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  1. PoolMom1031

    Polyfill in main drain?

    Hey there - having a huge iron problem from refilling after the winter with well water. I’ve put Polyfill in the skimmer basket and it is working well. Any reason I shouldn’t put Polyfill in the main drain pump basket? Thanks!
  2. PoolMom1031

    Sequester water before "opening" pool?

    Hi there - this is my 3rd season to open our pool and I have a question about the order of steps before officially opening. Over the winter, our water level dropped more than normal (currently testing for a leak), so we've had to refill quite a bit. We are on a well and I'm very aware that our...
  3. PoolMom1031

    Wait to check CYA after refill

    Hi there! I’m anxiously waiting to get another drain and refill tomorrow morning to bring my CYA down in order to slam my green pool. We just did about 20% drain and refill and it brought the CYA down about 20, from 120 to 100. Water is expensive and we live on a well (with tons of metals in...
  4. PoolMom1031

    Frustrated with green and cloudy

    Hello! I’m new here and I landed here because I’m frustrated with the pool $tore run around. We are prepping our pool for SLAM, but need to dilute the CYA first by having a water hauler come in and refill. FC 14.5 pH 7.4 TA 120 CH 420 CYA 120 We have recently had a metal problem that we thought...