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  1. Nickoskowski01

    Hose blew off my cartridge filter

    I recently installed a shut off valve on my cartridge filter and the hose connected to it has blown off twice? The first time it blew off I thought maybe I didn’t tighten down the bracket enough, so the second time I made sure. I wake up this morning to my pool level below the jet and my pump...
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  3. Nickoskowski01

    Thankful for finding this group

    Hey Jeff- thanks for all your help man!
  4. Nickoskowski01

    Thankful for finding this group

    My CYA was at zero when I started the slam last Tuesday so I had the dry chem in a sock dissolving throughout the week. I kept testing the cya throughout the day along with FC levels to make sure a was adding the right amount of chlorine as the CYA level increased. Am I good in a situation like...
  5. Nickoskowski01

    Thankful for finding this group

    Thanks for the info- just from emptying the filter 3 times the water level got too low so I filled it with about 1/2 water, replaced the filter, tested the CYA which was 45 added the liquid chlorine to bring it up to 18 FC. this morning still cloudy but better than yesterday. So just keep...
  6. Nickoskowski01

    Thankful for finding this group

    I cleaned the algae out of my cartridge filter 2 days ago, brushed the bottom of the pool this morning and there was still algae blowing around. Should I clean this thing out every couple days? Also I might have to add water. Should I wait until after slam is complete?
  7. Nickoskowski01

    Thankful for finding this group

    water is still cloudy, CYA read 30 FC 12.5 do I mess with other chemicals during the slam process?
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  9. Nickoskowski01

    Thankful for finding this group

    Thanks for the help. I have the charts for maintenance and slam. The cya test this morning was 35 and fc dropped to 14. Would you recommend turning off the chlorinator while in the slam process? Pool isnt green anymore just cloudy still. Ive. Been reading up on the oclt, do I want to wait until...
  10. Nickoskowski01

    Thankful for finding this group

    Thanks I checked the cya this morning it was 35 and the FC was 14.
  11. Nickoskowski01

    Thankful for finding this group

    I have a 28’ round above ground pool and have struggled with chemicals. I came back from vacation last week and my pool was green. Leslie’s pool store said to dump some algicide in and then 2 lbs of chlorine shock and I’d be good..Uh no! After finding this site last week I started reading up on...
  12. Nickoskowski01

    CYA

    How long after CYA fully dissolves should I test it’s level? Seems to take a few days..