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    cloudy water after 10 days, results looks like its on the right track

    Note: I'm still doing a slam. this year, i had a bright green open where as last year it was black. last year cleared much faster than this year. readings as of this morning ph 7.3 fc 9 cc 1.5 ta 50 ch 75 cya ~40 I'm raising the fc up to slam level but to continue my question is, outside of...
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    Hayward Super Pump VS and Super Pump VS 700 comparison

    In the market for a new pump and have decided on variable speed due to energy rates and local utility rebates (-$300), etc... just makes sense. Locally, the hayward dealers have the SuperPump VS700 for $899...
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    Opening swamp, going well, still cloudy

    I'm into day 4 of a swamp opener and it's going well so far. My current stats Ph 7.8 Fc 15 Cc 0 Ta 70 Cya- ? It's been cloudy. Closed in fall with 40ish so I'd expect 30s with a few winter pump outs. Last night I lost no fc Progressing everyday but it's still cloudy. I can see the floor...
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    corrected ph, after a few days, back to same level?

    recent full test results were fc 5 cc 0 cya 30 ph 7.8 ta 90 ch - vinyl, dont test Last week I decided to tweak cya slightly to bring it up to 40 and bring ph down a bit to 7.4. after cya was done dissolving, I waited a day, then added muriatic acid and tested ok at 7.5 (prob water volume is...
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    A friend uses this, why exactly does it do

    A friend uses this chemical in their pool once a week . Anything I should warn them about? They don't do tfp and use tablets with 5% copper sulfate. It's a slow process to convert them haha.
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    first test with tf100, double checking my thought process

    a little background, new liner, new water a few days ago and water is still clear. fc 0 cc .5 ph 7.2 ta 85 cya not tested yet, waiting on 24hrs At first glance, I thought I was doing something wrong because I would not see a deep pink after adding the powder. I then tested our tap water and...
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    site drainage plan for existing pool

    New pool owners here and we started a bit rocky with a floated liner after we took possession of the house. I'm not sure its due to ground water, but it started the conversation of drainage and here we are. In talks with the pool builder, in '96, he did not put in a perimeter drain because of...
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    New Hoosier Here

    You know the story... looking for new houses and when the wife wants a pool, the wife gets a pool. I also got large lot and a 4 car garage setup but that's another forum I suppose. Our first pool, inground, 18/36 vinyl that was poorly maintained from the previous owners. property is a bit of a...