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When I purchased my home I was SO SURE that my first act was going to be tearing out the pool that came with it (above ground) due to what I thought was the work and expense in maintaining a pool. Happily I had an easier time finding this site than figuring out how to get rid of the pool and...

I just wanted to give an update on things. When last I posted I had a cloudy pool that I was still trying to figure out. As it turned out I did *not* need to (fully?) SLAM my pool as I initially thought. The only downside to that was that I bought 20 gallons of 12.5% in preparation for a SLAM...

Re: FC and Reagents Thank you, Jason. That's exactly what I needed to know. Yeah, my CYA is too low (my story is (with test results) here ). I was at 0 CYA and only estimated a bump up to 20ppm for my non-SLAM which is likely diluted due to the rain we've had (I've had to drain off some of...

FC and Reagents I'm just getting started and have 2 quick questions. How concerned should I be about drops (big drops??) in my FC level during the day? My pool gets full sun from around 9am until 6pm - no trees to shade it. Yesterday was the first full sunny day that we've had since I've had...

No FC loss overnight but I still tested 0.5 FC this morning over what I measured last night despite both sweeping and waiting an hour after dosing. CC was 0 (not even a tinge of pink when I tested for it). So, I have 16 untouched boxes of chlorine and 1 that I'm a little over half way...

Interesting development. Water is clear (or at least I don't discern cloudiness - I can easily see to the bottom of the pool) and taking a stroll around the perimeter I don't see any muck on the bottom). I *should* backwash (filter on low speed is currently at ~5psi with a starting point of...

I haven't checked for a broken lateral yet. Thanks for the link, I haven't read through yet, but it looks like a lot of great information. The filter was just installed ~ 3 weeks ago so I had hoped it wasn't an equipment issue. Unfortunately I stepped away for a few minutes while he was getting...

This morning's FC test results made no sense again (and yet made total sense). I went to bed with what I read as 11ppm FC and woke up at 17.5. I gained again which isnt' possible. This time I know the AquaSmarte was off. What I think is happening is that I'm measuring FC a half hour after I...

So I did manage to vacuum. Observation #1: when I switched my motor to high to vacuum (was going to do it on low - that worked pretty well the other day, but decided to go to high) I got stuff (sand?) shooting into the pool right away. Like a visible stream of it. I did not see any such thing...

Okay. Thunderstorms are rolling through and apparently will all night so no vacuuming tonight (not likely - if we get another break then maybe...). I'm super curious of what's at the bottom of the pool right now. I know it was sand before based on what I saw when I took the cover off, but this...

That is beautiful!

Happily the water has been clear since Sunday! I don't know that I would call it super sparkly but it is clear and I can easily see the bottom of my pool. I don't discern any cloudiness. I think I may still have some oil (actually, o-ring lube) in my water. [Quick backstory: Early in my...

:rolleyes: :oops: I made a rookie mistake... :testkit: I did my morning reading for my OCLT. It was 15ppm. I gained 4ppm overnight. Through the magic of reading the forums, I realized that I forgot to remove the Mizermax pack from my AquaSmarte (or to at least turn it "off"). I've been...

Chlorine is now sitting at 11ppm. I will test again in the morning and see what I get. Is it weird that I like doing the tests? I got the speedstir, too, so that just makes it even more fun. :p

That's what I thought (about CH) based on the pre-reading (pool school). Thanks for the confirmation, Richard!! To correct my last post I was targeting 40, not 30 on CYA in Pool Math. That should have been 4.5lbs of conditioner for my pool. I put 2 lbs in the sock for now and just got done...

Ok. So I see that there is a collection of what I thought was more sand yesterday but I think it may actually be settled cotton (looked less like sand and more like...something else and more towards white than anything else). I need to vacuum again but won't get to it tonight. My pool was...

Okay, I finished vacuuming about an hour ago and when I was just out (had to raise my water level back up, went out to take the hose out) I saw that there were more deposits of what I'm assuming are sand in the area that I just vacuumed. Not a ton, but then, it's only been an hour. No telling...

I had enough clarity this morning that I could see shadows of the muck on the bottom of the pool. I vacuumed to waste again (because the muck went right through the filter and back into the pool). I was able to get out all of what I saw (can't promise that I didn't miss any) which was not a...

Oh, and I forgot to add, a couple of things. I was cloudy but could kinda at the bottom of the pool, and could certainly make out shadows of debris on the bottom, over the last few days. I tried to vacuum on Wednesday and Thursday but didn't do well either day (operator error and what I...

Current Status: TF100 is due on Monday I just stocked up on 20 gallons of chlorine (12.5% for this batch) + I still have 1 gallon of "please don't turn green again before I get to SLAM you!!" stash left - I'm ready for the SLAM, If I need more than 21 gallons then I will replenish my supply...

Thanks, Casey! I ordered the TF100 shortly after my post and am anxiously awaiting it's arrival. I'm totally convinced that slamming works after reading a few posts on the forum complete with pictures that showed the progression from totally green to sparkling blue. I also look forward to the...

Hello, All! I purchased a house in 2013 that came with a pool. It was late in the season and I had so much to do with moving in so I never opened it last year (and apparently the previous owners didn't open it the year before either), so my pool sat for 2 years unused. This year I went for it...