Forum: Pool Chemicals & Pool Water Problems

I had a liner change ,a sand change bought all from same place about 800.00 total installed then the told me after i filled pool up and tested water...

opened my 30' AG sand filter pool three weeks ago. no winter cover on so to say swampy is understatement. have been adding 6-7 gal 6% bleach daily,...

Hi everyone, (I lost my first attemp to post here so maybe this is a duplicate, sorry) Fourth year for our 33' by 16' fiberglass pool with DE...

I had been anxiously awaiting the arrive of my new kit. When it got here today, I opened the container and noticed a white power film over all of...

Hope someone can help me. This season has so far been a bust And I am hoping to turn it around. Replaced de filter with hayward 244s model and am...

Ive been reading post of cloudy water, well my pool water is cloudy. The pool is 15X30 52in deep. When I opened my pool I had not winterized it and...

Hello everyone! I have been using this site for years, but never posted. I was cheap at the end of last season and did not buy a cover. Now, I...

Hello all, my pool finally cleared up. But, I over shot my ph levels. It was about 7.0, I added a box of Borax and now it's 8.0+. My pool is 12k...

Is there really anything wrong with walmart chemicals? I was thinking about buying a small amount of dichlor since I have no stabilizer in my pool...

New to having a pool. Started out surprisingly well now have cloudy water. Sorry for the long post....trying to include all the right details. ...

Long time reader and user of the BBB method have had great success in the past. This year I did not put a cover on the pool and it turned into a...

Ben, I followed what you suggested and my pool is now clear. I'll also try your ideas for a maintenance plan. Again I truly appereciate your help....

I've been battling reoccurring algae in my pool, and am waiting for delivery of my Taylor 2006 test kit, and a new cartridge filter element. In the...

have been following this site for over a year now and trying to follow your wisdom. 30 ft round AG with new sand filter and 1hp super pump. winter...

Well out of curiosity I took a bottle of water to our local pool place and tested it. The SWG was reading 1900 and I though that had to be wrong,...

New water fill... 0 stabilizer, pool store sold me a 4# container of stabilizer which I have hanging in a sock by the return. Question, I am in...

I have a 15,000 gal pool and my PH is alway high. I have a salt generator and everything always tests in range with the exception of PH which is...

I've read several places about using Fiber Clear (DE alternative) in cartridge filters to reduce the micron rating and 'polish' the water, so thought...

I tested my pool everything looks good but only thing is I can't get pool to clear up. It is a cloudy blue. I have a sand filter and using Bleach NO...

Help - I'm a new pool owner and would appreciate any advice, or a direct to info that's already been posted about this problem. My inground pool...

Hi I'm new to the forum and thank you in advance for your help. I have an inground 20x40 which is approx 35,000 gal. i opened my pool 1 week ago...

I accidentally spilled about 2.5 gallons of diluted (4 parts water, 1 part acid) muriatic acid near my pool shed. It's an area with a "raised" floor...

Hi Guys, I'm a new subscriber to the forum. We bought a new house and the pool hasn't been maintained for some time. I started trying to turn the...

My daughter put in a box of arm and hammer laundry detergent instead of baking soda. I can't really blame her I had to look for about 5 mins to find...

I'm getting the impression that Borax may be hard to find in some areas of the country. What about your area? (Restricted users and Trial...

I remember reading a long post -- I think it was actually in a thread somewhere -- that one of the pool experts on here wrote detailing exactly where...

Yes i need to drain my 15x30 above ground pool its green and has tadpoles swimming around in it please help !!

I buy my pool tablets in bulk. They have 90% available chlorine. The tablets I buy in the grocery store for our toilet tanks are 37%. Can I use the...

We just converted to a salt system about a week ago when we replaced our vinyl liner. I am just starting to get a hang of the chemistry balance, but...