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    Mid Summer Slam

    Hello, all! I have done so much better this summer following this method. However, I started a new job, kids were at camp and it has been 100 + degrees this last week. So, as you can imagine, the pool has been ignored some and now needs slammed. The water is see thru, but green. Here are my...
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    Intex 288 gph sand filter issues

    It never seems like we have good water output from this filter. We have decided the skimmer side is okay. When we backwash or waste there is a bunch of large bubbles in sight glass. It sounds like there's a bunch of rocks iin it rattling around. I have cleaned out sand. If I remember correctly...
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    Just tested water

    As suspected, I have 0 chlorine, and PH is 7.5. I have entered this into pool math app. How do I know how much chlorine to add? Obviously I want to SLAM just not sure where to start.
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    Intex 2800gph

    Just was turning on the pump for the first time to make sure it's all working before I attach the vaccuum. Filter makes noise but no action. Both inlet and outlet are unlocked. There's water in tank and in leaf trap. Any thoughts.
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    What would you do?

    We opened our pool yesterday, only to discover brown green water. Doesnt seem slimy just an awful color. I have lost the cap to the sand pump drain. Not much I can do without it. I have ordered a new one from Intex, but it could be May 10th before it gets here!! So, my pool is uncovered and now...
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    Just opened to a Brown Green Pond

    yep, water is not nice at all. Was just starting to clean out my sand pump with the water hose and the plug at the bottom of the sand tank is missing! Anyone know of a quick fix so I can get this pool clean?
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    TF 100

    Just going thru my new test kit. Wow. Lots of information! Kinda makes the head spin. So very excited to uncover our pool this weekend and see what is lurking in the dark. I have bought 8 gallons of regular bleach, my stabilizer will be here today, along with some pool lube to use on fittings...
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    Intex Robot vaccuum

    Hi! I have the intex robot and it works pretty good. However, I dont have the fancy hose that many have (in videos I've seen) mine is just a hose and it almost never gets one area clean. It reaches all the way and we clean it out frequently while it's working. It also seems to lose some of its...
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    Covering pool

    My yard has a ton of trees. I run my skimmer and pump 8 hrs a day. We use our nets to pick up loose leaves and twigs. Wondering about just getting a lightweight mesh to go over pool when not in use? Something large enough I could just hold it down with bricks on ground. It gets so overwhelming...
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    Opening Pool in a Month

    The first year we had our pool, we took it down for winter and put it back up last Spring. This year, we drained the majority of water, added winterizing products and covered it. So, I'm planning on purchasing the test kit that is recommended, so I'll have that when it's time to open. So, fill...
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    I want a TFP!

    Summer of 2019 we bought an Intex 22x52 pool. It came with the awful cartridge pump. Suffered thru the summer with that. The following spring, I purchased an intex sand filter pump 2800gph. I sanitize with a floater with two 3 inch chlorine tabs. I have the intex robot vacuum.. I also have the...