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    Cloudy Water/First Time Opening

    Thank you. That is the direction I needed.
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    Cloudy Water/First Time Opening

    I did. I'd like to believe that I'm taking the right steps but thought I'd lay out what exactly what I'm doing on here to confirm that I'm not overlooking anything or making a simple mistake. Hopefully the cloudy water will vanish through time?
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    Cloudy Water/First Time Opening

    This is the fourth shock in less than a week. Should I keep at it? I've been doing the overnight test to measure the chlorine consumption. I was also unsure about what 'shock level' is. Is it the FC level that must be reached to have an effective shock? Also, would shocking and filtering rid of...
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    Cloudy Water/First Time Opening

    I'm a novice pool owner. I have an inground 20,000g with a sand filter and I use chlorine. I took the mesh cover off 6 days ago and was greeted by a green swamp. I ran the filter continuously and brought the chemicals within parameters. I also added algaecide and shocked it several times. I...
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    Best way to winterize Filter/Valve

    I agree. The spring is about $10 and seems easier to replace than the main seal.
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    Best way to winterize Filter/Valve

    I have a Tagelus sand filter with a Pentair Hi-Flow valve. I followed the manual's instructions precisely to winterize the unit. This invlovled depressing the spring and rotating the valve handle to the 'WINTERIZE' position on a rib. It states that this will keep pressure off of the main seal...