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  1. LooLooPoolNoob

    New year better Poolio!

    I'm just starting the threat is kind of a comparison from all the trials and tribulations we had from last year, I'm in day three of my slam and in 3 days it is changed as much as it took me to do in 4 weeks last year! I love tfp and the pool-aid tastes just as good as it did last year! My...
  2. LooLooPoolNoob

    Poolios gonna be an Ice cube!

    Oh my fabulous TFPeeps, I'm in a bit of a pickle. Tried being a proactive good pool haver and opened dear poolios last weekend ...and now it's dropping to 28F(frickin) degrees tonight! Should I just leave the pool on all night to avoid freezing? I haven't started my slam yet because I'm waiting...
  3. LooLooPoolNoob

    SLAM AND FC levels

    So I've been checking my chlorine levels through my slam, and I've been noticing that about 2 hours or so after I bump it up it actually is higher than my slam level. CYA is 30 so I'm slamming at 12. At about 10:00 my level was 11, so using pool math I added the recommended dosage for the size...
  4. LooLooPoolNoob

    Cartridge vs Sand Filter

    Currently we have a Hayward super clear star 3000 pool pump and filter that we inherited with the house that we bought. My husband and I have been talking, and our friends have thrown in some input. And they're under the impression that it would be the most economical thing to do is actually...
  5. LooLooPoolNoob

    First test results. Help with raising CYA

    Got my TF 100 in today! Wooooo! Time to Slam out and fix this cloudy, neglected for 5 years, mess of a pool. Currently the pool is blue but cloudy. Found out today the bottom manifold of the Hayward is cracked. New one getting picked up tomorrow. New filters to be delivered today. Results as...
  6. LooLooPoolNoob

    I'm so happy I found y'all!

    This place is such an amazing collective of knowledge. I've been reading threads for about an hour every night for the past week and finally got the courage to join. I am so thankful for all your future help and hope one day I'll be knowledgeable enough to help someone in the future. Until...
  7. LooLooPoolNoob

    A few questions

    My husband and I bought our house this December, pool covered, closed and winterized, and then untouched for five years. We knew we had a challenge ahead of us. We opened up the beginning of this month to a swamp, and because we were scared we went to our local pool store and, well, got minimal...