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Same issue here! The pool hasn't even been up for a year, and the top rails and side posts are badly rusted, to the point that the connections are useless. Right now, I'm trying to decide what kind of pool will be the replacement. I'm incredibly disappointed with the quality!

Re: New AG pool with SWG. Need help PLEASE with water balance and "water boatmen" bug Dom, I found the info on the OCLT - overnight chlorine loss test. I'm guessing that's the first thing I will need to do when I get back to town? I will have the additional FAS/CPD test kit by then. We plan...

Re: New AG pool with SWG. Need help PLEASE with water balance and "water boatmen" bug It's the K-2005 w/DPD. (What is an OCLT?) I don't have any algae at the moment. I can supplement my kit when I hear back from tftkits.net, but I likely won't receive them until after I get back from...

Re: New AG pool with SWG. Need help PLEASE with water balance and "water boatmen" bug Okay, here are the Taylor Technologies Tests included with the kit from Leslie's: Free, Combined & Total Chlorine Test (TC-FC = CC formula) Total Bromine Test pH Test Acid Demand Test Base Demand Test Total...

Re: New AG pool with SWG. Need help PLEASE with water balance and "water boatmen" bug I called TFTestkits.com and left them a message so I can get more information on the separate FAS/DPD test. It's unclear exactly what I need to order, without the kit I purchased in my hands. (It should be...

Re: New AG pool with SWG. Need help PLEASE with water balance and "water boatmen" bug I called Leslie's Pool Supply in the next large city over, and they have the K2005 for sure - and I think possibly the K2006. My daughter is going to head over there to pick up a kit for me with some Aquachek...

Re: New AG pool with SWG. Need help PLEASE with water balance and "water boatmen" bug Our SWCG does have an "aerate" mode, so I think we are good there? Last night we added a gallon of 10% chlorine/bleach and left the aerate mode on. I just tested and here are the current (if not...

Re: New AG pool with SWG. Need help PLEASE with water balance and "water boatmen" bug Thanks mknauss! Good to know - I picked up muriatic acid today. :) - - - Updated - - - I'll just call in a test kit order tomorrow morning. I may get it in time. You never know! With all of the...

Re: New AG pool with SWG. Need help PLEASE with water balance and "water boatmen" bug Welp. No, we weren't using muriatic acid. I thought that was the main component of the pH Down. It's not. :(

Re: New AG pool with SWG. Need help PLEASE with water balance and "water boatmen" bug Thanks for the advice! To answer your questions: The pool was fully filled 3 days ago, and my husband has been trying to lower alkalinity using pH Down and throwing the SWG shock in it at night. Right now...

Re: New AG pool with SWG. Need help PLEASE with water balance and "water boatmen" bug Thanks for the advice! We have been using the muriatic acid to lower pH, so at least we are going something right! This is day 3 of being totally set up, filled with water and running both the SWG and pump...

Re: New AG pool with SWG. Need help PLEASE with water balance and "water boatmen" bug Thanks for the quick reply and feedback! Right now we are testing with 5-way HTH strips and HATE them. Matching the colors is ridiculous. But it's the best we could get right now. I am going to order one of...

New AG pool with SWG. Need help PLEASE with water balance and "water boatmen" bugs. Our pool is finally filled, and up and running. Other sites told my husband that the alkalinity was the most important thing to focus on first, so we have already dumped a boatload of PH Down and SWG Pool Shock...

I grew up with an above ground pool in my backyard. We live out in the country and we attempted to keep up an Intex "donut" pool several years ago. It was a bust. We finally bit the bullet about 10 days ago to try another system, to see if we could make it work this time! The last time, we...