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As we've been maintaining for a while, I've started to accrue empty bottles of Chlorine and Muriatic Acid. Do people just put these in the garbage? Do we need to do special disposal?

As you recommended, I unscrewed and wrapped some nylon tape, then tighten it back down. No leaks anymore!

Done! The advice has been well worth the price. On to the next issue. My pump has a leak that seems to be getting worse. When the pump turns on, this area spills a bunch of water, then eventually stops spilling. It used to leak only for a split second at pump startup. It seems like it is...

Just wanted to say wow and thank you again to everyone! Family broke in the pool for the first time today. FC was 9.5 when we started swimming. Baby loved it (after hating it for about 30s and we put her in the floater), had a blast splashing around. My wife has always loved pools, so she had...

After being done with our SLAM for a few days, it seems we drop from about 15 -> 10 ppm / day. Does this seem reasonable? With our CYA at 70, recommended level is 8-10. To ensure we don't ever drop below, I've been hedging at the top end of this range and adding approximately 2 qts @10% per day...

Thanks! If we want to slowly drain over time, to reduce our CYA, is it safe to drain pool water onto the grass? Will it kill the grass? Google searches tell me yes...but depending on the source, they also tell me I need a bunch of pool chemicals I don't need.:p

We passed the OCLT last night, and after the drain plug replacement, it is now bone dry under our filter (used to always be damp/wet). What FC would you let it drop to (I know 8-10 is recommended for our 70CYA) before feeling safe to let, for example, our little baby splash around (with many...

Also, whether we pass the overnight test or there are more learnings, I want to say such a genuine thank you. I felt pretty hopeless picking everything up fast enough when we moved in and had other house projects going on, but I've learned so much.

Welp, fortunately a pool repair service had someone available that was 10 min away from me. They came out, were also unable to open the drain valve. The valve had cracked in the center, and that's where the leak was coming from (I bet someone over tightened it long ago). This is also why the...

Welp...We brushed everything off. Pool is crystal clear including all walls. I decided I should clean the filter, and at the same time, replace the drain plug which has had a slow leak, so that we could pass overnight test. I got a 6 point hex wrench specifically for the pre-2005 pentair filter...

(No prior experience with pools). I had heard that up to SLAM levels was safe, but because we are maintaining constant SLAM level FC, I was concerned whether a minor FC measurement error (for example, actual is 31ppm instead of 28ppm) would still be safe to swim in.

There is very little algae still left on walls, its just hard to scrub in the very corners from outside the pool (will need a smaller brush and get in). Is it ok to leave these very minor areas till after, when we plan to get in the pool anyway?

Not really, we ran the vacuum a few times yesterday. We've been scrubbing the algae off the walls, its looking pretty great now.

The pool is now crystal clear! But, I still seem to have dropped FC 3ppm (28->25) overnight, so I guess we are not done with SLAM. I have not bothered cleaning the filter yet. The filter pressure has stayed pretty constant at 10-11 PSI since starting.

Pool has made remarkable progress for 24 hrs! I've been checking and readjusting to SLAM level FC (28ppm) every 2-3 hours. Nice and blue now and just a bit cloudy. I can easily make out the drain and imperfections on the bottom of the 6ft deep end. We dropped from 28ppm to 23ppm overnight. I...

We've been checking FC every two hours or so. In the first couple hours, we went from ~28ppm to 23ppm In the next couple hours we went from ~28ppm to 25ppm Do these levels seem reasonable?

Great! We lowered PH to 7.2 with acid, and just added our first batch of chlorine to hit SLAM targets. In the SLAM article, it recommends cleaning the filter. I assume to do so, I need to turn the pump off again and relieve the system pressure. Are there likely to be pump priming issues again...

Thank you all for your help! I just re-tested CYA, and its now at ~70. Is this a reasonable level to begin SLAM (I know its probably a bit high, but not sure how big a problem that is)? Our loose plan is to only use liquid chlorine from here on out (rather than pucks, etc.)

I switched the suction side valve to to spa, and was able to get the pump running in that position! I then turned it back to pool, and everything seems to be running now! The pump inlet basket seems to have a little bubble of air inside at the top. By my understanding, this means there is...

The pump is above the water level of the pool. The ground seems relatively level and the pump is above ground, so it is probably 6" to a 1' above? I guess that makes sense why the hose in the skimmer did nothing as I tried it -> it would have just been going back into increasing the pool water...

The skimmer does have two holes on the bottom. We tried sticking a hose in and running it full blast and tried priming another couple times. No luck. Should I expect that the water level in the pump basket doesn't rise above the red pipe when I fill it with water? That is normal? Does the fact...

Yes, we do have a spa. I am not enabling the "Spa" via the Polaris controller during this exercise for what that is worth. I've now tried re-priming 4-5 times with no luck so far (I think?) I still haven't ever let it run for longer than ~1:15.

When you say stop and re-prime, that includes stopping the pump, re-opening the cover, adding water, closing and starting the pump again?

We have drained and refilled our pool, but now I'm stuck trying to get the pool pump primed. The previous owners have a fancy Polaris automated system, but I don't know where any of the lines go. Here is a picture: We've had the breaker box off to this system for about a week now. Here are the...

I am not OP, but I tried this for the first time yesterday (first time pool owner). The traditional method was giving us >100 CYA. When I tried the diluted method, I never got the black dot to obscure, and my measurement aid caps out at 30, so doubling that I measured 60 CYA (maybe less since...