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    White ring and film

    We had a new liner installed June 5th. We filled the pool with hose water and ensured that our numbers were where they needed to be. We went away for 3 days for the 4th of July and since we didn't have anyone that could watch the pool while we were gone, We put enough chlorine in the pool to...
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    New liner installed... where to start with freshly filled pool

    When starting with a new pool, in what order do we address the chemicals? Is this correct? 1. CYA First 2. Then FC 3. Then TA 4. Then CH 5. Then pH If the filter is running, how long after I add the liquid conditioner do I test the CYA again?
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    Yellow mustard/Cloudy/unbalanced pH

    Ok... So we had yellow mustard algae. The water was cloudy, there was yellow climbing the walls, and spats of yellow "gunk" throughout the floor of the pool. We pulled the stairs out and cleaned and scrubbed them. We slammed the pool for about 11 days (continuously vacuuming and scrubbing) and...
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    Preparations for closing.

    I have read the closing guide and have a couple of questions... 1. I need to wait until the water reaches 60 degrees before closing. The water temp is currently 68 degrees. Can I shock the pool now, cover it, keep the pump running for a few hours a day, and make sure the FC stays at the...
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    Keeping up with the weather

    We are in northern Illinois and have had quite a bit of rain lately (enough to make our skimmer consistently overflow). We are purging the water to the pool's correct level but with the heavy rains for several consecutive days I don't know how to keep up with the chlorine levels. There is so...
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    Perplexed and frustrated. Please help!

    We bought our house recently and are first time pool owners. There's direct sunlight on the pool from around 7 am until around 7:30 pm. We have come across several issues with trying to open our pool but finally had it going (the CYA was 30 and FC was 3 according to Leslie's). This past...