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I have that white slimy stuff in my skimmer boxes upon opening each year. I have no idea what it honestly is, but SLAM kills it. I have a cleaning brush that as soon as I get my filter running, I brush the heck out of every millimeter of my skimmer boxes, inside and out. Lots of biofilm forms in...

Thank you! I remember now, you are right, the dilute trick was for FC. My FC was 5.2 last night, so I trust the pH reading. I’m going to get it down as soon as I get home and then back to slamming. Thank you!

Great! Thank you!

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Following your adventure! I was in your shoes 4 years ago with a new house where the pool had been closed for who knows how long. We were lucky and it had a lock loop mesh cover, but MAN, was the water bad. How are things going now? Did you decide to drain? If I were you, I’d get a submersible...

I tend to get long winded, so I apologize for rambling in advance 😂. Opened my pool day before yesterday and tested, started SLAM. Initial test pH was 7.2, FC 1.4, CC 0, TA 30, CH 30, CYA 30, borates <15, salt 1400. Had 4 bags of salt from last year, threw that all in and brushed thoroughly...

Opened today! Kids are virtual learning, so they will enjoy doing school poolside. I hate looking outside at a closed pool when the weather is nice enough to open, anyway.

I tried solar cover for many years. I never could tell that it did much of anything for my temps. Seemed like way more of a hassle that what it was worth. I leave my safety cover on until I open, usually in early/mid April depending on water temps, then just totally leave it uncovered.

I do a really clean close, then safety cover, then I go hibernate for the winter. I drained below my returns and did a good blow out. We have had an extremely wet winter here in RVA,so my water level is almost back up to normal. With the warmer weather this week, I’m tempted to just go ahead...

Thank you for all your great ideas! These are old pics I took the night we arrived at our new house 4 years ago, because I’m at work right now. There are two main drains, two skimmers, and 4 returns, one at each “corner” (2 in the shallow, 2 in the deep.) The vinyl liner is OLD. Like probably 10...

That’s a thought... I would just rather have light in the water instead of shining down over my head at night if I’m sitting in a chair watching my kids swim. But I’m open to all options! Thank you for taking the time to reply!!!

Our 23,000 gal in-ground pool was installed with no lighting at all. We have tried all of the Intel floating lights, but they are a joke. Aside from the major construction job of having one installed, what are my options for bright light? Can I make some kind of holder for a “real” light and...

That’s what I figured. Thank you for reassuring me!

What about the o-ring seal leaking a little? I have no unions on the pipes to my filter, so I would have to cut them. My sand filter is 13 years old and has never been touched since it was installed. I understand you saying the sand doesn’t need to be changed, but should I worry about taking it...

Thank you!

Ugh... I didn’t take pictures before. I currently have it all soaking in vinegar/water. I just know parts of the drive train are really sensitive and didn’t want to use anything that would harm them. The vinegar looks like it has dissolved most of it already!

Hello! I’m replacing my old hayward super pump motor with a VS motor. When taking it all apart, there is lots of “funk” on the impeller shaft, seal plate and mounting plate. It’s probably mostly salt, but who knows. Can I safely clean this off without damaging anything? Or should I just replace...

Welcome!!!! You’re gonna love it here! I’m currently in the middle of replacing my Hayward Super Pump 1.5 hp with a VGreen 1.65 variable speed motor. I was curious how old my old pump was, and did a lot of research about how to tell. “They” say you can call Hayward and give them your serial...