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    Start up for new vinyl liner pool with SWG

    My pool builder should be finished by the end June. I’m curious how long I need to wait before starting up the SWG. What’s the order of operations I should follow once I get the fill water in?
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    No clue what I’m doing. Pump and SWG question

    I’ve been searching around the forum for a few hours but most of the threads are very specific. My pool builder is letting me choose what model pump and swg to use but I don’t even know where to start. The pool will be a 16x32 rectangle with approximately 18k gallon. I know I should go with a...
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    Pool quote. What tweeks should I make?

    Here is your 16X32 pool quote: Pool kit-$15.000.00 Excavation and backfilling Concrete (bond beam and 800 sq ft of decking) - $6,000.00 Concrete pump truck Gravel backfill -$3,200.00 Labor- $15.500.00 Electrical included Total- $39,700.00 The pool kit to include: • Steel walls • 1 hp Hayward...
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    How much DE to add to sand filter?

    I have a 16 inch intex sand filter. Im currently doing a slam and want to speed up the process of clearing up the cloudiness. How many lbs of DE should I add to my skimmer?
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    Needing to backwash every hour. Normal?

    I’m currently dealing with a lot of dead algae during a slam. The pool was a swamp prior to the shock. I know clearing dead algae is tough on sand filters but this seems excessive. After an hour of running my pump i can barely feel anything coming out of the return. After a backwash the the...
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    Acid demand test confusion

    I just received my Taylor k2006 test and took my first ph reading. It was dark purple which would indicate a reading over 8.0. I then went to perform the acid demand test and after one drop it turned yellow. I was under the impression that it would have to work down through all the other colors...