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Thank you Marty! Glad I found this site/forum. Pool is getting back to the way it looked when I got it built. I really appreciate all of the help and knowledge I’ve gained.

So I passed the OCLT test, repeated each night and morning 3x just to ensure I was getting true results. I didn’t have more than a 0.3-0.5ppm. CC has stayed consistent at 0.4ppm. Everything else with exception to CH at 160ppm was in range, added hardness tonight to increase it to 250. So I...

Will do, many thanks to Marty & Pat!

I have not had any visible algae in a long time. So I will perform the OLCT. If the OLCT test comes back where I'm not losing anything, will I need to SLAM regardless since my FC is so low?

Perfect. I haven't had algae in a long time. So I will perform the OCLT, then SLAM.

I have not done an OCLT. Should I do one first. It's going to be currently cloudy and forecast is thunderstorms later on this afternoon.

So to confirm, my next step is to SLAM? Thanks Marty!

Completed my water transfer, sump pump was slow, ran for 7.5 hours, didn't realize it until I pulled it out, but got my CYA down. I also cleaned out my filters in the process. Here are my results: pH: 7.7 (just added muriatic acid to bring it down to 7.2) CYA: 50 PPM FAC: 0.4 PPM CC: 0.2 PPM...

Hello Allen & Chris, Thank you! Should I test raw and softened for everything or just Calcium. I'll be renting a sump pump to drain the pool. After fillup and performing an overnight Chlorine test, assuming I don't need to SLAM, what would I need? Just liquid chlorine? I have muriatic acid...

I just reperformed my CYA test by doing the second part of diluting it. It still came back at 100. So should I perform a 50/75/100% drain of the pool and start over? Also, how do I drain the pool? Do I turn off my two skimmers and leave the main drain on and just attach the hose to the pump...

Thank you for the warm welcomes. I will be doing the diluted CYA test to see what I get within the next few days. Let’s say I need to drain the pool. I have a whole house water softener. I have a bypass which I used when I originally filled the pool up. When would I want to use softened water...

Hello Everyone, I found TFP while looking for test strips on amazon, purchased a Taylor K-2006 (speed stir on the way). I've had the pool for about a year and a half, but I have noticed that when the pool pump is on high, the water looks cloudy in the pool coming off the spa spillway. The...