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Opened the pool a few weeks ago. Slammed and scrubbed thoroughly. Successfully passed the OCLT test multiple days in a row at SLAM levels. Scrubbed again. Balanced all chemicals and brought the FC to normal levels. The water continues to be hazy after a week of 24/7 pump running. I performed...

We installed a new pump and filter. This required re-plumbing as well. The pump is no longer putting out enough pressure to move water up the slide line. Previously, my Hayward one and a half horsepower pump put out plenty of pressure for the slide. Photos attached. The green line is the slide...

My Hayward S200 sand filter is dead (Big crack). I've read a lot of forum posts and watched some videos, but just wanting to double check with my specific info in mind: I live in Minnesota. We're open, at most, 5 months. There is a lot of pollen, significant cottonwood cotton. Lots of leaves...

Hi all, I woke up to the motor making a noise. Almost a screeching sound. It’s done this once or twice, but only recently. Turning it on/off seemed to resolve the problem. The noise started upon restart, but then seemed to go away shortly after. If I didn’t know any better, it’s almost like it...

I've owned this pool for 1.5 years. This is my first opening where I feel like I have a decent handle on things. Mid-summer last year I started the Trouble Free methods and bought a proper test kit. I've learned a lot. I closed the pool well, and opened to a pretty darn clean pool! It had a fair...

After I add the R-0871, and the water becomes clear, I have noticed that - if the water is left in the vile - after a minute or two the water will once again return to pink. Is that normal? Or does that mean that I am doing something wrong? I’m using the TFP test kit and the Taylor speedstir...

I had some algae grow recently. I kicked butt my first summer with this pool, then I wasn’t able to stay on top of it for a bit and some algae began. 😞 So I SLAMmed, and after a week of removing light enclosures, scrubbing everything, removing skimmer flaps, scrubbing stairs, etc. I passed the...

FC: 15.5 CC: .5 CYA: 40 Ph: 8.0 TA: not recently measured I’ve been in SLAM mode for four days (Keeping FC 16-17ppm). The reason: The pool hadn’t been swam in for a week. Yellow/brown sediment on the bottom, but not the sides. I believe it was pollen (based on forum posts I read here). I...

Sand Filter: old Hayward S200. I don't know how old. I have a new problem as of today, and I'm wondering if I should just start over... The PVC intake pipes are welded into the multiport (See pic) I replaced the spider gasket this year There is a very slow leak in the multiport pipe that leads...

Hey all, Thanks in advance for your time and help. I've read just about every "Cracked Stairs" post on the forum and learned a great deal already. I have a 5" horizontal crack on the second step of my stairs (Fiberglass, vinyl pool). The stairs have clearly shifted over time. They seem both...

I noticed a slow drip coming from a (union?) valve of my filter (I believe it’s the return port). Please see the red circled area in the pic. I’m also attaching a pic of the Filter - I believe it’s a Hayward s200. Should I attempt to tighten this nut? Just leave it alone? Replace it? It slowly...

Test results before big rain yesterday: Ph: 7.8 FC: 4 latest other numbers from four days ago: TA: 120 CYA: 40 CC: 0 I had my pump off for ~16 hours during the storm. Lots of lightning and a bit of flooding (I was told to turn off equipment during that. Yes/no?). I awoke this morning to...

I just got my test kit and did the full battery (I think). Results: FC: 1.5 CC: .5 TA: 150 Ph: 8 CH: 1 CYA: 40 Pool: ~30k gallons, vinyl. I used pool math to calculate bleach addition, and addition of low n slo I still had. I have read the ABC’s of Pool Chemistry and most of the articles in...

Thank you to all of you for this forum! I have learned a ton! First time poster. In August we replaced our vinyl liner. We're in the Minneapolis area. My question: My five-way test kit tells me TA should be 80 - 120, my local pool store says 120 - 140, and I've read other opinions too. I'm...