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    Intex pool opening

    We have a 5000 gallon aboveground Intex pool. We live in Georgia and when we got this latest storm our pool cover blew partially off. We noticed our pool was growing bugs and was completely green. We hadn't been adding any chemicals to it over the winter. So I started the filter back up and...
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    Loosing too much FC!

    Hello :) I need some help. I'm losing too much FC every day and I can't figure out why! 7/4/16 FC 2.5 CC 0 pH 7.8 TA 100 CH 180 CYA 50 I added 3 cups 6 oz of bleach to increase FC to 7 (it increased to 6.5 later that night). I added 6 oz muriatic acid to decrease pH to 7.4 (it keeps rising...
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    Few questions for a new pool owner

    I'm following the trouble-free pool formula for success and I have a few questions. 1. My CYA is a normal range but went down about from 50 to 45. I thought the only way To decrease cya was water exchange? 2. My pH recently went up from 7.6 to 8 what causes the pH to increase? I did add...
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    Balancing FC?

    So my FC sky rocketed (10-20 range) due to pucks and my CYA is 50. So I took the chlorinater basket out like 3-4 days ago. I know pucks aren't part of the program, but I already bought them. Here are my numbers from today (K-2005 test kit). My question is how do I know when/how much liquid...
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    High FC

    We purchased a 15' x 48" Intex Ultra Frame pool and setup on 6/16/16 using a garden hose that has city water. I have never owned a pool before and am only going off the research I've done on this site. I've been running the pump about eight hours a day. I have some questions listed after my...