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  1. TriangleMan

    Vermiculite cracking/settling along the bottom edge

    Hello all! Thank you in advance for even more free advice. I intend to pay it forward soon. Regarding vermiculite settling, I apologize for asking what I'm sure has been asked before but I can't find the right thread. My pool was installed at end of October 2020 in Chicagoland and closed...
  2. TriangleMan

    I was Today years old when I learned...

    That the Weir door is easy to disassemble for cleaning! During SLAMs, the experts always remind folks to clean the wet niche behind lights (no really, bite the bullet and just do this! You'll be surprised both at how easy it is to actually do, and how much algae has collected back there!) as...
  3. TriangleMan

    Mysterious chlorine loss... SLAM even though not failing entrance criteria?

    I completed a SLAM three days ago, including passing all three criteria (water is clear, CC=0, OCLT dropped only 1ppm), but my Chlorine loss is higher than I'd expect. I needed to add 4ppm to the water a couple days ago and 8 ppm to the water yesterday. I've had a heavy bather load with a many...
  4. TriangleMan

    First time at TFP, First Pool, First Problem

    Hello World! I'm familiar with pools from being around them all my life, but am the proud new owner of my own first pool, and after maintaining it pretty well for a month and a half, I've run into my first real problem! I've been reading articles on here and perusing the forums, so I think I'm...