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I am in Manassas Park, VA and if it was me I would use a Pentair VS pump or a Pentair 2 speed pump. I am not sure but they may both require 208 / 220 v. So you will want to make sure you have sufficient electrical at your pad. I would also use a Raypack 400k BTU heater. In regards to...

Welcome, I am in Northern VA. If you are near by I am happy to help in any way I can.

Candy, Slime is normally some sort of organic material. A SLAM (Shock Level And Maintain) is the way to go. It is highly recommended that you read through the Pool School section of this site to understand how to perform a SLAM. However to provide a high level summary you will need to know...

kalee28, Welcome, there are a lot of pool build threads here as well as some threads about regrets or things people would change about their build. It may be a good idea to read a few of those.

another possible reason could be a failing spider gasket in the multi-port valve. Are you noticing any water coming out of the discharge/waste port when the pump is running?

The best advice I can give you is to make sure you completely disassemble the filter to clean it and inspect it before fully assembling again. As you most likely know small holes in the mesh or incorrect assembly can allow DE to pass through. Another possibility with DE getting back into the...

Welcome to TFP mstoneaz. We can certainly tell you what and how much you need to add however we will need to know some additional information. Do you know the size of your pool in gallons? Do you know if your pools is plaster, fiber glass, or liner? We will also need to know the chemical...

As far as I know the metals in the water are not a health issue. The side effects that I know of is they cause staining on the pool surface and I believe the copper can turn blond hair green.

Brianmack5 do you have a waterfall or other water feature that you can turn on? The aeration of water will also assist in raising PH slowly. Also as you might already know the pucks that you have been using adjust multiple chemicals at once. They raise FC (which you want), however they also...