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You know, I was thinking about that today, I don't think I did last year. It probably wouldn't hurt to plug them, but, I don't think it's a big deal to leave them open either. I think the plugs that come with the pool require some water pressure to plug them up. Glad this was helpful. I've...

Just one other tip for Spring opening - drain as much water off of the cover as you possibly can before trying to take it off. What doesn't look like much quickly will add up and become extremely heavy. Take it from someone who has had it happen, you don't want that garbage water on top of...

I'm in Pennsylvania, probably not as bad of winters, but I have an intex as well. Cover laying right on the water is fine. The pillow helps to push ice down into the pool, as opposed to forming a solid sheet across the surface. The pillow will likley move a bit too with water displacement...

Hey all, Im getting ready to go on vacation for a week and im really concerned what im going to find when i get back. I had to cover agp for 24 hrs earlier in the season due to some tree limbs being taken down. Pool was green the next day when i opened up. Im thinking about putting cover...

so, I did some more work and I think I figured out what was happening. The Inlet attachment for the intex vacuum has a built-in screen in it, and I think my filter was throwing sand through the return line. I think this sand was getting stuck in the screen, driving up pressure and lessening...

Just did some reading, guessing this white, mucous looking stuff is white mold, and not algae. oof.... Slamming continues.

So, I think I may have had an issue with the way the head was installed on the filter, I'm not really sure how, and I guess time will tell if pump continues to act up or not. Yes, I was hoping to be done slam, but I don't think I'm there. After algecide treatment, I've got what looks like...

Hey, thanks. So, I did come across this previous thread, and I think I may have actually over-filled sand in the filter: Intex Sand Filter/Pump Slowly loses flow With that said, here's my lastest readings. By the way, took the cover off this year, water was green. I've been slamming since...

Hi all, I decided yo change the sand in my filter this year and cant help to think i messed something up. Within 24 hours of running, i would say flow output drops off to less than 25%. I have an Intex 2100GPH pump and sand filter. If I cycle to backwash/rinse/filter it seems to work fine but...

Sounds like a plan, thanks!

So, I'm heading out of town today and returning probably Monday afternoon/evening. I'm just wondering how I handle chlorine while I'm gone? Should I pre-load each day's predicted amount today before I leave? I'm not sure what else to do. Thanks!

That's good advice, thanks! I usually run my pump 12 hours a day, 9am - 9pm. Mainly, I like the moving water when I'm in there and I think it is better to run daytime anyway, helps battle the stagnant water in the sun. I have been running 24/7 since this post to go through the SLAM. I'll...

PH is 7.4 so I think I'm good there. I will rip a SLAM and see how she do. Thanks!!

Elsa passed by me yesterday / early this morning. I woke up today to see that my AGP is cloudy. My fault, I let the FAC reach 0. I haven't slammed yet, as I have not read any CC yet. I did bring back up to ~ 7ppm FAC this morning. CYA is ~45. I'm just wondering, why did this turn cloudy...

Hi All; I joined almost a year ago, but I don't think I ever took the time to introduce myself. I live in Wilmington, DE. My wife had the idea of getting a pool last year as a result of the pandemic and not being able to go anywhere, so we made it happen. It was interesting, the pool I think...

Thanks everyone for the replies, this is great stuff! Since I have an Intex AGP and they have proprietary hook ups for plumbing, I would like to stick with an intext salt generator, and I've sized it perfectly. Problem is, they're like nowhere to be found, and wherever I can find them, they...

So, this is my second season with agp, intex 7k gallon. I started off with this pool using 1" chlorine tablets and quickly learned that eventually hot chlorine lock because those tabs just keep adding CYA and only way to effectively get rid of that seems to be drain/refill. This year Im...

I wouldnt mess with that thing at all. As stated before in the thread, that valve is used for the return line and where you are leaking water out is a valve meant to add aeration and bubbles to the stream of water as it enters the pool. Looked like someone posted a link for the right intake...

Thanks, although i think ive met all 3 criteria already. I had less than 1 ppm chlorine drop last night, water is clear, and, to my surprise, i am not reading any combined chlorine. I added 1.5 gallons of bleach to the pool once i was able to get the pump running. It seems that was enough...

My wife and I opened our agp 2 days ago. We rolled the cover across the pool, and we were all the way at the end. As we were ready to pull the last bit out of the pool, there was a pocket of water that my cover pump wasnt able to reach, and this nasty, stagnant water found its way into the...

This is my first year owning a pool. I live in mid atlantic region so we can get fairly cold winters. My pool is an intex ultra xtr 18' x 52". I have slammed, which seemed i dint need to based on CC, did it for good measure. Added non chlorine shock, winterizer and winter algecide. Drained...

All; I finally have some liquid chlorine on my hands and I'm looking to add some to my pool, not to SLAM but just to bring my pool into recommended range of recommended levels based on CYA. This will require adding approximately 3 - 5 ppm of FAC into the pool. I have 7.5% sodium hypochlorite...

Got my DPD test, as of this morning, below levels tested: FAC: 2.4 ppm CC: .2 ppm PH: 7.5 Alk: 80 ppm CH: 175 ppm I did not test CYA today as I'm out of the reagent, but last test a few days ago, I had around 33 ppm. My next question, it sounds as though I'm on the line of needing to SLAM, I...

Now I see. I need the DPD powder.

When I said I was using a color block to test earlier, I meant this thing:

So, I was just reviewing the test kits, and my taylor kit I do have FAS-DPD. I have Taylor reagent #'s 1 - 3. 1 & 2 used for FAC and reagent 3 used for CC. The problem is the 9ml I fill and put the reagents in only has a color code match that goes to 10ppm. Would I need to mix the 9ml 50/50...

Thanks to both of you. I don't mean to come off brash, rude or anyhthing like that either, just frustrated with my situation, especially coming up on a holiday weekend where i have taken additional time off of work. In addition, I'd like to get the process down right so I can properly SLAM...

Hi Marty; I am not sure how I'm not maintaining at the moment, since FAC has not dropped since I applied calhypo. My main questions for this thread are as follows: anyone experienced with calhypo? If so, do these issues seem to align with that experience? Why is my FAC not lowering with...

Hi mknauss; I do understand the process, and read it yesterday, however, I do not have any liquid chlorine yet, and I am working with the materials I stated previously. I will definitely review test kits, it sounds like I need to get my hands on FAS-DPD test kit as DorsalSpine has suggested.