Forum: Pool Chemicals & Pool Water Problems

I purchased a Intex 15x48. I think it has around 4440 gallons of water. We filled it with water and put chlorine in it add a few other chemicals to...

Hi Folks, First of all thanks to everyone who participates & whomever put this forum together. All the wealth of information is a godsend! Plus...

Hi all. Longtime lurker since back in the 90's. Found this board after my very first pool season, bought my test kit from Ben, and have lived happily...

24ft above ground pool I have pretty much always had a clean, clear pool (last 5 or 6 years). Have always used BBB method. Over winter it gets a...

We just put up our first pool (Intex 15x42 metal pole pool). After I bought the chemicals from Walmart (HTH) and test strips (then got the other...

i have and have had a 40k gal ig gunnite pool for 10 years and love this site - i dont really have a problem right now other than a little cloudy...

2 questions like the title says. I have a small intex AGP with cartridge filter and want to know the proper application technique. The second...

Im a fairly new owner of an above ground pool 12x25 about 10,000 gallons, i opened my pool about 2 weeks ago only to find it really dirty almost...

Hi all! We recently obtained an Intex 18x48 metal frame pool from my husband's cousin. They are getting a new one, so they decided to give it to us....

Hi, I am a newbie to the forum. I have read through the posts to try to solve my problem but it still exists. I have blue cloudy water that has a...

Hoping someone can help. We opened the pool last week (18,000 gallon pool) and started the process of balancing the chemicals. After about 4 days,...

Okay so the neighborhood kids thought it would be cool to throw a few dirt clods over the fence & into our pool. The net was only successful in...

Is it okay to switch to the BBB after using the pool store's chemicals without having to change the pool water entirely? Thanks!

Every once in a while there is an odor of ozone hovering about 5" or so above the water surface of our pool. Why is that? Where does it come from? I...

my pool is a 20000 gunite inground my plaster job needs too be redone every place that the plaster cracks off and it's down to the bare cement I...

Bioguard Sparkle Up - anyone ever try it in a sand filter? Is it worth the money ...........about $27 bucks for 1.5 lbs. Instructions says it...

i have a 27000 gallon gunite pool with a buildup have used scaletec and beautec with no results called the place that made the chemicals they think...

Was thinking of pumping the water off my pool cover back into pool. Would this be a good idea or not? Thank You,

Just bought a house in AZ. IG 10,000 gal concrete pool. SWG, hayward Cartridge filter, floor bubbler. Started everything up and initail readings,...

As I do usually once a month, I go to my pool company (not Leslie's much more knowledgeable or up to this point they have been)and have them test my...

How do I remove Calcium deposits on Brick Coping/Mortar? I have small thin white lines developing on my mortar between brick coping. Also have a...

Quite a stressful year opening here - about everything that could go wrong did - other than water is clear thankfully! I'm practicing my POP (pool...

Hi, I had a serious green algae problem that finally subsided after six gallons of chlorine, brushing and numerous pool & filter cleanings....

A friend stoped by and said how nice my pool looked even though we had 11/2 inch of rain.. I told him that I dumped in 10 gal of liquid shocker and...

pool opened late, green...having been adding bleach and it is clearing. however, when it is filtering, the water from the jets is clear but when i...

Opened my pool two weeks ago and the water was DARK GREEN. Have got the green to go away, and the water is still cloudy and I can start to see the...

My pool company claims I should replace the pool water since it has been 5 years even though I do not have any problems thanks to all of you and your...

Hi, all. Say, I am struggling week after week to keep my PH level within the normal range. It always runs above 7.8. I have to add almost a quart of...