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I inherited a swamp and it took a month long slam, but here it is now. I never would have known what the heck I was doing without the help of the moderators on here, so a big thank you to all of you!

I have 2 German Shepherds. They look hot at times out in the sun with their heavy coats. What's going to happen if I start having them get in the pool? I have put some 3 foot tall pool stairs inside my AG pool so they can get out and onto the flush deck along the back side of the pool. Just...

Hi everybody! I just ended my month long slam and my water is clear! No chloramines and Chlorine level holds steady overnight. At one point recently a friend suggested using "clarifier". I looked at it but I am leary since it doesn't say what's in it. It's a blue liquid and HTN sells it and...

The lastest thing with my pool is water seems to be disappearing. Drops 1-2 inches every 24 hrs the past few days. Walking around looking for leaks, not finding any. It is warmer so I'm wondering how much is normal loss from evaporation....???? The water is slowly but steadily getting clearer...

ok thanks youall.. I appreciate your help greatly. Hangin in and maintaining the slam and filtering.

I saw a comment on another thread about Clorox shock xtra blue and don't use it. I used 4 1lb bottles of this stuff on my pool back at the end of May before I knew about this website. I have been using just bleach 6% since then. It says use 1 1 lb bottle per 12,000 gallons. It is 0.26% copper...

I guess I should get a cover. What! Yep, no cover and that's how I got in this mess. Never occured to me I might need one before fall shut down. But yesterday a storm came through. A big wind was the first thing, and instantly the whole pool was covered with pine needles! Got the leaf skimmer on...

new DE ran about 24 hrs, got up to 18 psi and held there, backflushed it this morning and didn't add more, did pool math last night to bring chlorine from 12 to 20 and this morning it was 25! Still pretty cloudy but a little better, gonna be a long haul, will continue, but wondering if I could...

I'll stick with the present filter/pump. I put 1/4cup DE in last night and pressure went from 16 to 17 so I quit. That was 7 pm. Mowed some, did dinner, got tired. Did the pool math and dumped in one 121 oz bottle of bleach, noted the pump/filter was running at 18, and went to bed. This morning...

My normal running pressure is 16

Of interest. I googled hayward E-100 and it said in one place that this filter/pump is for pools smaller than mine, like 15 x 24 , and for a 15 x 30 AG, the hayward E-200 is recommended, which has twice the flow rate and water turnover per hour, uses a 1.5HP pump, not a 1.0HP, and 200lbs of...

Yep there is a suggestion of a 3rd step down there. Got A 10lb bag of DE from the pool and spa store in the back of my car, gonna put some in after work today, 1/4 cup at a time mixed with water and poured in slow into the skimmer and watching the pressure gauge. (Guess it's a good thing I...

6:50am this morning FC 19.5 and here's the water

FC went from 20 to 17 by 10pm, throwing in 60oz of bleach and hitting the hay! We'll see what it is in the morning. And take that pic!

5pm FC 20 CC2 TC22

OK thanks Kim! Will do! Home and got a new chlorine reading, 3:30pm FC 12 CC 1 TC 13 Will plug those into the pool math computer, add enough bleach to bring me up to 20, check it in half hour, check it again tonight late.

Thanks guys! Will get a reading this afternoon and see where it's at and then either recheck later tonight or tomorrow morning. Just got the TF-100 and prior was using dipsticks and they indicated whenever I dumped in a good bit of chlorine like that it would hold up in the 10plus area for 2-3...

Here we are. The view from the back deck out over the back 20, chickens/deer/wild turkey land, and a look at the water at the pool ladder. Dumped 3 jugs of bleach in last night before I went to bed so chlorine level should be at 20ppm today in there. I could smell it on the side deck on my way...

Last night was too busy, tonight I got my first readings with the TF-100. CYA 50, CH 300, TA 140, FC 3.5, CC 0.5, TC 4.0, pH 7.5. It's a vinyl pool and I never should have added calcium, but live and learn and I might be able to live with it. FC will be going up tonight since the water is not...

Test kit here today. I will try to remember to take a picture of the water this evening after work when I get home. Lots going on with preparing for a visit from my daughter and grandkids, but I should be able to snap a pic. Incidentally the bubbles were just pump air and were gone within 15 min...

Thanks, Kim! Click and click and it's on the way along with fine mesh replacement bags. Looks like a good buy. And I did the filter sand deep cleaning last night AftonJeeper. A fair amount of crud flowed over the rim, but not as much as some... I put a sock over the skimmer basket last night...

Thanks Aftonjeeper, I think you just saved me a lot of needless work. I wonder if chickens like pool filter sand?

Hi Jennifer! I am new at this too and learning lots of new things! Click on "POOL SCHOOL" if you haven't already and read the basics. Grab your test kit and see where you are at with your water and start getting the calcium and bicarb (alkalinity) right, then you can start playing with chlorine...

No need to add bleach, chlorine remaining at 7-8ppm without adding any, and stabilizer at 30 so not adding any of that either! Did some brushing brushing brushing, checked it this morning and all good - chlorine staying same, stabilizer at 30, alkalinity good, Ca++ good, pH maybe looking a...

Bought a house in December, moved in and watched the pool freeze over uncovered out back. Through Jan/Feb/March, and then it thawed.. I guess if it had had a cover on it, it might not have turned into green soup.. Now I am learning about pools. Never had one before. Just back from buying some...