of how and when to test has also thrown him/her for a loop.
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    Are the pavers in the right place?

    I just did the same with my pool. Used 12" pavers. After starting to fill the pool, I ended up pulling all of the pavers outwards to keep the edge and corners from being under the liner. That put the D shaped feet right at the edge of the paver.
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    Chlorine loss & pH level

    Re: Chlorine loss & pH level What about the fact that DOMO can't get a reading showing the increasing levels of CYA? Does he/she trust the first reading taken showing it was low? - - - Updated - - - New to this game myself, but that has me worried. You throw it in, it sinks to the...
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    Chlorine loss & pH level

    I didn't see how you are adding the stabilizer. I would think it would make a difference if you were just tossing the granules in or doing the sock method.
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    New Pool

    Here is what I found at the local Wal-Mart. There were only two different bottles that had any information on them. Both had the same percentage. This was the cheaper of the two. Odd number, maybe, but it is what it is listed as.
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    New Pool

    Recently put up a 10.7k gallon AGP and am in the process of filling it. Did a lot of reading on here and I think I have a decent grasp of things. I had previously ordered a K-2006 testing kit, but won't have it for a couple more days. I am sure I will need to get a jump on things even though...
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    Any ideas on pool lighting??

    https://www.amazon.com/Underwater-Submersible-Waterproof-Waterfall-Christmas/dp/B073VL9FKY/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1531411186&sr=8-6&keywords=waterproof+light This looks interesting.