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What is the best time to run the pump? Is it best during the day to keep the chlorine circulated and help with heat absorption from the sun or at night to help keep the warmer water mixed with the cooler water against the walls? Right now I have our pump set to run for 8 hours starting about...

Here is my issue. Thanks to funky weather and a tree I'm in the process of doing a SLAM. My issue is I still have green cloudy water but I'm not losing any chlorine. Started this past Friday and had steady chlorine loss till Monday night. My CYA is 40 so my SLAM level is 16. Monday night test...

Is anyone else having issues when replying with a quote that the space doesnt work when typing? Had that on a couple different threads. Replied with a quote and had to type the whole reply as one loooooong word then go back and put the spaces in. Works fine here but not when replying.

This is my first year with a sand filter. Being in Michigan we can count of some very cold freezing weather. I have no issues bringing the pump inside to the basement so it doesnt freeze but can I leave the sand filter in the unheated garage? I can pull the 6 way valve and drain as much...

For those of you with the ultra frames what do you do about the water that collects in the liner opening right under the frame section for the legs? Ive been battling an algae issue and now I know why. I never thought to check there but almost every single pocket where there is a leg there is...

Finally we are upgrading to an Intex 3000gph pump and sand filter. Will be delivered tomorrow! Im as excited as a kid on christmas morning. I might just skip out of work early to go home and tinker with it. Amazon had it on sale for $158. Right now Ive spent just about that on the "B"...

Having an issue getting our pools temp to and above 70. 22x52 intex ultra frame. Sees sun morning and mid day then starts to get shade from about 2:30-3pm. Right now a heater or solar cover are not in the budget. Also doesnt help that our daytime temps are between mid 70's to low 90's but...

Quick question. Just checked my CYA I knew it was going to be low but it's below 20. I still have some cal-hypo pucks laying around from before I found this site. Can I use those to boost CYA? And if so about how much does each puck boost it? Thanks all

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So we had an issue over the weekend that caused us to need a new liner for our 2 week old intex ultra frame pool. Called Intex yesterday and after 5 minutes they sent out an email with a form to fill out. Filled it out and attached the required original receipt and sent back. Woke up this...

Quick question how long the reagents in the test kit are good for. Had the kit since July and stored it in the basement all winter. Should I order a refill kit or go for another year

Read the sticky about closing AG pool and it says to drain the pool to 6 inches below returns. But since I have to move ours first thing in the spring so we can put in a patio and it was a bit unlevel I fully drained it. Now we live in the snow belt. I wasnt planning on covering it since its...

Morning all! Been fighting a sand issue the last few weeks. Have a 15' round summer escapes metal frame pool with the standard 1000gph pump/cartridge filter. Have a cheap vacuum that uses a garden hose to create suction. My issue is everything i have used to catch the sand while vacuuming...

What is a normal average amount of daily FC loss? Last night I raised my FC up to 10ppm. After vacuuming. Checked it a little while ago and it's down. So I checked for CC and a double check of the CYA Tonites tests results were FC 7 CC 0 CYA 50 the pool sees most of the mid day sun I...

Good morning everyone. After playing around with the new test kit last night for a while im very happy with the results. Even passed the OCLT last night too. Anyway are there any poolmath apps? And if so what would be the best on to use? I love the poolmath calculator on this site but...

We just set got our pool up and running last week. Its an Intex metal frame vinyl that holds about 3000 gallons. Picked up some fairly cheap test strips just to see whats going on. According to the strips the readings are Total Hardness: 200 Free chlorine: 0 pH 8.4 Alkalinity: 240 CYA:0 The...

Hi everyone. Just got our first real pool (besides kiddie pools). Now if only the weather would warm up enough to get in the critter.