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  1. simste01

    Persistent yellow fluffy stuff

    After a year of crystal clear water and no problems, I got sloppy and didn't check the FC level for a week. We had opened with FC=12.5 and perfect water, but now we had cloudy water – not green, just white/gray cloudy. My fault. So we started to SLAM (I've done it before so I know it works)...
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    Pump run time vs. SWG % setting

    So I've found a balance point running the SWG at 40% and the pump 12 hours a day (a seven hour period and a five hour period). FC is 7 to 7.5 every day, pH gently rises from 7.2 to 7.8 over 8-10 days. Pool is crystal clear (thank you TroubleFreePool.com!). My question - I want to save...
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    Adding MA safely

    In another thread I read, "Lower the bottle into the water (keep the opening a few inches above the water) and slowly pour that way. I see some vapors, just make sure the wind is blowing away from you. " How do you measure the amount you are adding when pouring directly from the bottle? Or is...
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    APC365 Auromatic Pool Cover PowerTouch Keypad

    Twice now, after heavy rains, my PowerTouch Keypad has gone dead. The first time the pool store talked my brother-in-law through getting it working - I think they reset the PIN but unfortunately I wasn't there. Yesterday, it went dead again. Resetting the PIN wasn't possible, nor was the...
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    It's green, but getting better ...

    Post #1: Before I say anything else, I must say thank you to all of you who so generously share your knowledge on this forum. We've had our pool (my wife's dream-come-true) for three seasons so far, this year will be the fourth. Until late last summer, I trusted the pool store who installed...