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Just uncovered the pool. It's going to be 88F here today and pool is at 62F. Noticed a good growth of green algae starting. Pool guys are coming to get it started next week but I was curious if it made sense to throw a gallon or two of bleach in now while i brush the algae etc to prevent...

So I was having issues with FCL dropping randomly which indiciated I probably needed to do a SLAM despite the water not being very cloudy. Imagine my total lack of surprise when I failed the OCLT multiple times which indeed confirmed my suspicions. It took about 8 days and a lot of bleach...

Good morning, gods of pool chemistry! I've been testing my water regularly and it's been a pretty great summer so far with lots of friends coming over to enjoy the pool. My latest test was yesterday morning and these were my results: pH: 7.4 FC: 2.5 TC: 2.5 TA: 60 CYA: 50 CH: 140 The FC was...

Just tested my water again today. It's 72F out and the pool is 74F. These are the results: pH 7.3 FC 7.0 TC 7.0 TA 40 CH 140 CYA 50 First thought is I'm going to raise my CYA to 90 using the old pantyhose and granules method by the jet. I probably need to grab a bag of salt as well to keep...

Hey everyone! checking in 1 week after opening the pool and taking some initial stabs at getting the chemistry going for the season. It's been circulating on a regular program for a week and I have yet to clean the filters thanks to the continued oak tree pollen. Here are my readings currently...

Hey everyone! I've been doing this pool chemistry thing on my own this summer and have my 4 year old son's birthday party this weekend. Pool looks great and we've been swimming in it all summer. I just took some readings this morning at 10AM using my my K-2005 test kit (excluding FC/TC/CC which...

I took readings of everything using my K-2005 test kit (excluding FC/TC/CC which i used the FAS/DPD test) yesterday at 1030AM and this is what I had: pH: 7.5 FC: 7.5 TC: 7.5 CC: 0.0 TA: 80 CH: 210 CYA: 30 Salt: 3171 (using SWCG reading) Per the math, I added about 4.5 lbs of CYA moment ago via...

It's about time to replace my cartridge filters for my Hayward C3030 system. Looking around for the 4 pack (CX580XREPAK4), but had a few basic questions: 1) Is it worth paying for OEM? 2) If yes, where would you recommend buying them from? 3) If no, what brand does this group recommend because...

Hey everyone! First time poster here after lurking for a few days. We installed an 11,000 gallon fiberglass pool with a Heyward saltwater system 3 years ago. I do have a local pool company do the annual closing and reopening of the pool and generally the pool is in good shape for the entire...