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A little background for context. BC (before COVID) I was still managing my pool with the help of the pool store and using pucks, and come last March 2020 my pool CYA was over 100 when tested at the pool store. I was fighting algae with a brush everyday, no matter how much chlorine I put in the...

I live in North Texas and I didn't keep up with chlorine levels over the winter. (Do most people do this in my area?) After the ice went out of the pool this spring I went through the SLAM process and water returned that nice sparkling crystal clear look. After about 5 days, I had algae...

After almost 4 years living underwater the bag of Polaris 280 is getting holes in the bag above the plastic collar and today the zipper quit. Quick research on the internet appears to show three different bags made by Polaris - K13, K14 and K16. I may have missed the K15. Does anybody know...

When I SLAMed my pool, I left my Polaris 280 out of the pool. I previously had trouble with algae growing in the corners/seams of the bag. I had hope a few days sitting in the sun and drying out, would kill the algae. When I cleaned out the bag Sunday, the bag still had algae growing where it...

When we built our pool 4 years ago, the builder suggested adding an auto fill canister and plumbing. It cost us an additional $100 or so and I figured why not. In the last 4 years, we've used it maybe twice. The supply plumbing is connected to a hose bib and because of the size of outlet into...

Long time reader, infrequent poster. I have a problem, I've been using tablets for the last three years. This spring, I'm realizing the error in my ways. I got a pool store test a couple weeks ago and my CYA was up over 100 ppm. My water is crystal clear, but I'm having problems with algae...