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I have an intex sand filter with the clear lid on the pump filter basket assembly. The pump filter basket is typically full with water with barely a tiny air pocket at the very top and I hear no surging. When I turn the air relief valve while the pump is running, it actually sucks air IN to the...

Hi all, I have a 22" above ground Coleman pool with the 2 inlet openings. One of those is the basic typical inlet with the cover over it that stops large things from being sucked in. The other is hooked up to my intex skimmer. I am using an intex sand filter/pump. The problem arises when I go...

I've read posts where it seems most people are suggesting to cover the pool (I have a 22" above ground Coleman pool) and shock it. So my question is, do I raise it to SLAM level? Or above? What does it really mean to "shock" it?

Hi all, Thanks for all your help so far. My levels are almost where I want them. TA is about 50. pH is low at 7.0 (Going to raise that today probably). CYA is 40. I've been adding liquid chlorine nightly lately. Last night I added some. This morning my FC is at 5. It's on the low side. I...

The cya chart says that at a cya of 40 I should maintain between 5-7 ppm of chlorine. But most places I read say anything above 5 or 6 is unsafe. I am finishing a SLAM process (I think I'm finished lol) so my chlorine level is up around 10 right now, waiting for it to come down to a safe level...

Hi, I haven't been rigorously testing my water for a couple weeks. The pool water seemed clear so I didn't worry. Today, we noticed patches of greenish algae forming in a new spots on the floor of the above ground pool. So we vacuumed it up (last vacuumed just 5 days ago and those patches...

Hello all. I have the Bestway/Coleman filter that came with my 22' Coleman pool (It's a 2500 gal per hour cartridge filter). I've been cleaning out the filter daily as it gets REALLY gross now that I've added the Intex skimmer. My question though is this, the water inside where I remove the...

We set up the pool about a week ago. Finished filling a few days later and I first shocked it (based on some reading I had done). I put a floater with a couple chlorine tablets in it and ordered a Taylor K2006 test kit based on the recommendations here. In the meantime, I have a set of test...

Hi all, We just set up our first pool, a 22' x 52" Coleman Swim Vista 2 above ground pool. I've never had a pool before so don't really know what I'm doing yet. Not being too handy ourselves we hired a landscaper to level the area in our yard and put down sand. He got it close to level and we...