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After completely draining and a complete scrub down, last weekend, we refilled. The levels were: FC 10 CC 1 PH 8.2 TA 300 CH 350 CYA 0 Our yard is covered in pecan trees. We have had cover on during night to keep the black seeds out from the pool. Last night, we vacuumed, brushed, bypass to...

Hello All, so after many weeks of continuing with high CYA and chlorine levels we drained it. The CYA was steady at about 160 and chlorine was 36, with alkalinity at 230. So we drained it with a water hose this weekend and are ready to get it prepared then close it up for the season. I vaguely...

Hi, I was in process of doing a SLAM 2 weeks ago, as CYA was almost 300. Emptied 75% of pool water and added new. Just received my TF-100 kit Saturday. I'm just learning and doing all on my own, so please bare with me. Im so glad I quit adding liquid chlorine and stopped SLAM process. I had...

Hi, I am on day 5 of doing a SLAM for the first time. I'm still very new at learning the method, so I've read and watched alot on this amazing site to help me. I've ordered a Taylor TF-100 to monitor levels. Until then, I've gotten past the yellow range where I can test accurately, through the...

Hi All! First time poster here. We finally got our above ground vinyl pool set up this past weekend. Since we are new, we decided to test water first, to see levels. (Checking with clorox test strips) All levels were off. We added: PH Down, a large clorox chlorine tablet into the floater, and...