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I'm ready to drain & refill (or maybe just fill in:mad:) I can't figure out what is happening. I thought it was mustard algae, so I did that version of SLAM, passed all the hurdles, then kept my FC 8-10. Everything was fine, until I woke up one morning and it was 5. Then the mustard spots...

We had a mustard algae outbreak last weekend which I treated with the SLAM/Mustard SLAM process (so much brushing!) Everything looks clear, and we passed the ONCL test last night/this morning...but I can't get rid of the CC. Do I just need to give it more time or do I need to spike my levels...

We have what appears to be yellow dust ont he bottom of some spots of our pool. We don't notice it until we brush - sometimes it look slike just dust and sometimes it definitely has a yellow tone. We passed the ONCL test twice in a row (last one was 16 drops at sundown, 15 at sun up, but that...

We got our Dolphin Nautilus in 2017. We left it out while we were away this weekend, and the control unit took on a lot of water and no longer works. Should I replace just the power unit ($300) or buy an entirely new Dolphin? Ths is our 1st one, so I'm not sure the lifespan and don't want to...

With the warmer weather finally, we are ready to switch from LC to turning on our salt cell. We have a 30k gal pool surrounded by tons of trees. Every year we struggle with the best plan of when to run our VS pump on high or low (and what RPM those should be) and which setting to have producing...

We've had tiny bubbles coming from all returns (including spa jets when off) for a few weeks now. There are tons of bubbles in the pump basket and the basket just before the SWG as well. The pool guy that came out to reinstall the wall grates said it was either a leak somewhere or the pump isn't...

Current levels after clearing opening algae. What order should I adjust? NOTE: due to water temps we are working as a traditional pool w LC for the next few weeks before our salt cell will make chlorine. FC: 5 CC: 0 pH: 7.0 TA: 40 CH: 225 CYA: 90 I'm thinking I should get to these levels but...

WE used a new PC to open this year, and they dumped a ton of shock (I believe he said 20 lbs) & algaecide then said to run pump 24/7 and backwash every 6ish hrs. THat was Tue morning, and it is now Saturday morning with a ton of improvement in the 1st 1-2 days and little since then. I can see...

We got pretty well hit by Henri (about 9" in 2 hrs!), so my levels are all a bit out of whack. So far the water looks fine, but suggestions on order of what to attack would be appreciated - thanks! We had been keeping our FC at about 5 (a lot of young swimmers in the pool...), so should I toss...

Should/can I address any of my issues re: balancing before our pool party early tomorrow (about 18 hrs from now - most spent sleaaping!)? We spent the better part of the last 1-2wks battling a mustard algae problem I think was hanging around/reigniting since opening, but for 2 nights in a row...

My directional eyeball slip fittings need replaced in both my pool and hot tub. The diameter of the slip itself is 1.5in and the eyeball is 0.75in. The pool PVC opening is about 1.75in. I see the options to replace the eyeball opening is either 0.5in or 1in. What’s the ideal opening for the...

Our PC dosed the pool w flocc upon opening (out pool i uncovered all winter so full of all sorts of grossness come spring), and not realizing that we had the pump & filter running for a few days. That was mistake #1. Once realized, we turned it off and let sit for 2 days (busy week) at which...

I just replaced a few of my regents and am realizing some may have been a bit past their prime on my initial tests, so a few of my levels are a bit off from where I'd wanted. How should I tackle? FC: 1.5 (It's been at 2 for the last few days, and I did an ONT just for fun and lost .5 so I...

I posted recently about a possible pollen or algae problem. My overnight tests were all still in the normal range, but the water just looked dull and with the slightest off-color tint. It's a black bottom surrounded by trees, so with being super reflective it can be hard to gauge. I raised the...

I'm 90% sure I'm having a pollen problem - my OCLT was 1 drop lower (and I accidentally slept in, so that was a actually about an hr after the sun came up, oops) - but I'm not sure the best way to get rid of it. There's an oil slick of pollen on top as there has been for about a month, but I...

With our kids home under stay-at-home orders indefinitely we are thinking of bumping up our pool opening. We’re using a new company this year, and they said they could come out as early as March 30th. We’re in central NJ (08512 zip), and tonight’s low is 33. Will it be safe to open the pool next...

We had a small algae bloom that took about a day & a half to get under control, but to be on the "safe side" sincee we're having a party today I doubled down again last night with super high LC (not quite SLAM, but I basically just dumped in the rest I had onhand). My OCL test first thing this...

What order should I tackle our chemicals? FYI water *looks* perfect, but there is a lot of debris in the deep end by the main drain as our robot is in the shop. Def took 2 drops for the CC test :/ FC: 4 CC: 1 pH: 7.6 TA: 120 CH: 250 CYA: 60

Opened pool last month, but it was cold so we used LC. We're ready to use our SWG, but the red & green lights are flashing on the salt section, and the low flow light is on. We backashed yesterday as well as raising RPM to 1500 (worked well at 1200 last year), but no luck. Also, perhaps on a...

Our SWG was working fine on L at 1800rpm when we noticed the flow light came on. We'd backwashed only 2 wks prior, so we bumped it up to 2000 and it worked for a few days, but then the error light came back on. Over the next few days I had to keep bumping up to get the flow light to go off (so...

This is a 2-parter: 1.) We came home from a 5 day vacation to a low salt light, a reading of 1950 and the SWCG not running (due to low salt). I tested myself using a drop test and got 2000, then also had pool store confirm when I went to pickup (overpriced) salt, and they got 2050 - so yes...

I converted to salt last year and replaced all equipment, so everything is new. Our IC 60 started off fine when we finally opened a few weeks ago, but when we realized it wasn't producing chlorine (brief details here: Algae bloom less than a week since opening...). The initial installer came...

We opened last weekend and recently discovered our 1 yr old SWG & automation package is a lemon and wasn't actually producing chlorine the entire time. Add to that our pool openers "balanced the water" at opening by only addressing salt, FC & pH. I've since discovered there is basically no CYA...

FC: 2.5 CC: 0 pH: 7.8 CH: 200 TA: 90 CYA: 50 Salt: 3000 I am having a really hard time keeping my CYA up. Can that just be attributed to the frequent rain we've had this summer? Pool has been open for 3 months (opened early since we converted to salt), and we've only had to top up water ONCE...

Three months into our conversion, and I just can't seem to get sparkly water. The water is clear but very dull. I also feel like it doesn't look quite as blue as it did last year. We have a black bottom pool surrounded by tons of landscaping which are reflected in the dark pool, so the pool...

WE converted to salt about a month ago and are still having trouble balancing our water. Our salt output had been 3200 then 2850 now 2600. Is that normal to drop that much in a month? We haven't added any additional salt yet, and while the pump runs everyday, we haven't used anything but the...

We just converted to SWG and opened about 3 wks ago. Since then our chlorine level has been around 10/11. I turned the salt output from 80 to 50, to 30 over the last week, and it just tested at 10 still. The salt level has dropped from 3200 to 2850 to now 2650 (below the recommended level). What...

WE just opened our pool after converting to salt last week. Our Intellichlor says Pool Output: 65%, Spa: 3%, Salt Level: 2850. I tested FC and it's 11! What did we do wrong (we haven't done anything since they were here 2 days ago and added more salt) & how do we fix it?

We're converting our pool to a salt system and are opting for an EasyTouch8 with IC60 (link below). Our pool guys are quoting us $3800 for everything including install, electric, initial salt etc. Is that reasonable? The actual equipment seems so much less, but then I don't know how much work is...

I've been reading over the various similar threads, but I'm hoping to get some feedback on my specific situation to be sure I'm thinking about this right. We're planning a major overhaul of pool equipment before opening this year: new pump, filter, salt conversion, heater, automation....this...