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Happy 4th everyone! Things have been going pretty well so far. We got salt in the pool and turned on the SWCG, which is producing chlorine. I just checked FC, which is at 7, which is a little high (CYA should be 65). We've been running the pump 24/7 for the last week or so, and I'd like to set...

We passed the OCLT last night and CC has been less than 1 for a couple days. SLAM complete and water looks inviting. With the SLAM done, what's best to start with balancing the remaining factors (CYA and pH are still low). Should I run another set of comprehensive tests and follow what pool...

Stabilizer and bleach have been added. After the CYA is dissolved, when should I retest for CYA? We have a SWCG that we haven't been using. Should I wait until after the SLAM to turn that on? I haven't tested salt levels yet. According to the Chlorine/CYA chart, we'll need to add more CYA to...

3 lbs of borax brought the pH up to 7.0. Should I add some more to bring pH up to 7.5 before adding stabilizer?

pH test was a gold/yellow color (not orange enough to register 7.0). I read here that anything lower than 6.8 will register 6.8, so pH was kind of a guess. I have some borax on hand (although probably not enough - pool math says 121 oz to reach 7.5). Will proceed as instructed. Thanks for the...

Below are all of the chemicals left here by the former owners, in case any of these may be useful.

Got the test kit (Taylor K-2006) and changed out the filter cartridges (wow, what a difference!). Here are the test results: FC = 2.6 ppm CC = 1 ppm pH < 7.0 (base demand: 7 drops to 7.2, 9 drops to 7.4) TA = 80 ppm CH = 270 ppm CYA = 0? (Too low to test? The black dot was clearly visible with...

Sounds like a good idea, that plug is awful to remove!

The siphon worked great. Starting to look more like a pool and less like a pond. Test kit is arriving tomorrow, so we’ll start the SLAM this weekend. Thank you!

We've recently bought a house and inherited a black, swampy, dirty pool. We've gotten as much solid material off the bottom as we could with a leaf rake, so now it's up to the vacuum. The problem is that we can't get the vacuum to run for more than a minute or so before it loses suction and...

Recently bought a house that has a 16x30 above ground pool. Covered with a mesh cover and leaf net, in an area surrounded by trees. Water was a dark black/brown upon opening. Got the existing pump and filter running and added some liquid chlorine. Tried to scoop out as much junk from the bottom...