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Notice my skimmer is forming a current, pushing water and debris away from it. In turn it is creating that wavy line in the water I was referring to. To note, my return jet is at the opposite side pointing directly at the skimmer so I’d think that would force debris into it.

I spoke too soon and it’s actually back. I thought I resolved it by playing with the eyeball return jets, but seems to still form right around the skimmers. Wonder if there’s some sort of current coming from the skimmer when meeting with the current from returns that’s causing it to form.

I played around with them and I think it went away. Something so simple thanks! I thought that it might have been some sort of oil substance but wouldn’t have made sense since it’s only visible when the pump was on.

Return jets are pointed down at roughly 45 degrees, to the point the surface water doesn’t move, but yes the jets are pointed in that direction.

Just opened pool and noticing a wavy line that forms on the surface from one end to the other only when the pump is running. This is the first time seeing this. Hard to tell from the pictures but any idea what it is and how I get rid of it?

I went and tested at the pool store and it shows my CYA level is 106 and that’s within range of 30-200ppm per the Bioguard test. I’m wondering why everywhere else on the internet says CYA should be 30-50ppm.

Pool is now opened and CYA is already high. Whats your thoughts on this process. Turn off the automatic chlorinator and start using Bioguard Chlorinating liquid weekly, and then my cal-hypo granular shock bi weekly. Test levels weekly and turn on automatic chlorinator with stabilized chlorine as...

Once I get to the target CYA, would it be ok to turn off the automatic chlorinator and then stick cal hypo tablets in the skimmer baskets? I’ve read you should never stick trichlor tablets in the skimmers, but cal hypo tablets aren’t a problem. Just want your thoughts

Sheesh I dodged a major bullet thank you! What about if I continue to use tricolor in the automated chlorinator but keep it at the lowest setting, and then put cal-hypo shock directly into the pool on a bi-weekly basis. Do you think this is a safe option to try and maintain reasonable CYA levels?

Thanks for the info. If trichlor tablets are fully dissolved and the chlorinator is empty, what happens if I add Cal Hypo pucks, specifically Poolife NST Prime Tablets?

Opening our pool for the summer this week. Can I use stabilized chlorine tablets first to get my CYA up to 30-50ppm in my automated chlorinator, and then use non stabilized chlorine tablets once the stabilized ones are dissolved in the chlorinator? Or will this be bad for the pool if it’s made...

Can a bad air relief valve assembly cause the water level to drop in the pool pump strainer basket when the filter is off? I replaced both o rings on the air relief valve assembly, yet after about an hour when the filter is off, the water level in the strainer basket drops. I also replaced the...