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This is our 3rd summer as pool owners-- went trouble free the 2nd summer. We had to replace our pool motor in April 2016-- it just died one day. (Took to pinch a penny, they tested it-- gave us a replacement motor and told us how to install-- we did, seems to have been working just fine)...

Started SLAMing lastnight, our mustard algae situation never seems to resolve for more than a few weeks... I have done this before... I am confused. We brushed 2x yesterday. Left pump on 24/7. Woke up-- LONG ring of yellow in the shallow end---- like a 10' curve of yellow streak! Tested-- only...

So--- last summer my CYA was 100 bc we were new pool owners and used pucks all summer and found TFP in September... . Now CYA is 25...? I mean-- we did let a little water out of the pool last fall and got it down to about 60 before winter-- and we are in North Florida (sunny)--but isnt that a...

We bought this house a year ago and even tho the main drain is capped off and not in use-- it passed inspection bc apparently as long as the skimmer is working hey don't have to have the main drain operating. Frustrating! I am pretty sure this is why we can't get rid of mustard algae no matter...

Been doing TFP since October (only owned this house 8 mos)... anyway-- we SLAMd and SLAMd and got rid of our mustard algae, came back again, we SLAMd again... it's like after we SLAM it and pass the overnight test a month later it's back even tho we keep up our levels... what's the deal? For...

Quick summary: Just started TFPC on Oct 4. SLAMed for a week or so-- pool was greenish when we began--- pool was looking sparkling by Oct 10 and down to 0 CC by Oct 20, good levels, etc. Well, now it is Oct 30. Yesterday we noticed a faint cloudiness-- stll can see to the bottom easily, but...

Please forgive me if I missed this, I really did try to find the answer first... After a very long SLAM to convert from using tablets to the BBB method, for the first time today, my CC is 0.0. Don't I wants to between .2 and .5 or is zero okay? Ph is 7.5 Fc is 7.2 Cc is 0 (I did it twice)...

I just tried to re-test my FC and CC with Taylor Kit K-2006... Tested at 12pm and FC was 6.2 and CC was .2. Just tried testing at 3:45pm and it isnt working... I have added over 100 drops of R-0871 and it is still pink!!!! HELP! Don't even know my CYA bc the pool was too murky to get a good...

Hello! We bught our house 6 months ago and it was "flipped"-- the pool had been sitting 4 yrs--it was drained-- new vinyl liner put in and refilled. So-- for the last 6 mos we have ben ging to Pinch a Penny and following their directions since we were LOST as new pool owners. Over the summer...