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Hi all - Just moved and inherited a new in-ground pool with a setup that I am not familiar with. Previous owners left the pool a mess, did not maintain last year and must have simply closed the pool without managing it. The filter system is a Sta Rite 3 cartridge - and I can tell by taking...

Hi all, Current test readings from my TF-100: FC: 6.5 CC: 0 PH: 7.4 TA: 40 CH: 150 CYA: 30 I opened my pool this year to pure green - quickly shocked and filtered 24/7 and now water is crystal clear. I have some brownish staining in my deep end (along the ridges where it grades up towards...

Hi TFP! Just finishing a battle with mustard algae after neglecting my pool for over a week while in the hospital. I've had to keep my pool at shock / MA shock for days and clean ladders, equipment, and behind lights but I finally got it I think! I have pass the oclt two nights in a row and...

Hi all! This forum has been of great help to me in the past, so thank you in advance. I have a 32x16 inground vinyl pool. I have a pentair sand dollar filter, and a 1HP - 230/115 volt Centurion switch less motor. Everything was working great until this weekend when I was using my automatic...

First of all, I would like to thank of you who gave me guidance and direction last year when I bought a new house with a pool (and had no idea what I was doing). Since then, I've enjoyed crystal clear water and limited issues thanks to a solid testing kit, liquid bleach, and the SLAM method...

Hi all, I have done my best to do some upfront research on some of the issues I'm encountering, but am still unsure of the appropriate steps to take. Here are the details of my pool: In ground / Vinyl 16 x 32 / approx 20,000 gallons Sand filter Filter psi currently around 13 Water color is...