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I had a new liner installed prior to closing. The company that installed the liner was kind enough to close my pool. Although convenient, that was a mistake that I would find come May. Opened my pool on Sunday to a beautiful shade of green, pretty sure they didn't add any chemicals before...

Update - FC is now above 15 - I haven't had a chance to tackle the drain and refill, so I took the alternative and bumped my FC to a level commensurate with the CYA. I hit a point where I was no longer dumping in 2 gallons of chlorine a day, and the chlorine level would hold for 2 days above...

Thanks - I appreciate the concern and you answered my question regarding FC and getting up to a level. I added 10 gallons of 10% chlorine this weekend, still not to the FC levels that are needed. At this rate, I need a Walmart truck full of chlorine to just park in my driveway. I was having...

Still draining and refilling, taking forever. I'm on a well, and being at a new house I'm not certain of how much I can take. Currently after work, doing a daily drain to below the skimmer (closed off), refill for about 3 hours - pouring in a gallon of chlorine daily just to keep some level of...

Time to drain and refill

Results are in - cya off the chart high, fc 0.6, tc 0.4, pH 6.8

Downloaded e-book and read also the ABCs of water chemistry. I updated my signature with the pool details, I still need to verify my pool volume. the details are a bit rough as I took the data off the info plates. My test kit comes tomorrow so I'll be able to analyze my water.

Was turned on to this site from a co-worker who just put in a new pool. Just ordered my test kit, previous owner used strips, pucks and had a pool service. Once I get the kit, I'll start in converting to liquid chlorine. Pool is clear, it has been opened since April. Added photos of the...