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    Pool opening. First time ever water is clear.

    Hi. I'm in my fourth year of opening my pool and this year for the first time ever my water is actually clear under the cover. Do I still need to SLAM or since things are pretty clean is there another process I should do?
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    Thin algae on pool floor

    So I had an algae problem a few weeks ago after going away for a few days. I treated it with liquid chlorine, following the slam process and it appeared as though the algae was gone. Also I have a salt water pool and but am currently chlorinating with liquid chlorine as I need a new swg. I...
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    Salt cell problem

    So my turbo cell is not producing even a hint of chlorine. I went online and purchased a new one for a very good price. I purchased a t-cell 3 which is for pools under 15000 gallons. However I knew when purchasing that it may not work because I did not know what version of firmware I had on my...
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    Aqua rite t-cell issue

    So my turbo cell is not producing even a hint of chlorine. I went online and purchased a new one for a very good price. I purchased a t-cell 3 which is for pools under 15000 gallons. However I knew when purchasing that it may not work because I did not know what version of firmware I had on...
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    Cloudy blue

    So I started opening my pool about 2 weeks ago. When I took the tarp off it was a disgusting green mess and super stinky. I have spent lots of time scooping out leaves, vacuuming addis chlorine, back washing filter. But for some reason the pool has not cleared up yet. I can almost see the...
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    Vacuum and return jet issue.

    So I have been opening my pool over the last few days and everything was up and running fine. I've been slamming it and seeing good results every day. However, yesterday I vacuumed and rinsed my filter. I vacuumed to waste and did a rinse at a separate time. Anyways I've noticed my vacuum...
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    Saltwater slam

    While slamming the pool is it ok to add salt? Salt lever is only around 1400. Should I add it now? Have only slammed for 1 day or should I wait until other levels are right and algae is gone?
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    Opening

    So I have the tarp over my pool that has a good bit of water in it. Also lots of leaves and some othe junk in it at this point. Last year I had a friend help me open the pool and he has a big pump to drain the top. This year I would have to rent a pump. But, if I fish out all the leaves and...
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    plugging return jets

    I am in the process of closing the pool for the first time. The pool is drained and all plugs removed form filter, heater, pump etc. I am ready to put the cover on, except I can not figure out a good way to plug the return jets. I have removed the eyeball and the ring around it and I went and...
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    A couple closing questions

    Hey there. I have read all the pool closing instructions and just have a few questions. 1. When adding the pool antifreeze do I pour it in to every pipe? Like should I detach and pour in to pipes that run between heater, pump, filter, etc? Or do I just dump it into the skimmer? Also the...
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    closing saltwater pool

    Hi, looked around the site a bit and also just online in general to find out how to close my saltwater pool. Just wondering if someone can direct me to a good article about closing a saltwater pool. Thanks.
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    from salt to chlorine????

    Totally new pool owner here. from opening my pool last a couple weeks ago I have had nothing but problems. everything from the tarp having holes in it, the kreepy krauly having leaks, i had to replace the sand filter and a bunch of plumbing and now it appears as though the ECG is no longer...
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    Kreep Krauly issue

    Hi, new pool owner here. Have just opened my pool this week and had to replace my sand filter so that was a little bit of a suprise expense. Now today I tried to get the vacuum going and it really did not work out well. I watched some instructional videos online and I think I did what I was...