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I had a new liner installed 3 weeks ago and am still bringing chemicals to level after filling with town water. White sediment appeared this week. There is nothing collecting in my vac filter, and when I brush, it puffs up to a powder with a slightly tannish color, reappears when it settles. It...

I turned my SWG on yesterday for the first time this year. I had it installed at the end of last summer, so I'm not sure what to expect. Lights look good, only one is lit, "generating". A couple of questions: When I first ran through the diagnostic displays, it all looked good. At that time...

I opened pool a week ago and see a huge difference in opening earlier than I have in the past. I don't want to mess up a good start, so I'm looking for advice on CYA level. It measured 50 yesterday, and I'm aiming for 70 in gradual additions so I don't overshoot. Pool Calc said 1 gallon of...

I have a Dolphin Apollo Plus, which as near as I can tell is a branded DX4 model. It has an auto start cycle to run every 1, 2, or 3 days, which I would like to use. But, the manual says "after each cleaning cycle take it out of the water to prevent accelerated wear and tear on its plastic...

This is my first time SLAMing with my SWG. Should I keep the SWG running when I add bleach, or turn it off? I'm wondering if the high chlorine level will damage the cell. Thanks!

I am having a SWG installed, and want to get my chemicals where they need to be first. I'm going to get some liquid stabilizer and start bringing my CYA up on Friday. I also need to adjust both my TA and pH, and I'm not sure which to do first given the instructions on the sticky (pasted below)...

Have you used the Dolphin Apollo? It must be one of the dealer specific Dolphins, because I'm not finding info online. I'm thinking of buying it from a certified dealer that I use to do my mechanical repairs. I want to replace an old Aquabot that is balky and prone to breakage. My pool has 2...

Last week I added DE to my sand filter, 3 cups raised pressure 1/2 pound, bit I was leery of adding more so I stopped there. Dissolved in bucket of pool water and poured into skimmer. DE somehow went into the pool. In the Aqaubot bag it was a thick gray paste. Vacuum to waste removed it, and...

I uncovered my pool 8 days ago. Water has been clear for 4 days and pool is clean with no signs of algae. I am still not passing OCLT though. CYA needs to come up, but I am leery of adding stabilizer for fear it gets too high. I added 2 tabs of trichlor in a floater 1 week ago and another 2 tabs...

I'm thinking about closing my pool in stages this year. Put on the mesh cover in early Sept, but leave all the plumbing in place. I'd run the pump for a few hours a day, fold back the cover to test and add bleach as needed. Then in mid to late Oct, fold back the cover to get at the returns and...

I'm thinking about putting a solid cover on top of my mesh cover this year, hoping I can get the best of both. I'm thinking the taut mesh cover will keep the solid cover from collecting water so it will be easier to remove in the spring. Has anyone tried this? Think I should put a pillow between...

I did the AA treatment on Thursday, and it worked great on the stains. Liner looks better than I thought it could. But I only saw it briefly, because once I added the sequestrant the water turned cloudy -- it's milky. I can just see the liner on the shallow end, and about 4 1/2 feet down on the...

Hi All, I found this forum a couple of months of ago when I was having persistent troubles with a cloudy pool. What a boon it has been. I'm not ready to make the leap to BBB, but I am feeling pretty good about all I have learned about balancing chemicals. I've had 3 different pools over the...

First, a big thank you to all of you share your knowledge on this forum. I am so glad I found this site! I've owned 3 different pools over the last 22 years, and this is the first year I've had issues I couldn't easily resolve with shock, and rarely, algaecide. I wish I'd found this forum in...