Forum: Pool Chemicals & Pool Water Problems

Hello! I just came from the pool store and they told me my phosphates was high is there a cheap way to lower it? Free Available Chlorine 8 Total...

Hi, first post! I have a 12,500 gal fiberglass pool and use chlorine tabs/shock/algaecide system. A rainstorm in North Carolina caused clay soil and...

Hello, i have been opening my in-gound pool for many years without significant issues - however this year, i have a few stains on the liner at the...

I have visited this site for several weeks and have been learning a little each week. I have tried to follow the pool school advice and have had some...

I usually shock my in ground 18000 gal pool with a couple pounds of shock, but having some trouble getting it cleared up this year, so I decided to...

I am so glad to have this forum and hopeful you can help us get our pool straightened out. My son’s graduation party is exactly one week away and I’m...

Hello - We bought a home that had a closed inground pool for 2 years. The pool is open now and is clear and clean. However, it seems like it will...

I'm using clorox bleach in my pool and was wondering if I should be concerned with the sodium level rising over time? Does the sodium cause any...

I have in ground 13000 gallons pebble pool in Tucson AZ. My phosphates were high (2500 ppb), my TA was 120 and pH was 7.6 and I decided to lower...

I have a 27 ft above ground pool and I have drained it to clean in and refilled recently. I want to make sure I get started out right. I have had my...

I've moved to a house with a marginally well taken care of pool, and it's my first pool so I've been getting it and myself up to speed over the past...

In the process of of trying to get my water cleared up now. This is my first inground pool...and I'm pretty much lost. I adjusted the PH and...

Need advice what chemicals to add!!! Have a salt water pool which haD perfect pool chem when opened 9 days ago. Now it is cloudy, ph is 6.8, cya...

We are new pool owners of an old pool (bought an old house with an old pool). We opened the pool about 3 weeks ago. Had a local shop open and turn...

I have the same problem: my CYA went to zero (using your test kit and the melamine precipitation test) and I have a high combined chlorine level....

1st time owning a pool and didn't do it right the 1st winter: no chlorine at all since end of summmer (only ran pump). Need your help to get rid...

Just activated my account, so haven't searched really good yet, but was wondering if there were any comments about "Sand Helper" and what it is. ...

I was curious if anyone has used the Sams club 3" chlorine tabs? They are labeled "PoolBrand". I have read about the fact that there are only a few...

Our fiberglass pool with an Aqua Rite salt cell system has a minor start up issue. We had some trouble with the cover at the end of last season. ...

Help! My water is clear as can be but very stinky - smells like dog pooh. I have an inground vinyl pool. 18x36 approx 27000gallons. We have a...

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Help!!! What is that sandpaper junk stuck to the bottom of my pool? Please can someone tell me how to get rid of it? We have lowered the ph and...

Hi, I was wondering if other chemicals can be used in place of the expensive ones?

We have a small inground patio pool, no more than 6000 gallons. The pool was very green. we have got it now that its blue and very cloudy. we keep...

Looking for information on water testing methods preferred by most and information on Natural Chemistry's Pool Foundation the pool store was trying...

We opened the pool last week. It was a green nasty mess. Added lots of bleach (about 12-15 gallons) and got it to a blue cloudy mess. I thought it...

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...

Test results: FAC 1 TAC 1 Salt 2900 CYA 0 TAC 80 pH 7.4 My question is this, can I really have NO Cyanuric Acid? I was under the...

Still new to the forum. What is current thinking on how often to drain and fill the the pool? I have an in-ground plaster pool. I've been dealing...

I bought an 18' round above ground pool from my neighbor and I am getting ready to move it. I would like to get away from using a lot of chemicals so...