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Hello, all! This is my second pool following these methods and 2nd year with this particular pool. The first year, we fought a battle keeping it balanced as the TA and CH were consistently high. I got that all worked out at about this time last year and we had a perfect pool all summer. Over...

I've got my supplies, and I'm ready to go. I've actually been ready to go for a few days, but left town for a couple nights and had to SLAM and wait for the FC to come down. Next time, I'll ask the dog sitter to throw some bleach in. Today's test: FC -10 CC -0 pH - 7.8 TA - 90 CH - 550 CYA...

Hello! So it rained all day yesterday here, and it's not unusual for us to have quite a bit of dirt/sand in the pool after a big rain, but this looked different. I tested and everything tested OK, but I still felt like this was a little more than the usual. I ran the vac yesterday afternoon...

Hello! I spent a lot of time here last year as a new pool owner with a 18' above ground SWG pool in PA. We just moved to Florida and the new house and new climate came with a new to us pool! The pool was put in back in the 70's and as we understand, it's painted concrete. It's 20'x40' with a...

As I posted a couple of weeks ago, our winter cover had blown off (after being under a couple of feet of ice for a while, the cable snapped. It all melted and the cover flew off while we were on vacation) and I didn't want to mess with getting a new cable and getting it back on. The water has...

We closed our pool up back in October following the methods here. Crazy cold and snowy winter, and I hear there's more coming. With all the snow and ice storms we've had, I had a solid 2' of ice on top of the cover and only once did it melt enough to pump it off just for it to build back up...

Oh, the day has come. :cry: Our pool water has hit and held at 60 degrees for a few days. Cleaned it all up, vacuumed, and backwashed the filter this morning. Just ran some tests, and I'm sure this is in part due to the 7" of rain we've had since Wednesday (had to drain the pool down twice a...

Hello! I've been working on lowering TA since pool was installed. Backwashed yesterday which meant I needed to add even more water than I already needed to add, so added some yesterday, and then it rained and it came back up from 120. Trying to hit the target! Current readings: FC - 4 CC - 0...

I've been testing w/ TF100 and SpeedStir daily. However, it was dark this evening when I got to get out for my FC/pH measure for the evening, so I turned on the extra light. For the first time ever, .5 CC registered... Took another sample of pool water and came inside to do it under normal...

Ever since the pool was installed last month, I've been working down the TA. Started somewhere around 280, it's currently at 130. Full results: FC - 4 CC - 0 pH - 7.2 (was 7.8 - added 2C of dry acid today to get to TA 120. Yes, I know MA is preferred, but I'm super sensitive - skin and...

Because of this site and the wonderful admins and members who help, my pool is getting pretty close to perfect! I've posted the troubles we've had with the installation, the SWG not working, and my high TA, and with help, I'm moving in the right direction! It took about a week of dialing in...

Ours wouldn't function on first power up today, I ran through troubleshooting with no results, so I was hoping I could find someone who's been there done that. Tried to search, but it's only bringing up every other Pool Pilot being use in an Above Ground pool. Could really use some help!

BUT- what a nightmare. From the mean guy in charge of the installation crew to the fact that I now have a pool, full of water, with no pump/filter/SWG running. The sales guy assured me that they would be hooking everything up to check the plumbing, pump, and SWG and that they would leave an...

Hello! I've been researching and even lurking here for a bit, so I had a pretty solid idea of what to ask for when I made (what I thought would be) my final trip to sign a contract for a new 18' Matrix with SWG. However, as he was writing up the quote, I decided I'd better bring you all the...