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Our Lowe's has Kemtek brand $10.98 for a 2-pack....

Well, I couldn't take it any longer. The boys' football practice got cancelled due to rain so I had a free evening yesterday. Although we are getting some much needed rain, I really didn't want the pool to turn green after all this. Rain in the forcast for the next 3 days. So I figured what...

Yes! That is what I'm working with. With an upgraded pole since that one broke after the many scoopinga of debris. That's a good idea! That tiny bag just seems to get the liner of it "caked" with filmy debris, then it's time to rinse off again- without ever actually filling the bag so it becomes...

Okay I will keep that in mind as well. I actually just attempted to vacuum on filter setting and it may have actually been a bad idea as I could clearly see the water coming back out dirty... I guess thats to be somewhat expected since I am vacuuming all that settles to the bottom. I am thrown...

Oh! Great, I wondered that too. And this would work....until say?? I got a high pressure alarm meaning flow was restricted due to debris in bag? I know the first few times I vacuumed to waste I would get an error code for high pressure... at this point I would stop, empty and rinse bag and then...

Sorry for the confusion, I guess my question should have been: Do you always vacuum to waste?? As in this is the only way you can/should vacuum? New sand filter/Saltwater combo is new, and new to me. These are all new upgrades so just trying to learn more as I go.

Hi. No I do not vacuum on recirculate. But I was questioning if possible thinking the bag would catch the debris and water would be filtered back into pool. (Lol now I know that sounds dumb after thinking about it). I only vacuum to waste. I just feel like I drain so much water from the pool...

Thanks I'll add that to my pool homework this evening! I'm curious to see what I actually end up with, considering the slope of the pool and all..�� Thank God I didn't order a smaller pump/filter combo!

That will for sure make it easier. I was actually off So thanks for noticing. I did edit my signature I actually have a 22'x52" pool. Not as previously stated at 56" deep. No clue how I came up with that but I'm going with what is stamped on the pool and I will get a 100% accurate gallons this...

Thank you both. I will clean up my signature this evening. I know I put an approx gallons as listed because I had trouble finding my exact pool size on the manufactures website. (I know crazy right??) it is stamped on the side of my pool so I will double check. To make matters even more...

Thank you. That clears it up then. Lol not sure why I didn't catch that to begin with! Can't wait to slam & clear this mess up. Until then, you can all find me poolside Vacuuming and sweeping...

I would like to reiterate the fact that I did convert this pool to Saltwater.... that being said, for those saying the CYA level of 30ppm is fine to complete a SLAM, is this correct?? Or am I reading the FC/CYA chart wrong? Is my 30ppm CYA level okay or should I target a CYA level of 60-70 prior...

Thank you all for your input. I will keep this all in mind and post questions as needed. I do have a picture of the pool prior to attempting to clean. Maybe at the end of this saga I can post a before/after pic simply for your entertainment. Or simply as a teaching tool for others as a "What not...

Thank you! I will for sure re-test PH prior to slamming. 7.5ppm was actually the highest reading I have seen. It has been prior to that 7.2ppm with no fluccuations. I'm guessing maybe the change was due to the 1/2 gal of bleach I put it late last night around 1am. Retested levels this AM at 8am...

Thank you very much! This was exactly the answer I was looking for. When measuring my CYA the first few attempts I was indeed staring, going cross eyed etc., this morning I proceeded to do it as you mentioned above with sun to my back and glancing. So I feel pretty good about the level of...

Thank you both for your response!! It is MUCH appreciated! I'll try and answer all the above questions just so it's out there. I received my test kit yesterday while I was at work. I was unable to get to the pool until last night. The test results I posted above are from my TF-100 which were...

Hello to everyone! New to TFP! I will try to keep this short and sweet, but I'm afraid that may be a task itself considering my pool has been anything but "Trouble Free". So, just a little background for your understanding of my never ending pool saga..... purchased a pool last summer mainly for...