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A tree fell near my pool during a nasty storm yesterday afternoon. I was just getting started on first day of SLAM to kill a small bloom of algae that was causing trouble. It may be a day or two before the tree is removed. (Waiting on insurance adjuster.) It fell right on the deck where the...

I have this Hayward pump which uses cartridge filters. What's the best method for cleaning the filters? Does anyone use a certain type of cleaner? Or just a bleach and water solution? I saw a tutorial for cleaning another type of cartridge here, but it looks much different than mine. Mine...

After finishing my SLAM I have little piles still settling at the bottom of the pool. I try "brushing" it up. It disturbs very easy but I feel like brushing alone isn't stirring it up enough to get it up to the skimmer and have it filtered out. Guess I need to get the vacuum back out on it. It...

I believe I have won the war with the algae! I just have gray little stuff on the bottom of the pool when it settles. I've been brushing that up. Should I keep the FC at SLAM until it's all gone? FC seems to be holding pretty steady. Or should I just let it drop down to normal now that the green...

I've read through pool school and a large chunk of the articles and forum posts. I understand the number one requirement is a good test kit. And I've gathered the opinion that test strips are evil. I'm just wondering .... how evil? Are the ones that test for FC really THAT OFF? I noticed that...

My husband and I are renting a house with an above ground pool. After weighing the pros and cons of draining vs SLAMing we decided to take the risk of draining, scrubbing it down and refilling with clean water. The vinyl liner is fairly new so I think we'll be okay if we work quickly and leave...

My husband and I are renting a house from some friends while we are building a new house. It has a 26' round above ground pool with a deck built around it. The homeowners said they always drain the pool with a sump pump overnight, scrub it clean the next day and refill. I'm a little nerdy, so...