Bleach, cal-hypo, trichlor, dichlor, shock and STABILIZER: when, where & how.
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Hello, I've purchased a Pentair IntelliChlor IC40 system. I've read some postings saying that people bought their salt from Home Depot. I saw...
We have been shocking the pool each night, it still is a light green adn we can't see the bottom quite yet. What will happen if we start adding...
I've been getting small algae blooms on various places in my pool. i brush them off and they disappear in the water. The water is very clear. They...
We have had our pool for about 4 years now. Pool is 24 foot above ground. First three years we never had a problem . Would test the water once in the...
I'm a first time pool owner. Just got 30' AGP installed yesterday. Starting filling with waterhoses using city water. My problem is that my pool...
I have a 21,000 AGP. Using the Taylor K-2006 testing kit, my tests results are as follows: FC= 0.5 CC= 0.0 TA=60 PH=7.7 CH=50 CYA= doesn't...
I added approx. 1 cup of granular CYA to my pool skimmer and, after checking on the pool an hour later, notice undisolved granules of CYA laying on...
From my reading on this forum over the last 2 or 3 weeks, it is my understanding that I don't need to shock my pool as long as I'm keep the clorine...
Last yr (our first year w/ 27'AG pool) when I was following advice here and using generic clorox ultra, the local family run pool store owner gave me...
Been following this site for a week and it's a lot too late for me. I have beeen using pucks for years. While awaiting for the arrival of my kit, I...
Switched my pool (20,000 gal.) recently from Pristene Blue to the BBB method. I am having problems getting my FC up. Just yesterday I put in 2 gal....
I am in my 7th season of pool ownership. The first 5.5 I was a slave to the pool store. Last summer, I finally came around and saw the light. I...
How much CYA is in a Trichlor puck? My question concerns my past usage of 3 to 4 pucks a week or 12 - 16 pucks a month. How much CYA am I adding...
Assuming that I can maintain my FC in the appropriate range (and no issues with algea/clarity/elevated CC/etc) for my CYA, and assuming that I have a...
I have a vacation coming up and would like a consensus opinion on the best strategy for a 10 day vacation. I have an 25,000 IG vinyl liner with no...
My friend purchased home with a beautiful IG and I am have him using BBB. However, he is giving me a hard time because I told him that I buy Clorox...
I have a 36000 gal inground with a ph of about 6.8 and alkalinity of 100 ppm. Whats the guidline for the borax, you know 1 lb will add x to the ph...
ALK=140 PH=7.5 CYA=40 FC=3 and now for the part I don't understand TC=2 It's been doing this for last few days. I opened the pool last week...
Hi everyone, We have an Oval 18'x33'x52" Pool, (water level at 4ft). Filled on August 8th, 2006. Average water temp: 81 deg. Gallons: ~15,000 I...
Just read a thread that states that pucks get your Ph all out of whack. Is this so, and if so can someone explain the relation of the two. I have a...
Ok.. Im having a terrible time keeping chlorine in my pool this year. First I was told I had 'chlorine lock out'. I spent a fortune on shock, used 5...
I am at my wits end on this pool. I think I could weep. We have a 15,000g above ground. We opened at the end of April to a very, very green pool. ...
Hi, I've been having much success with the BBB method this summer but in the last two weeks I backed off how high I was keeping my levels. The pool...
Hi, I posted throughout June trying to get my water clear and we've had a beautiful July. Someone was just at our pool last night and said, "Your...
I need more of the R-0871 (brown bottle/yellow cap) for my Taylor kit. Is that the same thing as DPD Reagent #2? I called my local pool store and...
Hello again! This will be my second year here. We opened the pool to lots of algae. My husband dumped in a ton of chlorine and about a week later,...
Hi, all. So, we bought a new above ground pool this year after our 18 year old one bit the dust last fall. I need help getting it all set up. The...
After a very successful season with clear water, I am having some sort of outbreak and can't seem to get it to go away. My CYA is above 100. Our...
I have been running the Pool Frog system for the last 2 years and I have decided after reading thru this forum that I am going to try using the...
Waiting for my new test kit, but in the meantime, Cl is >3.0, pH is around 7.0, TA is 80. I know I need to raise the pH and alk. 1. Should I...
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