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    Closing pool, quick question on draining lines before plugging, inground pool

    and just to note, do not have a air compressor but do have a large shop vac,
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    Closing pool, quick question on draining lines before plugging, inground pool

    my question is is there anyways i can blow all water out of the return line to where know for fact there is no water left that can damage lines and cap it, without draining water below the return, theres about 30-35 feet of 1 1/2 in pvc from pump to return line, in northern indiana so get...
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    Trying figure out how long to run pump

    i have a ruffly 10k gallon pool, 24 foot by 14 foot, vinyl liner, i have a single skimmer on one end of 24 foot wall and a single return on other end of that same wall, skimmer on deep end of course, pools 6 feet on deep end, 3 on shallow, i have a 1HP hayward pump, single speed, theres ruffly 7...
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    Normal FC drop

    lol pool not in best shape, built in late 1980s, liner is new, but roots are growing under liner, omost entire distance of pool, and top step of pool is cracked bad, patch for now but needs be replaced
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    Normal FC drop

    guessing close to 10k but not easy to figure out due to fact the the drop from deep to shallow isnt as graduale as most and half way down walls sloap in also, and ill just remove puck and not worry about it
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    Normal FC drop

    in your opinion do u think the amount of cya added by using chlorinator on low would add up to more then amount cya lost from water i lose weekly from backwash, im at 35-40 atm on cya and like keep it ruffly around there - - - Updated - - - it will not be my main source of chlorination
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    Normal FC drop

    i know whats involved with chlorine tablets, for every 10 ppm chlorine it adds 6 ppm stablizer, and lowers ph over time, i have 40 pucks left over, and just asking if i use one puck at a time only, and my chlorinate goes from 0-7, i have it at maybe .2, to where omost no water is flowing, if it...
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    Normal FC drop

    since i have a sand filter that needs to be backwashed weekly, and reg evaporation, do u think be fine to use the pucks in auto chlorinator if only put in one puck at time and at very low setting, since ill have eventuly add stablizer anyways,
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    Normal FC drop

    is a FC drop of 3.5-4 daily drop normal if outside temp is close to 90, and water temp is at 81 with cya of about 35, pool is used basicly daily for least 1 hour and it located under a large tree, water is crystal clear and all other checmicals are in range, ph 7.2-7.4
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    Best way to add chlorine

    is it better to add daily chlorine directly to pool or dilute it in bucket water and then pore in, and best spot pore it in is in front of the return jet correct?
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    Test Results after over half drain due to high cya

    ok so at 40, min is 3 and goal with 3 daily drop should be 7 then so always a little extra room right? and should i use the auto chlorinator on very low so adds little chlorine and stabliser, we get average amount rain and its sand filter so weekly or so backwash so cya will slowly go down over...
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    Test Results after over half drain due to high cya

    had to drain my 24 x 14 foot vinyl pool due to high cya from auto chlorinator (stopped using it), after drain half and then little more after fill my test results with taylor k-2006 are FC 6.5 CC 0 cya 35, could barely see dot at 40, but couldnt at 30, so figure in middle ph 7.3-7.4 alk 90-100...
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    alkalinity turns light orange instead of red

    and its my understanding from what i read that free chlorine of 7-9 with cya at 55 wouldnt be as strong or hard on person as fc of 7-9 if cya is at 30, is that correct, and by as strong mean wont be as likely to irritate skin or burn eyes if was at same level with a low cya, is that correct?
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    alkalinity turns light orange instead of red

    ok thanks, atm, would best bet be to wait till get CYA a little lower and FC to level on CYA/FC chart, then test and worry about alkalinity then? and is cya level of 50-55 fine if chlorine doesnt bother us much and going be in 90 or higher with water temp prob closer to 80 due to solar panels?
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    alkalinity turns light orange instead of red

    when doing the alkalinity test, i do it like normal, 25 ml mark, 2 drops of 7, swirl, 5 drops of 8, swirl and then 9 and swirl till turns red, but instead red at 13-14 drops turns light organge and stays there, i can put 10 more drops in, wont make dif, also maybe worth noting, when turns green...
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    Ok to clean micron filters in dishwasher?

    was woundering if be good idea to clean the micron filters to my pool clean in dishwasher so gets a deep clean? or think would damage them i spray them after every cleaning but that only gets them so clean and for awhile had slow leak in pool that let dirt in so filters got dirty quick, cleaner...
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    How low can i safely drain my vinyl pool

    and i know only a guess, but with tree roots, and main one maybe 1/2 inch wide and runs 15 feet or so, with liner being 5 years old and roots probley been there for years would u think any risk of them punchering liner anytime soon or probley just keep growing down and just have take care it...
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    How low can i safely drain my vinyl pool

    with only one return, and one skimmer, skimmer on one end and return on shallow end, both on same wall, and no bottom drain, how long do u think should run pump daily to keep it clean, pool is 24 x 14 ruffly 11k gallons, and pump is a 1hp hayward, only one speed - - - Updated - - - renting...
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    How low can i safely drain my vinyl pool

    what would u recommend highest level i let my cya stay without causing other major issues, got high due to auto chlorinater which im not going to use anymore, and with pump i have a single return and skimmer and thats it, no bottom drain or extra returns, and around here electric isnt high so at...
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    How low can i safely drain my vinyl pool

    and if cya is at 90, should drop to 45, what would u recommend for cya level, theres trees above the pool and i run pump 24/7, i know higher cya u need higher free chlorine, but at same time u lose less chlorine daily, pool gets average sun light at best
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    How low can i safely drain my vinyl pool

    I need to partly drain my vinyl pool due to cya being at 90, the liner is 5 years old ruffly and dont know exact thickness but know about as thick as u can buy, least thickness of a dime, its 3 feet on shallow end and 6 on deep end, 24 feet long by 14 feet wide. have to drain it slowly with sump...
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    possible mustard algae?

    Draining pool won't be easy since no bottom drain and backwash goes into neigbors back yard, he's fine with normal backwash but not 4k gallons lol and need new sump pump and roads 100 feet away, if u drain out 3 inches water every few days n fill with fresh, on top normal everstion, and add no...
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    possible mustard algae?

    Once I get cya back down to level and water balanced, what is a normal day to day drop in fc level assuming pools covered at night and not extremely hot
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    possible mustard algae?

    what would be your recomendation, dont use the auto chlorinator at all? or use it add very low setting and add chlorine weekly manualy
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    possible mustard algae?

    well unfortunately i retested it and stabilizer is at ruffly 90, ugg so looks like going be pumping a lot water out and replacing, is the reason that stabilizer is going up because the auto chlorinator and tablets? - - - Updated - - - what rly sucks is no bottom drain on pool lol and vac hose...
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    possible mustard algae?

    and one last question on stabilizer testing, i have the taylor k-2006 kit, when im checking stabilizer, do i stop when the black dot on bottom is hard to see or keep adding to where litterly cant see it when looking down, and if stabilizer is a bit hit, whats easiest and cheapest way to lower it
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    possible mustard algae?

    there is some pollen and asked wife, she didnt pay attention when she pulled cover off so could be lot on cover that fell in, from what i understand answer is no, but shocking pool wont hurt anything outside just not being able use for few days and money it costs, also pool i have has a auto...
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    possible mustard algae?

    took few weeks but got pool crystal clear, and all chemicals balanced, free chlorine around 3-4, cy about 40, ph 7.2-7.4 and alk about 120, pool was perfect, well today went to pull solar cover off and was lot yellow spots on edges and on wall little, when brush it off u can see it float away...
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