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figured there was another valve on the suction side...missed he said returns. OP - do you only have skimmers, or is there a drain on the bottom too?

the high TA is raising the pH. is there a waterfall or anything else providing high aeration? are the return jets pointed at the surface and creating a lot of turbulence? Your TA was fine before (60) and to increase the pH you should have used borax to raise the pH, which raises the pH but...

are you referring to the ones at the bottom right of the picture, basically in the foreground in front of the pump? its not connected to the return from the pool to the pump, right? could it be electrical to lights, etc? as far as the returns go, only real way to figure it out is to close...

you dont need it, and you dont want it! you have a saltwater system, thats all you need to use. i cant believe they have you doing other stuff, oh wait, i know why :) get your salt cell dialed in and all you should need to do is possibly add a little muriatic acid every once in a while to...

dont worry about checking your CYA, it wont show up in the tests for up to a week. once its fully dissolved (you can speed it up by squeezing the bag), its in there and you base your SLAM FC values on the new CYA level (old plus whatever you added). second question, you can swim with your FC...

a cheap alternative is to build a water level. google it, easy to make a just needs some flexible tubing

i dont think you really need to waste the money on the rigid insulation. its more critical that you are absolutely flat and that there are no rocks/root that could impact the liner. For the money you would spend on the insulation, i would buy a cheap laser level from homedepot and set that up...

great progress!

those CC values seem way way high. what level (ml) are you filling the cylinder to? how many drops are you using to get your FC? after it turns clear, then how many drops are you adding to get your CC value? something seems off.

just do yourself a favor...dont add up how much all those branded pool chems cost :) depressing welcome to TFP! glad you decided to take control of your pool. you are going to be VERY happy with the results and savings!

i would suggest you get a new liner, and then read up on the TFP method (pool school link at top of page). We can help save you a lot of time and money and have an always clear pool. our method resolves around having an accurate test kit (TF100 is best value), and no, pool store testing is NOT...

wow, this one might be some fun! are you able to get the liner back into place?? you can lower the water a few inches and use near boiling water to pour on the liner to allow it to stretch a little bit. if you cant get the liner back into place, there is no point in SLAMing it to clean it...

how are you chlorinating? looks like tablets in your skimmer basket and when its not running the super high chlorinated water is breaking down your liner. You also have an algae outbreak and need to SLAM. in order to do that you need to read up on pool school and get yourself a test kit

I would get your CH and CYA addressed asap. just go to pool math and it will tell you how much to add. i would just go for CYA of 30 for now, as the summer goes on you can always increase it as needed. i would just buy some granular stabilizer since you are at 0. you can always use the...

no need for algaecide. not sure why its sudding up, but i would think it would go away on its own. if he added 3 lbs of shock, thats boosting your CYA up. what test kit are you using?

first, welcome! secondly, do not drain your pool yet. pool stores are horrible at testing, and the worst test is CYA. For giggles, i had three pool stores test my CYA last year...they said 0, 100, 100+. the real CYA was 30. dont make any decisions based on pool store testing. If you have...

i would have just cut down the oak trees :) i hate oak trees, they get way too big and drop way too many leaves and pollen. as far as the cover goes, i have no idea, i dont have one. you will lose less FC for sure.

great. BTW you dont need to buy the pool salt they sell in the pool section. get it from the section for water softeners. just make sure you get the one that is just pure salt. no additives for iron, etc. as a bonus its the cheapest one! you will save a few bucks per bag this way. when...

next year you can close yourself, its not too complicated and there is a very detailed instruction/photos on here to help :)

definitely not saying to run it 24 hours. does your time allow you to run it twice per day? how much do you pay in electricity?? if it was $150 for a 1.5hp pump, for a 31 day month that means you would be paying $0.18 per kwh! ouch! i pay around $0.12 here. ok, since no main drain on the...

do you have pinch a penny and/or Leslies where you live? if so, call and see if they sell the 2.5 gallon refillable jugs. usually the refill is only like $4-5 for 10.5% and its usually very fresh. we have them in Florida, didnt know how far up into GA they go.

the requirement on pump run time is to run long enough so that the water is clean to your standards. for others like myself that run a saltwater pool, the other criteria is to run it long enough to achieve proper chlorination. Based on what you are saying, it seems to me that you are going to...

i think if you already began the SLAM might as well continue. you could always just add some acid to lower your pH by 0.4 or so and be safe. i wouldnt postpone your SLAM if you already got started personally. others may disagree. as you noted correctly, you cannot test for pH now until FC...

great pool! i see you have a TF100 test kit already. Are the pumps not running yet then since it hasnt been opened? i would get some bleach/chlorine and keep your FC around 3-5ppm for now until you get everythign running, with cooler water you may only need to add 2ppm worth each day maybe...

Re: All inclusive trip to Florida (Disney World) One of the slowest times for Disney is Thanksgiving week. much lower crowds and weather is tolerable. good advice above. if you stay at disney brand hotel, you can take the buses to/from disney which is really nice. not really a savings as...

no issues switching chemicals...nothing special about Leslie chemicals...unless you count them costing 2x as much as stuff from walmart, lowes, etc. :) congrats on taking control of your pool! - - - Updated - - - its because you have an accurate test kit and know how to use it! seriously...

sounds like pollen maybe...is there anything else in the pool right now? i left some noodles in last year and they started to break down and leaving stuff in the pool.

Wow, first off, is there anything un-opened that you can return and get your money back??? ok, the next thing to do is unfortunetly spend some money...get the TF-100 test kit, will be around $70 i think. we really cant recommend anything without first knowing your levels. remember, we arent...

when you start to kill algae it can appear white. its not mold. you need to SLAM your pool, which you cant do until you get the test kit and know your CYA. once you get that you determine if you need to drain to lower the CYA or if you are fine and can proceed to SLAM.

how does the water look? if you have algae outbreak, then loosing your FC makes sense.