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    Is JUST Skimmer enough?

    With having added a skimmer this yr, it totally changed the location of everything. I am wondering if just the skimmer is enough going from the pool to the filter. Daily, I have to vacuum because there is visible stuff on the floor EVERY day. I have been doing my best for a SLAM as my work...
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    Losing water thru waste port

    WELL HECK, I woke up this morning & I had bubbles being pumped into the pool. Water level had fallen overnight. :scratch:Thankfully, it hadn't gone far enough to have NO water going thru it. Filter was losing water thru the backwash port. I had had several instances where this wanted to happen...
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    Am I FINALLY Good?

    I have been fighting my pool all yr. Received my TF-100 on 6-13-16. Pool had been green & brown. I had been able to get it to milky white but never able to see bottom of the pool. I followed SLAM, kept FC up, brushed several times daily, vacuumed. It never seemed to get past the milky stage. I...
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    How to tell if Filter is actually doing anything

    I have been running my pump & filter 24/7 for like approx 2 months. I started SLAM 3 days ago. When I check my skimmer basket it seldom has much of anything in it except for when I vacuumed. MAJOR algae issue, been following SLAM but I seldom see pressure gauge go up much either. I backwashed...
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    JUST got TF-100 HELP please

    OK, so I just received my TF-100 XL kit. I used the OTO test, 5 drops of each. The Chlorine side looked like it stayed clear & the PH looked like it was the lowest color 6.8. Do I need to do any of the other tests before trying to get the PH right. I know I am going to need to SLAM the pool as I...
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    Saying HI to Introduce newbie self

    Hi ya'll. I'm Paul in Central VA. Last yr was my 1st yr with a pool. Intex AG 18x48 I have come up with the saying "You learn more the 1st yr of WHAT NOT TO DO, owning a pool". I left the pool up over the winter, didn't run the pump or filter. finally the pump casing broke, apparently froze...