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First time closing my pool, so pretty much looking for step by step. I'm going to slam it again because I was on a wildfire for 2 weeks and it got neglected.......still crystal clear though. I assume that I need to drain the pool below the skimmer, and drain the filter pump and plumbing. Not...

So my FC loss has stayed consistent at 3-3.5 ppm daily no matter the conditions......hot or cool days, heavy or light use, cya of 40 or 50, it doesn't matter. Either way it seems a little on the high side for FC loss. I add liquid chlorine to the skimmer rather than directly to the pool...

What is the biggest difference between the $300+ robotic vacuums and the sub $100 automatic vacuums? I am only wanting to clean the bottom of my 30' above ground pool for dirt, sand, and occasional yet minimal leaves. When I search for automatic pool vacuums, I get a large array of results and...

We have had our pool installed for about 4 weeks now, professionally by the company we purchased the pool from. After some splash out and evap, I've noticed 2 sections that are 1/2"-1" lower than the rest, judging by the water line against the liner. The guys building my deck said that it is...

Due to evap and splash out, my water level is down an inch or so below where the pool installers told me to keep it, and it got me to thinking about adding water. When should you normally replace the loss? My water source (city water) tends to be brown at times, so is there a way to fill...

I've successfully completed 2 SLAMs, brought my CYA to what I feel confident is 40, but I'm still losing FC at what I would consider a fairly rapid rate. My pool only gets full sun about 6-8 hrs a day (mid morning through 3 pm) so it is shaded in the heat of the day and we aren't even close to...

I maintained my FC through the night finally and only went from 16.5-9 all day in the heat. Here's my numbers as of 2100 tonight: FC-9 pH-7.5 TA-100 CH-100 CYA-30? I thought it was 40 before the SLAM, but between the subjectivity and some rain I'll settle with 30. At 40 cya the dot is...

I'm in the middle of the second slam and it's not going as well as the first. I'm continually losing 2-3 ppm overnight. That is the only SLAM parameter I'm missing. The water is crystal clear and no CC to speak of. I know high humidity contributes to daytime loss along with sunlight, but...

I am in the middle of a second SLAM due to letting my FC get below the recommended levels leading to a failed OCLT. My CYA is at 40 so I really had to up my FC levels. With that said, my question lies with the CC level. I am going to do an OCLT tonight, and I just tested my CC and it came...

How much chlorine should I lose in a day? I am just coming off a SLAM and trying to maintain a 5ppm level of FC. After letting it drift back down to a 5, I am losing 3-4 ppm per day of FC. I check it every evening just before dark, the first day after the SLAM it dropped to a 3 and I left it...

So, I went on a week long work trip and come home to find my wife and her mother have bought a new 30' above ground pool, hence the thread title. So they install it and we fill it in about 18 hrs off two houses (city water), and it looks like a stock pond. The iron levels in the water are...