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Recommendation needed for (very) inexpensive inground gunite pool vacuum. I’ll only need it to tidy up between professional cleanings. Recommendations appreciated!

Dang it!!

I’m draining my in ground pool to decrease cya and ch. once it went below side skimmer, it sucker air and stopped draining. How can I turn off side skimmer? I’m not sure which valve does it. Thank you!!

Whoa! I feel like I’m in chemistry school. Good info. Thank you!

Thanks again!

Good to know I’m not alone! It’s scary because once when I tried to do it myself years ago, I got bad black spot algae which was horrible and expensive to correct. That stuff is the devil! I’m afraid of messing up and getting that again.

Do you think it’ll be ok until this weekend when I’ll have time to monitor the draining and refilling?

Ugh. That’s what I was thinking based on my reading from this site. Nooooo..... lol. Alrighty, I guess I’ll get to doing that. Thank you for the reply!

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I had an inground pool built in 2005. The plan measurements say 32’ length, 16’ width, with depth of 4’x6’x4’ (deeper in the middle) with a more shallow sun bathing area at one end. The plan says pool capacity is 12,840, but when I try to calculate, mine comes out much higher. I need to know...

Brand new to testing after discontinuing pool service. They had been using 3” chlorine pucks in my chlorinator. 12,800 gal gunite chlorine pool. Tested using Taylor K-2006. Tested 4 times over 2 days to verify numbers. FC - 6.4 CC - 0 pH - 8.0 (took 2 drops acid challenge to get to 7.6) TA -...

Yes, and that’s for only twice a month service!

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I have a 12,800 in ground gunite chlorine pool with a cartridge filter. I’ve had a pool company maintain it for the last 6 years at approx $325 a month. Looking to save money, so I discontinued the service and their last treatment was only 6 days ago. I just bought a Taylor K-2006 and I’m...