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    2-3 week slam and still cloudy. Ideas?

    Yea, I just retested the CYA tonight and it reads 40. Taylor 2006 kit. When I first started it was 30 and the PH was 7.2 I've been slamming at levels 12 to 16 for 2 weeks. The only thing I can think is that the CYA moved up to 40 shortly after and the slam levels weren't quite high enough?
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    2-3 week slam and still cloudy. Ideas?

    I can't say that I've noticed any rattling but that might explain the sand substance in the pool right? - - - Updated - - - I'll check for rattling tomorrow. The more I think about it, the substance is finer than sand....when i brush it it clouds up into the water....if it was sand would it...
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    2-3 week slam and still cloudy. Ideas?

    Current levels FC = 11 CYA = 40 CC = 0 CH = 60 TA = 60 Started with a green mess after a 2 week vacation and found my CYA to be 100 plus so I did a partial drain and fill and got it down to 30. ( I used pucks and shock prior to vacation) I started the slam process and have been going strong...
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    Pump issue while slamming!

    I did the hose and rag trick and water makes it back to pool skimmer intake but after I ran the pump after that there's hardly any water coming thru the intake side of the pump skimmer. It doesn't even get 1/3 full. I probably sucked in a rock or something that my son threw in there. What...
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    Pump issue while slamming!

    I don't have a recirculate option on the filter. I have filter, backwash, rinse, winterize, whirlpool, and test. Would whirlpool bypass? I'm guessing drain does as well?
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    Pump issue while slamming!

    Hello everyone, first time post here. I left for vacation for 12 days and came back to a swamp and had problems clearing it up so I ran across this site and have been implementing the practices here. I had high CYA, 100+, so i did a partial drain and fill and got it down to 30. I've been...