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Let me start by saying that I don't have a metal problem. I've been reading a lot of forum posts on metals and it seems the standard response is maintain levels of sequesterant (cost $$$) but you can't actually remove the metal from the water. I've seen several posts of people trying various...

Split by moderator from HERE. Please start your own thread to ask your own questions. Thanks, jblizzle Kind of diverging from the original question, but help me understand this. Does this hold true if I have insanely high CYA levels? I'm limping along and delaying the refill,but with a CYA of...

So, I've been chewing on ideas of reducing my daily maintenance effort... SWG are interesting, not entirely sure I understand how the liquidator works yet (suction side of filter pump plus a metering valve? Seems a recipe for inconsistent delivery) and then you have metering pumps (mostly...

So the main 2" suction line goes to my skimmer, the random cut off 1.5" pipe on the right goes through the side of the pool to a threaded fitting. I believe it is an abandoned connection for a suction side cleaner (kreepy kraully). I'd like to put it back into service as one anyway... Clearly...

I see the standard recommendation for pools being chlorinated "by hand" - manual additions of some type of liquid chlorine seems to be 50, though I've seen posts here giving that a range of 30-50 depending... I also see that the recommended level with a salt system is a bit higher than that...

So this seems to be a common first post, but I'll do it anyway. Just bought a new house with my first pool. Yea!! 25,000 gallon, IG, concrete (gunnite and plaster, I believe) with DE Filter in Tucson, AZ. When we got it, there's a floating chlorinator with a handful of 3" pucks in it. Water...