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I actually have a 2nd and 3rd…. In case #1 fails. I have a smaller sand and the cartridge that came with the pool.

Thank you for the detailed response. No pressure rise. I backflush every sunday just to keep things tidy, is too often bad? Noted on ph tests. Your A and B assumptions are accurate. Is there anything else i should be testing for or doing besides filter on 24 hours and keep fc at slam level...

Intex above ground 7000 gallon pool in wisconsin. Learned from this site how to maintain my pool 3 years ago and have truly been trouble free til this week. I use 12.5% liquid chlorine for sanitizer. I use intex’s largest sand filter. Backflush and rinse every sunday. Filter runs 12.5 hours...

Thanks, what size is your pool?

Hello Yes i have a solar cover. I realize more than one would be needed, Was thinking of two or three

Rolling into the 2nd year of our intex 18’ round 4’ deep pool. Pool is still a big ice cube but trying to plan ahead. In wisconsin so our season tends to be shorter than most. Warmer the water, the more likely ill go in. Wife is a little more tolerable of cooler water. No kids. Our yard...

Thank you another question, solid or mesh? It feeezes along with snow and rain here. The mesh seems enticing.

Im in wisconsin and prepping for pool closing once the water is cold enough, which isnt too far down the road. i have this intex 18’ pool Intex 28253EH 18ft x 48in Metal Frame Outdoor Above Ground Swimming Pool Set with with Filter Pump, Ladder, Ground Cloth and Pool Cover...

This is juicy, im subscribing to this thread

Would like to test my drinking water specifically for iron. Any recommendations for an accurate kit?

Got a friend with an above ground pool that uses tablets, relies on pool store advice/testing and shocks his pool weekly by way of pool store advice. Whatever, that is his deal. Why do they recommend shocking weekly?

Here in wisconsin we have gotten several days in a row of haze/particulate in the air from the canada wildfires. No Visual water issues currently and No cover on pool. Any precautions i should take regarding the pool or is the particulate of no concern to the water? Maybe run the filter more...

Ill take a stab at this as i was in the same situation this year. We bought our first pool this year, 18’ x 48” intex. Came with cheap low powered cartridge filter. When we filled with well water we had an orange iron swamp. Found a used 10” intex 1200 sand filter and used both filters to...

Doesnt list % and says its green and less fumes. Is this ok to use for lowering ph?

I have kept a well balanced pool using TFP. I notice that there is little to no chlorine smell while in the water or on the skin when getting out. I actually keep my chlorine at the high side using the cya/fc chart. Why do some pools wreak of chlorine smell and mine doesnt?

I will add that if you choose to go with the TFP SLAM method, you have to trust the process and stick with it by the book. If you deviate too far from the SLAM process and given advice it may not work. You have a mess, it will take time to fix. Build confidence and info by reading other...

Had same issue with mine when new. I lubed them and didnt help. I ended up wrapping a couple layers of teflon tape around them and very carefully installed. This stopped my leak. My next step was gonna be to find thicker orings or rtv. new orings may help, be sure to lubricate them. Try not...

Got a solar cover and it does as advertised. I always use it bubbles down. Only issue im having is the top of it collects all kinds of dust/dirt and everytime i roll it up and put it back on it deposits the dirt. Im vacuuming sand daily because of it. We have an open yard, very sunny, sandy...

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The picture is the exact liquid chlorine im using to keep a TFP. Does it contain cya and how would i know (what do i look for on the bottle)?

I have an extra intex medium size cartridge pump/filter and an intex small sand pump/filter. Besides selling them, any other pool or non pool uses for extra pool pumps and filters?

Bought the cheap Doheny blue solar cover. Our pool gets full 100% sun. To get the most heat into the water should i take the cover off during the day and back on at night or leave it on full time when the pool is not in use? Bubbles facing up or in the water?

I get the concept of one way to reduce cya is to drain water and replace. Drain can occur by physically letting water out, splash out, filter backwash, vacuum to waste etc. ive seen posts saying that filling due to evaporation will reduce cya. Is this accurate? I thought cya stays in the...

Why would your stabilizer drop?

Been looking to upgrade the tiny 10” sand filter on my intex 7500 gallon pool. Been looking for used and new setups, used are scarce and new are 5x the price they should be if even available. I live in the north so swimming will only be about 4 months. so i found a free old pureflo fiberglass...