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Thank you for your advice. My pool numbers are perfect. PH holding steady so I didn't mess with the TA, water has that beautiful sparkle again! Will add borates next week. This site is the best!

So I did an OCLT last night FC did not drop, less than .5, started with 10, woke up with FC of 10. Vac out all the debris I can find, here are my current numbers FC 8.5-9 1pm dst PH 7.6 CC .5 or less TA 70 CYA 20-25 so my plan is to 1. raise the CYA to 40 or so 2. raise the TA to 90ish 3. keep...

Huge storm last night so pool is over full, I plan on vac out the extra water raising fc to 10 and will perform overnight test tonight. Not too much debris in there this morning, maybe all the pollen was dumped in from the first rain? Will post my numbers in the morning.

Huge storm last night so pool is over full, I plan on vac out the extra water raising fc to 10 and will perform overnight test tonight. Not too much debris in there this morning, maybe all the pollen was dumped in from the first rain? Will post my numbers in the morning.

With all our trees the pool only receives sunlight from 11am-4:30 or so but they do not hang over the pool. Nearest tree is about 30 ft away. Water temp is never above 78 but we love it like that!

Thank you for clarifying about the cartridge filter. So an update...I completed my first slam yesterday, met all 3 requirements. Lots of daily vacuuming and brushing, did the stairs, cleaned the cartridge. I would have the family create a whirlpool and use the brush to make sure everything was...

I have a cartridge filter, and that is my question... do I have to resort to vacuuming to waste? I think it will take several times with lots of adding additional water, rebalancing etc. So that's why I wanted to know if that is my only or perhaps best option?

Test results with the TF-100 FC=5 CC=0 TC=5 TA=60 CH=180 CYA=30 Less than .5 chlorine loss on the overnight test Use filter socks 100% of the time, change them twice a day pool is in the middle of the woods, lots of clay dust I have been using the TFP method for three years with great...