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  1. GMTK

    Best Places to Buy Liquid Chlorine

    I did the same as EK Place but now it shows out of stock. Welp, time to buy an SWG.
  2. GMTK

    New Pool Owner—green again.

    Any updates?
  3. GMTK

    New Pool Owner—green again.

    And when you get ready to slam, have a LOT of bottles on hand. I think I went through 20 or so over a week period.
  4. GMTK

    New Pool Owner—green again.

    One of the hardest things for you to do - trusting people on this forum that you have never met. It was for me. But holy cow, the people here are insanely smart and helpful and if you do what they say, your pool will come around. It takes time and the hardest part is waiting. Walmart should have...
  5. GMTK

    First time pool owner

    What others have said including the smart/speed stir - worth every penny.
  6. GMTK

    Best Places to Buy Liquid Chlorine

    For those in the San Antonio area - Lowe's has household bleach, 7.5%, $12 for 3 bottles in stock.
  7. GMTK

    Need Help

    Stick with it and listen to the pros here. We had to drain 80% of our pool due to our CYA being off the charts. We then did the SLAM and it took almost two weeks but my numbers are starting to get back to normal (pre-draining the pool).
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    Howdy. New Member, no clue what I’m doing.

    Taylor sent me a new tube. Turns out it’s a stick at the bottom with the black dot. Great customer service by Taylor.
  9. GMTK

    Help, pool over flowing

    Thanks to all. Hooked up the hose for about 30 minutes while the pump was running and that did the trick. Siphon method should also work as the yard slopes. Appreciate the assistance.
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    Help, pool over flowing

    Had some rain and now the pool is overflowing. In ground - Jandy RS8? Controller and it appears the valves are automatic. Attaching some photos. If anyone can tell me what I need to do to drain this thing to get the level down, I would appreciate it. I see one hose type bib on the system...
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    Howdy. New Member, no clue what I’m doing.

    How How big of a dot?
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    Howdy. New Member, no clue what I’m doing.

    Second round of testing tonight: FC = 2 ppm .5 combined chloride if I did it right. Ph 7.8 TA = 130 ppm CH = 400 .7 saturation And no black dot At the bottom of the slimmer tube.
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    Howdy. New Member, no clue what I’m doing.

    Will contact Taylor about the missing dot. Going to take the advice above for the test today. Will report tonight on the results.
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    Howdy. New Member, no clue what I’m doing.

    Nope. No black dot at the bottom. Will take a photo tomorrow. Can I just add one with a sharpie? I’m going to do another round of tests tomorrow and see what I get. The blue top thing is some sort of uv Ray device. Guy at the store said it was worthless.
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    Howdy. New Member, no clue what I’m doing.

    Ok. Attempted my first test. Followed the directions but not sure I did it right. I have my pool at 32,000 gallons. Water temp is 85. 2.2 ppm free chrlorine No combined chlorine present. Ph 7.8 TA 150 ppm (on this it said put in drops until red - is it actually red or pink?) CYI was 370 ppm On...
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    Howdy. New Member, no clue what I’m doing.

    Bought the Taylor K-2006. Doing first test tonight. Will post results.
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    Howdy. New Member, no clue what I’m doing.

    My very rough estimate was 50’x27’x5’ average depth. I will get more precise measurements today. Going to post some photos of the equipment. In the photos - I know the far left is for the waterfall. Heater for the pool and spa is brand new. Control panel inside is Blue Haven BH6100 (which I...
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    Howdy. New Member, no clue what I’m doing.

    Buddy recommended this site and it’s incredible. I would put more in my signature line but I’m still learning exactly what I have. I think my pool is around 47,000 gallons. Not sure how my equipment works. I bought the k-2006 test kit and some chlorine tabs. Also bought some pool perfect on the...