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It - will - be - worth - it. :paddle:

Professional presentation. :goodjob:

Fat finger issue, embarrassing situation. :shock::mrgreen:

Be sure to use a rock that is big enough not to be sucked into any of the PVC openings in your filter box. --edit-- I see this has been suggested above a couple of times, sorry but not sorry. :mrgreen:

Welcome to TFP. A good test kit is the foundation of a safe and trouble free pool.

Look on the bright side Tara, you are getting the crash course on backyard pool care. You will be an expert in no time, just in time for summer. :paddle:

Make sure the door swings freely and does not bind, then yes cut back the foam float.

Your CYA is at 60ppm already, time to pull the tabs.

Hard to believe that pool was once a black swamp. Very nice. :goodjob:

Fill up a bucket and set it next to your pool. Measure the days loss in your pool and bucket, they should be close.

I like the way you think. The FAS-DPD test is critical for pool maintenance because it has the range, accuracy and precision to perform diagnostic tests like the , manage a successful and confirm your daily FC loss. The CYA test confirms the math you are relying on and is the data point you...

The foundation of TFP is your ability to self test your pool water at home, as needed with a repeatable. accurate and precise test kit capable of testing a set of pool water chemistry levels. FC free chlorine CC combined chloromates pH TA total alkalinity CH calcium harndness CYA...

Not sure what a stick test is but is your free chlorine in the target zone relative to your Cyanuric acid levels?

If your dirty particles are the effects of an algae bloom you need to attack the source and eliminate the algae. If the debris is dirt consider an automated vac. How do you test your water chemistry?

Ok your SWG is slightly exceeding your daily FC loss but I would not turn it off now at peak season and 7 is not too high. Simply turn your SWG down a notch now and try to keep your FC stable from day to day and err on the high side. You do yourself no favors by keeping your FC on the low end...

If your FC is 5.5ppm it is not too high and does not appear to be rising too fast. Relax and test every day to monitor your system. What is your CYA target?

Add the chlorine amount recommended by Pool Math with the pump running wait 30 minutes and test for FC to see if you reached your target.

Every year in the spring for several weeks my pool surface collects millions of tiny (1-3mm) flying insects, thrips. They can only be viewed on the surface in the right light. Many of the thrips get pulled off with the skimmer and will foul my skimmer hair nets in only 3 to 4 days. Without the...

Worth it? Oh yes it will be a great summer by the pool. Stay the course, its wise to get the foundation and the electrical correct. The tiller will speed things up too. Post pics of the progress.

A smooth pool bottom solves the stubbed toe issue when avoiding being tagged playing Marco Polo.

I installed a main drain on my first AG pool. This was over 20 years ago and my goal was to assist in cleaning the pool without having to manually vaccume every other day.. It worked ok but it sure felt strange cutting a hole in the bottom of a new liner during the install. Times have changed...

Fill empty bleach bottles with water ......

She's wise to your plan. :wink: Nice try though.

Get a small submersible pump, or start a siphon and remove the water first.

Do a search for TF-100 I believe you can order on their site. The Taylor K-2006c can be sourced from several places on line. Pool store in my experience will not stock these kits.

Test strips are not sufficient and pool store testing will wind up spinning you around in circles while picking your wallet clean. Don't take my word for it, search this forum for those two topics and learn from so many others before you. You first need a quality test kit we recommend two kits...

Welcome Angie N. We rely on testing our own pool water with a quality test kit to monitor the water chemistry. We only apply additives when we know exactly what they are and how they affect our water chemistry using the Pool Math calculator. List more information about your pool, equipment...

Send him this video.

So the hose is not smooth but corrugated. Is this a return pipe back to the pool or on the suction side headed to the pump? Is there any way you can cut the bad section out and reattach the hose to an end point or is it in the middle of the pipe? Any good plumbing shops nearby? Take it in...

Hose clamps and an old inner tube will slow it down if the crack is small. Post picture of the leak.