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  1. daytoman

    Just replaced pool light, question about the conduit...

    All went well with the replacement. It was easy and everything works just fine. My question is about sealing the conduit. About 4 years ago I had a leak in the pool. It took me a little while to find the sources. They were a handful of small holes in the liner. (Long story as to how they got...
  2. daytoman

    Question about rain

    And algae growth... Right now pool is setting at: FC--5.5 CC--0.5 PH--7.4 TA--80 CYA--40 Perfect numbers. However, it rained heavy last night and added a few inched to my 25K gal pool. This morning I added a half gallon of 6% because of the rain. Pool was clear, I did not test FC this morn...
  3. daytoman

    FC levels and swimming....?

    I just raised my FC level to shock level of 16. I doubt I'm going to lose 1PPM overnight, but I did this to double check to make sure Ive killed the algae since I had to wing my SLAM. We swam in the pool over the weekend with FC around 7.5 and CYA of 40. So the FC wasn't too far out of the...
  4. daytoman

    Collecting items for SLAM. quick questions.

    Test kit, on the way. I'll get my bleach tomorrow. I picked up some laundry booster to have on hand when needed down the road. I may need a little to bump PH up a little bit. Picked up some baking soda for Alk up. Question is as follows: SLAM recommends setting PH to somewhere between 7.2...
  5. daytoman

    Here goes my TFPC first attempt.

    Came to the site today for some algae questions. I've learned a lot in the past few hours..LOL I'm done with the "conventional" chemistry. So I'm giving common sense a try. Tested today: Water test results: Free Avail Chlorine= 5+ Total Avail Chlorine= 5+ PH= 7.4 Total Alk= 90 Cyanuric Acid=...
  6. daytoman

    Algae on liner.

    I'm having a terrible problem getting rid of the algae on the liner. My water is crystal clear, chemicals are balanced....but there is a green "film" on the floor and wall of the liner. Ive tried brushing several times to filter it out. Ive added pods and cellulose to help my sand filter. I'll...
  7. daytoman

    Thermal protection??

    I've got a Marathon motor with thermal protection. It's a little over 4 years old with low use. It's been running fine, no strange bearing noises or hums. Today I turned it on at 9am. We were swimming this afternoon and it shut off at around 4pm. It's 100 degrees today. I checked the breaker...
  8. daytoman

    Leak in a vinyl lined in-ground pool.

    Ive got a vinyl lined in-ground pool. All returns and main drain is plugged,conduit in pool light is plugged. The only things still under water are the light fixture and the main drain but its still leaking big time. I plugged the main drain yesterday and filled the pool to just under the...