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    CC and FC bouncing back and forth

    I've been SLAMing my pool for 5 weeks (FC dropped last weekend because I was out of town, but was still not below nominal when I returned...aside from that has been at shock level at least 2x/day (I work 9-5 M-F)). Water is crystal clear, but CC keeps jumping back and forth between 0.5 and...
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    Thank you

    I inherited a pool without instruction from the prior owner, and I learn so much every year about this pool that I'm continually amazed. Thanks so much for all the shared knowledge! Added a few (too many) bottles of bleach to the pool before removing the mesh safety cover. Still had a green mess...
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    Battling cloudy water all summer

    I had a couple green algae outbreaks early in the summer, and I followed the SLAM method to remove the algae. Yet, I've been battling a cloudy pool on and off for the past month or so. My CC was less than 0.5ppm when I checked before I shocked the pool 2 days ago to 18ppm FC (pulling out all...
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    Liquidator vs. Stenner pump vs. adding bleach manually to maintain FC

    This summer, I've had to keep the solar cover on the pool as much as possible, as the weather hasn't been conducive to increasing the pool temperature to my liking (85F). It's sitting at about 75F right now. I have a solar cover reel, but it can be a bit time consuming for one person to roll...
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    Slide pipe broken off at concrete level - Seeking ideas on how to repair

    I have an IG 18000gal pool with 2 return lines in the pool and one return that I assume was built for a slide. That return was a capped pipe with a threaded cap, which extended 1' above the concrete, that I used to blow out the lines when I close the pool. I came home to some storm damage...