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Pool has been doing awesome. No issues all season.....but... We've had terrible rain here the last couple of weeks. After rain I usually have dirty pool bottom which I vacuum up. Check chems and balance. All good. Noticed the last couple days that pool bottom kept getting dirty. Rain every...

Getting ready to start shopping for a replacement pump and filter for our small ABG. 5300 gal. Need some advice. currently have an 10 year old Hayward 60 gpm 1HP pump, Sandmaster SM-1710100# sand filter with Hayward multiport (recently replaced). Very minimal piping. I'm under the...

We have a small 15' round AGP. It stays pretty clean except for the bottom (sand, silt, grass, etc.). Typical bottom debris. I hate dragging out the hose vacuum for small cleanings. Considering a hoseless cordless vacuum for occasional quick cleaning. Any recent product recommendations? Only...

FC target 6 FC before daily chlorine addition 3 CC 0-0.5 PH 7.4 TA 120 CH 80 Current CYA 30. New CYA target 40. Will be testing and adding CYA soon. Last week, my FC was getting really low everyday (1-1.5) and I was using 25 -30 oz. per day. So I did a CYA test and of course it was under 30...

A week after liner replacement and fresh fill I've been testing FC and adjusting almost every day or so. PH and TA testing occasionally also. Latest full test results. FC 2.5 (has been staying around 2-3) CC 0.0 PH 7.6 (seems to be very stable) TA 150 (was 175 last week) CH 90 CYA 30...

First attempt I was close to getting "Swamp Thing" swimmable but ultimately had a liner failure. So long story short. Old liner it out. Bottom and Cove shaped to perfection. New liner is in. Clean clear water is circulating. YEAH!! Running filter 24/7 and beginning SLAM until I can pass all the...

Started my SLAM last Friday on a new to us above ground pool that was basically a swamp. Everything was going well until I started noticing water loss. Fearing a leak I tried to finish my SLAM so I could get in and investigate liner with goggles. Well last night I was brushing and getting rid...

Original Post: http://www.troublefreepool.com/threads/116233-New-to-pools-Brown-pool-SLAMming-soon-(updated-s) My last set of #'s BEFORE SLAM. FC 0 CC 0 PH 7.2 Base demand 1 drop TA 80 CH 150 CYA <30 Early this morning I added 4oz. of sodium carbonate and 3oz. of stabilizer. Ran pump and...

Bought a house with a 15' above ground, approx. 5700 gallons. It had been closed for approx. 2 years. The cover was dry-rotted bad so I removed the cover and unfortunately got lots of algae and debris in the pool. Pumps runs good and sand in the filter looked good. Water doesn't look so great...