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    Adding water to pool?

    Yes it’s normal. I’m just north of you in Round Rock and I have to add water twice a week. The loss is right at 2” per 7 days with this heat.
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    Hello from TX

    New member here. Joined a few weeks back when I ran across an issue and needed some guidance. TFP has been the best and helped guide me into a TFP clear pool. Special thanks to @Rancho Cost-a-Lotta , @pjt , @Mdragger88 for the guidance and to @Sarah and Nate for getting me the test kit quickly...
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  4. J

    To drain or not to drain

    Test results this morning: FC 6 CC .5 or lower (test water stayed clear) TA 110 CYA 40 PH 8.2 Anything I need to do regarding the PH? Will it drift down further on its own?
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    To drain or not to drain

    Thanks for all the help! I’ll give it a couple days and test everything and post results. It’ll give me some re-assurance :) Yes I want to get the SWG going sooner than later so I’m looking into that. Also, what do you feel about sand vs cartridge filters? I am most likely going to have to...
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    To drain or not to drain

    Update day 8: Same as the previous night. Only lost 1. So I believe I’ll call it good and let the FC drop to maintain level. So is the next step today to test everything else and see where we are?
  7. J

    To drain or not to drain

    LOL! Thank you!! 🤞🏼To passing overnight test tonight
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    To drain or not to drain

    Am I getting close to TFP clear?
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  11. J

    To drain or not to drain

    Water looks great! I’ve never heard of the quarter test but I’ll try that later
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    To drain or not to drain

    Update day 7: Feeling pretty good today! Only lost 1 overnight but could also be .5 It was one of those times that the test water seemed clear and I could have stopped but it also looked like it had just a tiny bit of pink and then I dropped one more drop and it barely changed or could be my...
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    To drain or not to drain

    Yes. We removed and soaked all of the returns in bleach. Only saw one spot on one drain that looked like algae but also looked like rust stain. I posted that picture last night. We have scrubbed all of those and also inside the returns which were clear. Also scrubbed around every jet and they...
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    To drain or not to drain

    We are keeping on with it! Day 6. Had to go to the HD to pick up more LC and for grins I took water with me to test at Leslie’s because they are next door. They tested and told me My chlorine was too high and then told me to stop using LC and add tabs back to the pool. They said you will never...
  15. J

    To drain or not to drain

    It poofs. I don’t think the sand filter is doing it’s job. Comes back every morning
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    To drain or not to drain

    Lost another 2FC overnight 🙄
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    To drain or not to drain

    Exactly what it was. The screw on the top was missing. Pulled out as much as I could and brushed behind it. Didn’t see any growth.
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    To drain or not to drain

    Here’s a pretty good top down pic. All of the screws in the white housing are set the same. There are screws in every hole. Now on the silver trim, it does look like the top hole is different than the others.
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  21. J

    To drain or not to drain

    Attached pic is a close up of the light. I can see the screws in the white housing around the light but I’m wondering if the holes in the silver have screws in them and the silver part is what releases. I can’t see screws in the silver. If they are in there, they are deep set. Also, I pulled...
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    To drain or not to drain

    The light does have screws all the way around but it also has silicone between the wall and light. You can see it when close up. So that makes me hesitant to pull it off while the water level is over it. I will take a closer look at the other covers today and pull off.
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    To drain or not to drain

    Thank you! You’ve been a valuable contributor 🙌
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    To drain or not to drain

    So here is something else I have not asked about but this has happened since we moved in this house and still happens after the sand filter was cleaned and sand was changed. The pool company that serviced said this is normal. In this picture I have zoomed in and you see what appears to be...
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    To drain or not to drain

    Pics without pump running
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