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Thank you JVTrain!

First of all, let me say how much I love troublefreepool.com!:lovetfp: This is my third season to use this method and our best season yet! Mid-way thru the season last year, I converted my dad from being "pool $tored", now I'm helping our neighbor convert. Also my sister bought her first pool...

I'm no expert, but we battle high iron in our fill water also (although we are on city water). It sounds like your water color is about what I get. While you are waiting for an expert to chime in, you can put a white paper towel in your skimmer basket and see if it turns brown. If it turns...

Here is a link to a thread I started a few weeks ago. I think we had the same issue. At the end of the thread is a link on how to remove the copper bars. It is really easy. http://www.troublefreepool.com/threads/122492-SWCG-on-the-Blink

Is your SWG Intex with copper bars? Have you tried cleaning the titanium electrode? Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk

Someone linked me to your post to remove the copper bars. Thank you! It worked. I removed the "post" with a small nut driver. I found that 8/32 flat nuts (.07 cents each at the local hardware store) worked great to screw the post back in using the same small nut driver, I did not have...

We used this same cartridge filter for 2 summers before upgrading to a sand filter this summer. I had that happen a time or two, but I don't think that bad. Did you follow the instructions on opening the plunger valves in the correct order and the air valve until water came out? Also make...

Could it be some kind of reaction between the salt and the high FC levels? Did you have SWG running while you were SLAMing? You could put a white paper towel in skimmer basket and see if it turns colors. Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk

We used a shop vac to finish empting ours then mopped with bleach and water. Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk

When I had very little water being pulled into the pump basket I found that the skimmer hose adaptor was clogged. On my Intex pool it is the blue piece inside the pool. I will attach a picture. Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk

Do you have a cartridge filter or a sand filter? Our fill water is high in iron, so after fighting with it all last year, we upgraded to an Intex pump with sand filter this year. After about 48 hours the new pump/filter cleared the water. You can also put white paper towels in the skimmer...

1. Are you using one of the preferred test kits? 2. Did you add salt and let it disolve with the pump running for 24 hours before turning in the SWG on? 3. Using Pool Math add the appropriate amount of plain bleach until the SWG is producing chlorine. Sorry this is short. I'm on my phone and...

Just a couple of more thoughts: 1. When you start your pump/sand filter, keep an eye on the PSI and water flow. The iron will clog up the filter quicker than expected and you will need to backwash and rinse (possibly multiple times until the water clears). 2. Give the filter at least 48...

You're Welcome! POP (pool owner patience)! :cool:

Don't give up! We have high iron levels in our fill water also. I fought it all last year. Search Green to Brown and you can see all my filtering and efforts. Re-filled this summer and water turned again from iron. I don't remember the name of my thread this year, but I think you can search...

Thanks for links. Hopefully I'm understanding this correctly that it will generate chlorine without the copper bars. I will give it a try. Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk

SWCG only ran for about 2 - 2 1/2 hours then went to sleep mode w/ low salt indicator on. Based on above information, is it time to replace? Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk

Every couple of days or so, my SWCG is indicating low salt then goes to sleep without finishing out the run time. I've thought all summer that it was not producing as much chlorine as it should. Instruction Manual recommends run time of 4 hours and an optimal salt level of 3,000 ppm. I've...

Thank you JVTrain and Cowboycasey. I will become a supporter soon. May have to start small because of already buying a new pump with sand filter and adding landscaping. If I start small, I will upgrade by next summer.

I guess I'm missing the info somewhere. To become a Bronze, Silver or Gold Supporter, is that a monthly donation or annual donation? How much and how often to be Lifetime?

I'm new at this and sure no expert, but does your pool have enough salt for your system? How are testing the salt level?

Our fill water (city) also had a high iron content. The sand filter cleared it up. Before we got the new pump/sand filter we were using the small cartridge filter and it was pretty much worthless. Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk

I had this same problem about 2 days after installing an Intex pump/sand filter on our Intex 18 x 48 pool. I unscrewed the blue connector inside the pool where the skimmer basket hose attaches and it was full of trash and gunk. No problems since I cleaned that out. Sent from my SPH-L720 using...

Does anyone know how many tests can be performed with the K1766 Taylor Salt Test? Is the K1766 Taylor Salt Test worth the extra money? Thanks in advance for any information provided.

The pool survived!:whoot: My dad came over Tuesday night and ran the pump/sand filter and added about 8 cups of bleach. I got home a day or two earlier than planned so I was able to start the pump/sand filter and SWCG this morning and removed the floaters w/ pucks (they had not completely...

Thanks everyone for the replies. Every time I think I have things running smoothly something else causes an issue. We just installed the new pump/sand filter last weekend (had a small cartridge filter and our city water has too much iron in it). It has definitely cleared our water from the...

I have been having an issue with my pump/filter. I would like to leave it on (via timer) but when it comes on it doesn't pull water so I have to backwash or close the plunger valves and re-open then turn on the pump/filter. I can't run the risk of it coming on without pulling water and with no...

I will be gone for about a week and hoping to not come back to a swamp .... Numbers tonight at 9:50: FC 3.5 CC .5 CH 75 TA 100 pH 7.5 CYA 60 (a week ago, it was too dark to test) My pump/filter and SWCG will be off during this time for the most part. I do have someone that will look in on...

I used hth brand. Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk

Issues, issues, issues ..... We installed the new pump with sand filter on Saturday and ran it for 24+ hours. Everything was fine on Monday. I ran it Monday night and went out Tuesday morning to switch it to run on the timer. When I turned it off and turned on the timer switch it would not...