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    Cloudy water on Day 7 of SLAM

    Hi all, I opened my pool to a green swamp this year and immediately began the SLAM procedure 7 days ago. I think I followed it correctly and water improved significantly, but I have some stubborn cloudiness. I've passed CC and OCLT conditions, but pool is still cloudy can't see bottom in...
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    White fibers / flakes in pool

    Hi all, New pool owner here. Finally think I've been able to master the chemistry side of things and believe all of my levels are in good shape. All of a sudden today, we are noticing many white fibers and flakes suspended within the water of the pool (not floating on top), which we have...
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    Best practice after high bathing load

    Hi all, New pool owner here, but rapidly getting up to speed on best practices from this forum. I've been hovering at about 1 ppm FC since a gathering I just had with a high bathing load. Conventional wisdom from other pool owners was that you "shock" the pool after such a gathering, but I...
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    Low pressure on filter

    Hi there, New pool owner and having an issue I can use some help with. New pool has been running for a month with no real issues with pump / filter system. However, today I realized the pressure on filter was much lower than it has been (7 PSI). I cleaned all baskets and impeller and...
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    Pump Run Time

    Hi guys, New pool owner, and having trouble figuring out appropriate pump run time, especially with an auto cover. I tried figuring out the TDH of my setup, but I have no idea the length of pipe and joints running under ground. I do know its 2" pipe and my pump is pretty far away from my...
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    Water loss

    Hi all, I have a new 14x28" pool installed last fall. I noticed the pool is losing 3/4" to 1" of water every 24 hours. I tested with pump on and off and water loss is consistent. I also noticed that water loss seems to stop around bottom of the skimmer. Pool company came and inspected and...