Forum: Pool Chemicals & Pool Water Problems

Last year, my first year with this pool, I had issue with disappearing chlorine. After some research I am wondering the maybe the previous owner had...

My water is just a little cloudy. I have some AQUA EZ SUPER CLEAR CLARIFIER, is it ok to use it? If not what can I do to make my water clearer?

Hello all, My pool had been sparkling clear for the last three years, and I had my water tested by a local pool store. Upon coming back from a...

Thanks in advance folks. I have a salt water pool that is about 5 years old. Its 36x18, 8ft deepend and 3 1/2 shallow end. Its green and cloudy. Up...

I have a pool, from the house we just bought, its about 15000 above ground sand filter. Last year, I think i flocked it, and at one point...

First off I wanted to thank everyone on here for their help. I'm a first time owner that knew absolutely nothing about maintaining a pool, until I...

I was doing a backwash and put DE in the main pool instead of in the skimmer. Now my water is cloudy and the DE settled on th epool floor - how can I...

Have been fighting my yearly issues of what they say is chlorine block and as usual another group of new employees at the pool store.So thus the...

Back in December when I closed the pool I treated it with a chlorine enhancer. After that none of my chlorine tests (DPD, OTO or strips) worked, not...

I am treating a 500 gal hot tub and have a yellow result on ph level so I added several cups of baking soda and retested- No change added a box of...

It's rained here enough over the past week or so, that our water level has risen to just over the skimmers. We have a vinyl liner pool with a SWG. ...

How can I get the sand out of my pool? My filter pucked sand into my above ground pool, when I vaccum I can't get it all out any suggestions? :eek:

Did a little reading today and bought a test kit on the way home tonight. CYA was WAY over 100. I didn't even have an inch in the clear vial and I...

We are relatively new to pools and bought a new home about a month ago that had a pool. We have taken care of the pool ourselves thus far with...

I cant test for FC CC TC, but I hope someone can ease my mind.My pool is always crystal clear using this site.Last eekend had lots of traffic in my...

Another forum I belong to are discussing tthe saftey of drinking pool water in an emergency with all the chemicals in them. Since I use the BBB...

I have been down with my back so DH has been taking over pool care. I cleared it beautifully for spring break, then the back went and the algae came...

I have an 11,000 gal Kidney shaped inground pool. Last fall during a very heavy rain and flood, my pool was blessed with a petrolium product floating...

I have the nature 2 and have been using it for three years. I know the opinions on here, not looking for more, just have a question. I see people...

I use bleach in my 24ft above ground pool. It took me forever to clear up the winter mess this year. I have just got the water sparkling clear and I...

Bought Intex 12'x36" pool. Heard that pumps dont work so well. Can anyone give me advice on buying a larger pump to work with this pool (1800...

Can any one help me, I have a 12 ft by 3ft esay set and would like to use home solutions, ie Bleach, Borax and Baking soda in place of pool...

Hi all, I recently read, in a post, that you can add DE to a cartridge filter. I've never heard this before and since I own a cartridge...

Hi, First a funny... I have been reading these boards for about a week (we do not have our pool yet, but I want to be armed with all the GOOD...

I bought mort*n salt system saver II for making the water nice. Is this pure enough because they promote it as having some resins in it? Is it OK to...

I thought that I had been registered for several years but guess I got deleted. The "Getting Started" stickies were rather confusing as the post...

I have had a heck of a year clearing the cloudiness of my pool and have posted about that issue in the algae forum. So I am fighting that. My...

We have an IG gunite 13,000 gal pool, which was resurfaced in Feb with a quartz-type surface. The pool guy handle chemistry for the first month and...

have read several post regarding water testing and chlorine but in regards to the old saying "knowledge is power" has ultimately led to confusion....

I have pH a little low. chlorine is above 10ppm. cya was ok before pouring in bleach. water has been light bluish and cloudy for 2 or 3 weeks. I...