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Duraleigh, Thanks. Did not know both sides should be pulling in the same volume at same time. The connection near the filter is just so you can switch to which skimmer you favor i believe, and just thought that was how it goes. Butterfly, Ok. Will continue shocking. Just figured since...

Update Can see improvement. Apparently the first time i did the Overnight loss test, i guess i didnt have the filter on for 24 hours so i got an incorrect reading. The shallow end is clear, however the deep is blue cloudy just at the very bottom. I am assuming it is taking awhile as we have...

Will keep on doing. I guess since i passed numbers 2 and 3 i figured something was different. This time ill make sure to have the slide value open through out. Thanks for the replies and help.

Thanks for the reply. Yes i have done this the past few nights and it stayed the same number overnight which is why i didnt think it was algae but seems like i cannot get rid of it. Have been running the filter for 24 hours now to see if there would be any change from that. Only second year...

Its hard to tell imo. Because after i vacuumed a day later it looks like dirt again on the floor when it was just cloudy. So the areas of the return jets its blue just cloudy, and where its not hitting the floor/section of the pool it looks cloudy greenish with dirt i guess or debris of some...

Hello. I seem to be having a problem that i cannot figure out and was unsure which subforum this belonged to. Kinda two fold question i guess. I opened my pool and eventually got everything going crystal clear thanks to help from this forum. A few weeks into the summer we had a few days of...

Thanks for the reply. No real reason other then it seemed kinda low, and after reading so much I thought a bunch suggested it was not necessary if you cap after blowing them out, but i will still do it. I guess same would go with the antifreeze then and to just add it to be safe? Thanks

I have just a few general questions, that i am sure have been answered time and time again, but being it my first time closing my IG Vinyl pool i am stressing every detail and going over them repeatedly. I have read JasonLion's pool closing sticky along with other posts throughout the forum...

Update: The overnight loss test still showed some loss at a 1.5ppm change so i will continue shocking it. Also went to LPS and asked them to test the CYA which they came up with 30. Still cant understand why 12lbs of HTH stabilizer through a sock in front of a return hasnt changed it. Seeing...

Jason, Thanks. Ive tested it multiple times and each time it has come within the 35-40 range. The CYA i added was the 12lbs of HTH stabilizer from Walmart which is the right stuff correct? I will have the pool store test it tomorrow to see with what they come up with.

NCFlyersFan, Thanks. Yes i turned off the SWG and have been just using bleach to keep up the shock and FC levels. Every level seems fine, though i do know i need lower my TA and raise my CYA being a SWG pool. I took it originally before i had gotten my test kit I guess 2 weeks ago to see...

Jason, Sorry i was not clear but yes I put it in front of a sock hanging in front of a return jet since i thought i read it was fine to backwash by doing it this way. So adding 12lbs of HTH stabilizer 9-10 days ago and the level only went up from 30-40 (retested it right now). Since it has...

Jason, Thanks, yea that was the problem i was speaking about earlier in the post. I added 12lbs of CYA 9-10 days ago, so i tested it yesterday and found it only went up to 35 for some reason and could not figure out why. Was added through the sock method so i thought it was fine to backwash...

Quick update as I was in a rush, and will update my sig when i get home later today. The overnight loss test showed FC dropped 2ppm from 17.5 to 15.5. Does this still mean then that algae is in there and i should maintain shock levels? If yes, my next question then is what should my shock...

Thank you all for the quick replies, everything has been helpful learning more. I am not very good with computers so i am not sure how to multi quote to address everyone. I guess i will try to do it all in this one post so please forgive me if i am not clear in each response. Duraleigh, Sorry i...

Hi, Very new here, like everyone else it seems after finding out going to the pool store and doing what they suggest did not work. I have spent the past 2-3 weeks reading everything i can, in the Pool School, BBB, forums etc. Seeing everyone suggest buying test kits I purchased the Taylor...