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    New liner in 2 weeks, chemistry before closing?

    Looking for some advise please. I am having new liner installed in 2 weeks and was thinking of just filling the pool 4 inches below skimmers and then having the pool company close the pool. I am thinking of adding only say 6 gallons of bleach and starting fresh in the spring on CYA and salt and...
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    Can this leak wait till spring without damage

    thanks for the replies.. I have located 2 leaks on the liner on the bottom of the pool. I may try patch kit to get till next spring
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    Can this leak wait till spring without damage

    Greetings I have leak in 13 year old vinyl liner built in pool. 19,280 gallons. I have been losing 2 inches a day of water and refilling as needed. I have a big project going on inside my home and I want to wait till spring to have pool company replace liner. my question is if I close pool and...
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    Why is there no more definitive CYA test?

    Hello I am curious why there is not a more definitive test for CYA, is one being worked on or is it cost prohibitive. I do the best I can with it but I had 2 other people do the test and we got 3 different interpretations. Of course I will use my number as I will be doing all the balancing. I...
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    Should I vacuum to waste before starting SLAM

    Greetings This will be my 3rd season using the BBB method, very thankful for what I learned on this forum. I was wondering if its is worth it to vacuum to waste as soon as I open pool before even testing water and adding bleach. Will this speed up process by removing any large algae or should I...
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    Slamming, the order of things ?

    good morning last year i followed all slamming guidelines on this site including using the suggested test kit, i was thrilled with results but i want maximize my efforts and efficiency during slam. my question is once i take cover off to open pool should i just start with my bleach or must i...
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    adjust pool pilot dg 220 salt level

    thank you i will keep at the bleach as needed until i fiquire this out, the sensor was clean so i am still at it
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    adjust pool pilot dg 220 salt level

    greetings i have completed slam and past all 3 tests however when i go into test mode it is telling me i have 0 ppm of salt, i used aquacheck test strips and read 2180 ppm i added 160 lbs of salt and 3 hours later i read 3240 ppm on new test strip. Test mode on DG220 still shows 0 ppm, i was...
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    valve position to vacuum pool

    Thank you Mod JVTrain
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    valve position to vacuum pool

    Greetings I am new in this home and am wondering when i vacuum my pool from either of my 2 skimmers will i have to move these valves to another position? I was going to vacuum to waste the 1st time. I was told the 2 pipes together are my skimmers and the other valve will be main drain. can i...
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