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I got it! Not sure if the drain covers did it, or the extra few days of SLAM, but I measured 24.5ppm FC last night at 9pm (0.5ppm HIGHER than I expected to see based on my chlorine dosing at 7pm), and I measured 24ppm FC at 4:30am, or 0.5ppm OCLT. I am still measuring 0.5ppm CC. I have never...

Thank you, @PoolStored, the dumbbell trick came in clutch, and I can actually hold my breath a lot longer than I thought (got my second cover unscrewed and removed in a single dive ;)). I decided to wait a couple days for the water temp to get back into the high 60’s, as temps dropped quite a...

Negative on the main drain covers. Man, I’m gonna struggle with that…but that’s probably where it’s hiding. Is there any alternative to removing those, like another super dose of chlorine and divert all the pump flow to the drains, or something? :confused: I’m a little overweight (i.e. I float...

Ok. I’m not trying to cut corners, I’m just looking for clarification/advice. If “keep going” is the only advice, I will, but it seems like I’m not getting there. The water has been clear for 6 days now. I have put 18 gallons of fresh (April 2024) 10% liquid chlorine in the pool since I...

I’ve had the FC at SLAM level for a week now. The water cleared up in 48 hours once I started, but I only got my FAS/DPD test kit a couple days ago to perform the OCLT. I tested tonight a few minutes before sunset, and I’ll try to get up before sunrise tomorrow to see if it’s any closer. CC...

Here’s a picture that better shows the deep-end staining: Brushing/vacuuming doesn’t seem to affect it.

Ok, so, I guess I’m not very good at listening to directions, so I apologize for that, AND the long post. I went ahead and raised my FC level to 24ppm on Thursday night and have kept it between 18-24ppm using a 1/6th diluted sample and my DPD kit ever since. My TF FAS/DPD kit arrived on...

Can I ask you where the 25% figure comes from. I see that a lot on here. Is it just considered a “best practice”? Starite recommends cleaning at 10psi over base. If I keep to twice a day, and do my second cleaning just before bed, I can probably hit that goalpost. I can’t quit my job to do this...

I physically can’t. I’m seeing that rise roughly every 3 hours, and it takes me over an hour to do. I did them twice yesterday and once today. Even after doing it twice yesterday, the pressure had doubled by morning (21psi to 40psi). Which is why I wanted to try and start the SLAM early… I’m...

Hello, I’m two weeks into trying to open my pool. Second year owning it; I guess I just got lucky last year. This year I’m trying to do things right, but I’ve been making a LOT of mistakes prior to finding this site. There’s so much conflicting info floating around out there… I have a TFP...

Thanks! According to Taylor, the only difference in my 1005 kit and the 2006 kit is a FAS/DPD add-on, and the size of the reagent bottles. So, I’d say if I get the add-on FAS/DPD, I CAN get quite close…until I run out of reagent. And then I’ll buy one of the recommended kits to replace it…

Thank you. I’ve read and am reading it all. I think I’ll have it pegged here in a couple of days; my chemistry is pretty close to being right-on, but my filter cartridge is of unknown age, and I don’t have an operating pressure base line, so I’m hoping the new carts that will be here Tuesday...

Hello, My name is Casey, and I am a relatively new (2nd swimming season) pool owner in Dayton, Nevada (about an hour South-East of Lake Tahoe). My wife and I bought a house with a pool…it seemed like a good idea at the time. Anyway…I’ve been lurking here since a few days after opening my pool...