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    SLAM with flow but no filter?

    Jason, others, I wanted to quickly report back some status for other users and voice my appreciation. 1. I did add 1/2 a gallon of stabilizer, but it is not clear that it worked. 2. as of Tuesday I have a functional pump and boy does it blow away a single 1/6 and a single 1/5 HP sump on 5-10'...
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    Deep Cleaning a Sand Filter

    Thank you for your wonderful post - it was great! I did some youtube searching and watched some other articles, but I did have some questions that I felt may help other, newbie, users. I cleaned mine out today and it was so grouse what came out. I had what appears to be lumps of decayed...
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    SLAM with flow but no filter?

    I stopped by the pool store for CYA, a pressure gauge, and some D.E. to consider spiking my sand filter. The pool store had a significant different (lower) reading on the FC(2) and CC(1), so I probably lost a lot of chlorine today. I mentioned CYA and he stressed that it cannot be added until...
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    SLAM with flow but no filter?

    Thank you Jason! :) My wife still only trusts the pool stores, so that is going to take some convincing. She is already freaking about the "other" 94.x% of other ingredients in the bleach as it did not come from a pool store. Anyway, I started the SLAM this morning with regular off-brand...
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    SLAM with flow but no filter?

    I wanted to start by voicing my appreciation to this forum and the community. I have been reading responses, and threads, and I look forward to reading more great ideas! :cool: Question: Can I SLAM my pool without a functional filter or vacuum? If not, is it safe to bleach it until the pump...