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I do have a main drain. The concern is more being able to vacuum and filter bugs/etc. that land on the surface. I'm fortunate in that I have a screened in patio.. keeps the bugs out except all the tiny gnats that come in and die overnight.

Hey TFP Community, It's been years since I've been on here - largely because I spent quite a while here initially when I bought my pool and things have been working well. HOWEVER.. I recently went through a divorce, and my ex was living here for more than a year with my young children while I...

Thanks - it's an Intermatic T103 - see attached.

Hey All, Reaching out to see if there's an obvious fix that I'm missing on this recurring issue. My setup has some older components that came with the original builder, including one of those older mechanical pool timers with the screwed on on/off components. This is currently attached to my...

Really? I thought having higher than recommended FC levels were bad for skin or eyes or something - but not my realm of expertise at all. CC levels are below .5 so all good there. SWG is definitely off - flipped the switch on it.

Follow up question on this for the hive mind. I ran through the full SLAM process ~2 weeks ago, and maintained chlorine levels at around 28 ppm for ~4 days before leaving for a week for vacation. On returning the water is overall in great shape - however, the chlorine is dropping REALLY slowly...

It's a bit of a catch 22, as I'm in the same boat. My CYA was low at ~40ish or so (I don't test it very often and it's such a subjective test anyway..). So my first thought of course was 'well there's a bunch more direct sun hitting the pool now (it gets no direct sun in the winter as it's a...

I'm using the TFP FAS-DPD test kit for all testing.

THanks for your replies mknauss. I did an OCLT two nights ago and it dropped from 8.0-5.5, so a true SLAM is in order. The chart shows with the 70ppm CYA I maintain I need an FC of 28ppm for this to work - that seems crazy high to me, just wanted to ensure I'm seeing that correctly.

Thanks, that seems a great place to start. Question - do you feel the high calcium levels could have any impact on the cloudiness or the reduced cell efficiency?

Hey community, Need some advice from someone more experienced than myself. Long time lurker on TFP, spent many hours understanding pool chemistry and balance when I updated and converted my pool to a SWG 2.5 years ago. The recommended methods and balance levels here have worked amazingly well...