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Sorry I never got back in here and replied, but I did indeed have a damaged lateral. Ended up replacing them all and adding new sand to the filter. Thanks for your help!

Ok I guess that is my next step. What exactly is magic lube?

So from what I've read on-line so far it sounds like I might have a cracked lateral or standpipe, but if that's the case I'm confused about something. What's going on is that after I backwash and switch to rinse I get sand in the sight glass for a while, but it will eventually clear up. If I...

Well I wasn't able to do the OCLT test last night, but I just got home and tested it and FC = 5.5 and CC = 1. The water is still a little bit cloudy, but that could be due to me not back washing the filter good after I vacuumed it yesterday. I'm assuming it is OK to swim in the way it is now...

I think it is clearer today.

FC = 9.2 CC = .6 Time to add more bleach or leave as is?

OK I just tested my chlorine level and FC = 10 (I guess I didn't add quite enough bleach) and CC = .6. I'll test again in the morning.

The water is a little cloudy, but I can see the bottom. So all I really need to do right now is get the chlorine level up?

I have a 33ft above ground pool that we got last year and we got suckered into using Pristine Blue and now I'm ready to switch to the BBB method. I got a test kit and tested yesterday and here's what my numbers looked like: Chlorine = 0 pH = 7.4 CYA = 100 CH = NA Copper = .4 From reading on...