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Like the title says, my pool is going green. I've been struggling with algae this summer since life has given me bigger priorities and I haven't had the energy to take care of it. Temperatures are dropping next week. I'm thinking about closing in the next 2 weeks. I have a mesh pool cover and I...

I've been battling algae this year and it's my fault because I'm just too busy to maintain this pool. I'm seriously considering going salt next year. But one thing that concerns me is how do I open the pool with such a high CYA? SWG needs like 80 CYA? SLAMming that is a nightmare. How are you...

I was doing some regular pool maintenance when I noticed algae growing in the pool. It had rained a lot recently and I accidentally left a 5 gal of LC out in the sun so I figured that the rain combined with weakened chlorine probably caused it. So I brought the pool up to SLAM level and spent...

I read all the how-to's and posts here and it's such great information but I guess I'm just lazy and I can't be bothered to follow it to a tee. After opening the pool is finished, all I really so is add half a gallon of chlorine every 2-3 days. I don't do any testing as I'm just guessing what...

So I set up my pool timer recently and when it didn't trigger to turn off in the evening, I looked at it and it looks like the off toggle was lodged sort of behind the timer wheel. I wasn't able to turn the switch to off, seems like it was jammed. It was tough to remove so I had to take a small...

So yesterday was day 1 of opening my pool. Did SLAM and brushed the thick algae off the bottom and walls. Today was day 2 and time to vacuum up all the dead algae. Going towards the deeper end, it was impossible to see to the bottom so I just did a blind vacuum and threw the robot in to clean...

My CYA is basically 0 and I want to know if it's alright to SLAM while adding the dry pellets. I get that SLAM is dependent on what the CYA level is but I'd probably add enough to target 30 ppm. Also, is the Clorox Conditioner Stabilizer brand okay? Seems a good bit cheaper than the rest...

Last year I opened the pool as a first timer with 130 CYA. Now the second year, I have 0. :ROFLMAO: I know shock and tablets increase CYA and that's why everyone advises against them. Since the pool is chock full of algae, should I use shock to increase FC and CYA and basically kill 2 birds...

I have a mesh pool and closed it myself a month or so ago. I decided to take off the skimmer plates today and saw that the water filled up the skimmer and the the levels are like 2-3 inches below the skimmer. I had drained to an inch below the return jets when I closed. This is normal? I didn't...

I attempted to close my pool this weekend. Saturday I poured in some muriatic acid to get 7.8 Ph to 7.5 and an hour after I dumped in enough chlorine to get around SLAM levels for my CYA. I decided to give the pool a day before preparing to drain and close. Sunday rained all day and pretty...

Hello, first time pool closer here. I've asked for help many times from this forum and need to once again lol. After doing a lot of research, this is the closing process I'm going to follow. Please let me know if I'm doing anything wrong or if I'm missing anything! Info: Ph-7.8 CYA-40/50 CH-90...

Hello all, First time pool owner and first time pool closer here. Before I eventually post my write up on my closing process to run it by you guys first, I had a few questions that I wanted to ask so I could better wrap my head around how to close the pool. 1.) I have a 6 gallon pancake air...

I just wanted to get a general consensus on how much chlorine and how often people are putting into their pools. Currently, I top off my 26k gallon pool with 1 gallon of 10% liquid chlorine every 3 days. On the 3rd night, FC is usually around 2. My pump runs a bit less than 10 hours a day. Also...

First time pool owner here. The previous owners left a very old robot that does a terrible job so I'm going to rock myself and cry in a corner and buy a cleaner. I'm aiming to be under $1000 and at first I was looking at the Nautilus CC plus, and then a Triton and after doing more research...

Hi all, I'm in the process of balancing out my chemicals and see my CH is 70. So I look up recommended levels and see that it depends on the type of surface the pool is. I see a few different ranges for CH but I also see some people saying CH for vinyl pools isn't something to worry about...

I've been struggling with my pool for a while now but after draining a boatload of water to lower CYA (this was after trying to SLAM at 110 CYA lol), I'm seeing improvements each day I wake up and each day I get home from work. Honestly exciting and something I look forward to checking twice a...

I moved into a house with a pool recently and tucked in the corner of the shed was a faded box with a very old looking pool cleaner. I figured it was junk since the power supply was rusty and everything was faded or sun bleached. Today out of curiosity, I decided to plug it in and see if...

I'm SLAMing my pool right now and since it has about a 110 CYA level, the target FC is about 43. This requires about 90 drops of reagent in my K-2006 test kit. Anyone know of a more efficient ratio? I know that at 25ml, 1 drop is 0.2 PPM and 10ml 1 drop is .5 PPM. The only other measurement is...

Hi all, How important is it to adjust Ph levels for the SLAM process? My Ph is at around 6.6-6.8 right now and the pool is very green. Should I be adding soda ash and running the filter a bit before I start the SLAM process? Or can I do the adjustments after I pass the OCLT?

Hey all, Second post here so I apologize for the lack of info. I'm a first time pool owner and trying to tackle a green pool. I decided to test all my levels before starting and realized my CYA was 100+. I performed a diluted CYA test and it was about 110. Now does this mean I need to drain...

Hey all, I just bought a house and opened the pool to find it was green. 2 months prior during inspection, it looked relatively clear. I tested my CYA levels and it reads 100+. Looks like the only way is to drain the pool to dilute it. Can someone give me pointers on this? Do I set the pump to...