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I recently went through the SLAM process and my water is now crystal clear and chemicals stay balanced. There is 0 CC, and does not come back up between days. The odd thing, is I am finding this sort of stringy looking green algae in the skimmer basket on a daily basis: Nothing else around...

I'm having some staining on my vinyl liner that doesn't brush off. Any idea what's going on and what I should do about it? It was not there when the pool closed for winter. Here's some pictures: The guy that built the pool for the orignal homeowner said the following...I wanted to be sure...

Ran into Wal Mart yesterday, there was no sight of the liquid chlorine there. Walmart.com is showing as out of stock everywhere: Pool Essentials Chlorinating Liquid - Walmart.com Is it just all of us buying them out, or anybody know what the deal is?

I am in the process of a SLAM and my FC test is doing something I've not experienced before. I add the powder, water turns pink (10ml). As I add drops of R-0871 it starts to clear up, but after a few drops, the water may go clear while I'm swirling, but goes back to just barely pink if I let...

Once you're all stabilized, how much does your FC typically move down on a daily basis? If my target level is between 3-7ppm and my CYA is at 35...how often do you think I would end up having to add chlorine? I just want to make sure I'm at the expected rate of FC decreasing.

Who has some ideas for removing a stripped screw in light underwater 1/2" recessed? My pool light looks a lot like this: Unfortunately the top screw is badly stripped and I can't get it out. I am trying to remove it to find any signs of algae that is sucking up my chlorine. I don't want to...

I've been SLAMing (first time ever) now for a couple of days, my CYA is 35 so my FC SLAM level is 14. My water is completely clear and my CC is 0. Yet I still find pretty drastic drops in FC, for example last night at 9:30pm I topped it back off to being 14, checked again today around 1pm and...

Just starting with the TFPC method for the first time, had to drain 50% and re-fill to get my CYA down. My chemistry was the following after the refill: FC: 0.6 CC: 0.4 PH 7.5 TA: 70 CH: 220 CYA: 35 According to the calculator (8.25% bleach), I needed to add 1 gallon to push the FC up to...

I am backwashing for the first time. I have a Hayward Pro-Grid DE2420 filter. On the sticker it says I will need to add 3lbs of DE. So I've run the pump on backwash for a few minutes and my water doesn't seem to get clearer than this: I've tried going back to rinse, and then back to...

Here's my backwash nozzle and the hose I want to connect it to. Is there some sort of connector or something I can use that will keep both pieces on when I run the water?

So I started this original thread which has the products I am using and some background: http://www.troublefreepool.com/threads/75867-New-pool-owner-chlorine-CC-and-FC-too-high-what-to-do I ended up having to leave out of the country for a couple weeks. I re-tested things today, but I still...

I just purchased my home in November, it had a in-ground pool, and it's my first time having a pool. We had it professionally opened a few weeks ago. Yesterday we had a couple friends over for the first time, all the girls noticed a burning/itching sensation, mostly on their legs. The two...