Forum: Pool Chemicals & Pool Water Problems

I started using Walmart bleach after coming across this forum, and am wondering what the 91.75% "other ingredients" are. I assume the major one is...

Hi Everyone, Having start up issues the pool is a cleaner version of a swamp after hurricane sandy tossed the pool cover. I have been cleaning,...

Due to a completely torn ACL at the most inappropriate time I was unable to open my pool. By the time I finally got to it I double shocked it to...

I have taken water samples to two places for testing now. The first stated ph was high and no stabilizer so added stabilizer and muranic acid per...

I was on vacation for the last 3 weeks and when i returned the water chemistry was all screwed up. Free chlorine -over 20.2ppm Total...

I found myself an accidental pool owner after buying a house with a really beautiful 30k gallon kidney shaped pool with a mechanized retractable...

We're at .2 , going to go get some shock, but what else? Sunny TX, 95 degrees today....

Hi all- First time poster. I own a 16 by 32 inground gunite pool. The pool is open and the water is perfect, however there are stubborn stains on...

Since we started using our pool this season, I have noticed tiny little bubbles coming from the returns. I'm not sure if we have an air leak...

Hello pool forumers! my name is Mike! I'm new to this forum and would like to say hello to everyone! I'm a new pool owner here and need a little...

I am hopeful that some of the members of this forum can help me with this problem. I have owned my 26,000 gallon IG pool for 5 years, last season I...

I have a 24' round above ground pool with an electric heater (approx. 14,000 gallons). The pool has been open for several weeks now and the chemicals...

I've had my pool for a while and haven't had any problems. This year, it was opened on Friday, and when we tested the water on Saturday, we were...

Hi everyone, I'm new here. I joined because i am constantly lurking on this board so figured i now have a question and might as well register. Anyway...

Hello All, I live in North Carolina and i have a 13,500 Gallon above ground pool. I Have maintained it the first two seasons on my own with a...

I'm totally frustrated and nearly ready to give up on my pool. Even though I maintain my CL by using liquid (12.5%), the water gets cloudy from...

I have the K-2006 and notice there is nothing to neutralize the pool test sample like my pool store does. Maybe the 2006 doesn't need it. I ask a...

I just bought a house with an inground pool and just replaced the vinyl liner and got it set up with water from a company and hose water. My...

Hi! I just moved into a home that has a vinyl linner pool. It is inground. The owner has it set up on a bromine feed. We noticed that when ever...

Good morning this is my first post. I was hoping you could help me with a couple of questions. We have a 55,000 gal. pool. When it turns Green with...

Hello everyone, I am the proud owner of a 15,000 gallon above ground pool. Can't wait to go swimming, but it is taking a while for the pool to...

Hello - ok. First off, 3rd season w/the pool & used the BBB method last year nearly 100% except for an opening dose of flocculant due to a lot of...

I'm completely new to pool ownership but I'm having to learn quickly. Here is my problem. We opened the pool for the first time (closed by previous...

We had a warm weekend two weeks ago so we opened the pool and have the water adjusted near perfectly! We bought a solar cover for the first time...

We have a new 14x28 vinyl liner in ground pool with chlorine sanitizer, heat pump, and automatic pool cover. Water is well balanced and clear. There...

I am hoping to learn the proper ways of keeping a pool. The ones we have had in the past were either the blow up ring type or the Intek. We have been...

We have a small vinyl indoor pool that we like very much. I have been using 3" chlorine tablets in an inline feeder. Only one tablet at a time, and...

We inherited this in ground, vinyl, 20,000 gallon, sand filter pool last summer when we purchased our house. We had ups and downs with it last...