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The firetruck filled our pool and it came out brown from the tanks, which I expected but they said it usually goes away within a couple of days. It has been 48 hours and no improvement. Will it actually go away or do I need to do something to get rid of it?

Ok, thanks! What happens if some sand does get in the standpipe?

So totally not sure what happened here but I have a brand new Intex 3000 gph sand filter. I followed instructions and everything looked good until I filled the pool and water was leaking from the top of it and sand was coming out of the return. So I opened it up and found the standpipe and...

Thanks I get how to add once I've tested, but I dont get how to know what to add initially when I fill the pool. If I just dump in 2 gallons of bleach and 5 bags of salt will that be good lol?

I don't really get the pool math app

Oh sorry I got a new pool it is round, should I do more bleach or the 2 gallons good?

Hello. I have an 18 foot round Intex pool with a salt water generator I am just starting up. I know I need bleach, salt, and stabilizer. How much of each so I need? Is there anything else I need to add up on start up? I believe the pool is like 7,600 gallons. TIA

I ordered some test kit recommended on this site that worked for me very well. It was called Tf100 or something like that. How do I go about ordering another one?

I have the tf-100 test kit. When i go to test the calcium hardness and add the r-0012 the sample goes from red to clear. There is no blue color. Help! What is wrong?

Hi guys! Me again!!! So i have a question on draining this particular pool. I drained it through the filter but now that the water is below the return /output how do i drain the rest? Do i do it thru the drain on the bottom with a garden hose? Im fine doing that but then it looks like i have...

Yeah i have the taylor test. So i was thinking maybe it is my electrical cos i have to hit the reset button every time i run the filter so maybe it just didnt trip the reset on the SWG? So i just hit reset and started it again and the high salt error went away. If it was a defective machine or...

Ok! I ordered the salt test with my test kit so im assuming its the recommended one. I dont use an extension cord. Ill try the vineager. At what salt level would trigger that light to come on?

Ok thanks so much! I am so grateful for this forum and would be so lost without all your guys' help. I the swg for 8 hrs last nite and now the high salt light is on. I did a test and my salt came back at 2200.

Ok well i had already set the boost cycle since that's what the instructions said so i just let it finish it out. Here are my #s since using the SWG: cl-5 br-10 Ph-8.2 Salt-2400 Fc-5 Cc-.5 Ch-275 Ta-120 Cya-30 So my Cya needs to be higher, no? How much should i add and do i just dump it in...

Ok thanks! So when i did it it without the solar heater I didnt use the hose that came with it. I connected hose #3 from the filter into the SWG and then hose #5 so maybe I did it wrong there? When you say raise/lower how do i do that? The boost cycle should turn off automatically? Or should...

Well i did hook it up before the solar mat and that seems to work. Im still not sure why it didnt work when i removed the solar mat entirely. Is it ok to just leave it as in then since it is functioning? It wont be the last thing before the return then, the solar mat is. Or will that eff up...

I got the Krystal Clear intex SWG up to 15,000 gallons. I do not see a separate flow switch. Last time i hooked it up after the solar mat and before the return. Can i try hooking it before the solar mat?

Yeah i tried without the heater but i didn't have anything coming from the return that time so maybe i did it wrong. So if i do it without the heater then I would hook hose 3 into the SwG right? And hose 5. But then if i do it that wat i dont need the hose that came it so thats where i feel i...

- - - Updated - - - So I numbered the hoses just so its easier for me to refer to them. So the SWG should be the last thing before the pool right? So i connected the hose that came with the SWG from the solar heaterconnection by hose 5 into the swg and then connected hose 5 into the...

The first time i connected it i had a steady stream through the return. The 2nd time, when i disconnected the solar heater i didnt have anything so not sure what i did wrong. I disconnected it since i kept getting the error but will take a picture when i try to connect it again either tonight...

- - - Updated - - - That is my filter info. Is my filter just not sufficient enough or is it something else?

I did get the speedstir when i ordered my test kit per your recommendation and was sure glad i did! Thanks. So my salt test was 2800. But i went to run the generator and it kept giving me low flow error. I made sure everything was clean and also disconnected the solar heater thinking that was...

yes I have a salt water test I ordered along with the kit although I havent tested it yet. I put in 3 bags of salt so like 120lbs is what i put in. I will test and get back on the number. thanks for the link. How often do you run your pump in general? Is mine a single speed pump? Sorry I dont...

So I added salt when I filled the pool which was this last monday. I never did turn on the SWG bc i was worried the chlorine level was too high. And now it just keeps raining again so i havent been wanting to hook it up in these downpours. Am i ok to still run it despite the fact i added the...

yes sorry it is .5 -- So right now everything looks ok? when i run the saltwater gen do I have to add more stuff? like my CYA value is ok for a bleach pool but low for SW or will it automatically go up when i run it? Sorry i am asking so many dumb questions. I

Ok guys im up amd running with so much thanks to you. But.... I need some help with my chemicals (as we all knew i would). Here are my #'s fc-13.5 cc. 5 ph-7.2 cya-30 Ch-225 alk-150 .... So i got a lil crazy with a bleach ...oops.. From what i read i just wait for the chlorine level...

The pool has a solar heater that connects to the return of the pool. Any idea how i connect the SWG with this thing?