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Pool math says that granular stabilizer will lower PH by about the same amount though. Why do you recommend not using it? Does it lower TA more than Granular CYA? If so, could I just increase the PH and TA with some washing soda before starting the SLAM? I can go buy some granular CYA if...

What is the ideal PH and TA when starting a SLAM when you intend on adding Dichlor to the pool to increase the CYA until it gets to 30? CYA appears to be 0, PH appears to be 7.2 and TA appears to be 50-60. I thought I would use Dichlor in the beginning until I’ve added enough to increase CYA...

Our pool is surrounded by trees that are dropping leaves into the pool like crazy right now. I need some advice on what I need to do to keep our pool clean and balanced until I close my pool next week so I don’t end up with an algae bloom soon after closing. I plan on closing with polyquat 60...

The only reason algae got a hold in my pool is because I always wait until early May to open it when the trees near our pool stop dropping their crud into the pool. After dealing with this pool for 5 years, I’ve found that it is easier to SLAM it in early May than open up to a clear pool in...

Thanks for the advice everyone. I think I’m going to give my plan a try. I’ll try to remember to post my results on here in a few months in case somebody else is thinking about doing the same thing. I envy all of the people on here that have their pools in cages or have automatic covers that...

Would just peeling back the cover in the deep end by the return once a week and leaving it open for several hours be good enough to prevent the stinkin chlorine smell or would the cover need to be completely removed once or twice a week? And why would it need to be brushed? It also seems like...

We aren’t going to have time to swim in our pool thIs summer for various reasons so we are trying to decide what we need to do to prevent it from turning into a stinky swamp over the summer. It was winterized last fall and is now covered by a mesh cover. I peeked under the cover and the water...

A pool service is closing my pool tomorrow. I bought some polyquat 60 algeacide to add before closing. A week ago, I shocked my pool and it has finally drifted down close to half shock level - 11 (cya is 50). Last night and this morning, the remnants of Hurricane Zeta came through here so I...

My CYA is 50 so I assumed that I needed to close with a FC of 20. I’d like to close with a lower FC level or use polyquat at closing if that high of a FC level could be potentially harmful to my mesh cover or fiberglass.

I’ve got a 20-year old fiberglass pool with a mesh cover. Water temperature is now 60 degrees so I thought I’d skip the polyquat this year since it doesn’t seem to help and just close at shock level. I’m concerned, however, about the effect the high chlorine level will have on old our mesh...