Forum: Pool Chemicals & Pool Water Problems

New on here. I absolutely need the definition of help.I am completely new to pool maintenance I just moved into my girlfriends moms house to fix up...

Not gonna just take these to the dump. I have a tub of pool/spa chemicals/baquisl stuff that came with the house 4 years ago. Since I found this site...

Just finished filling 24 ag sharkline heritage pool. Pump is running and I am ready to add the chemicals. Using the BBB method I have liquid...

We recently purchased a home with a 23,000 gallon in-ground vinyl pool (Hayward) with a sand filter. All-in-all the pool appears to be fine with...

What do y'all use for a cloudy pool? I have a 18x36 saltwater in ground pool. I don't have any staining....it's just cloudy...I can see the bottom,...

South Florida, in-ground vinyl pool, 7000 gallons. We'd managed to bleach the liner pretty good and solid thanks to following pool store advice...

So first of all the pool cover is 1 year old so I am not happy that it was punctured during construction of a new patio. I found pieces of jagged...

Can you switch a bromine pool to clorine??

Thought I was buying super concentrated bleach but after reading a post here I'm concerned. No obvious ill effects yet- I added two gallons after...

I checked my levels to help me get started .2 cl.. 8.2 ph alky 30, absolutely no cya. I bought a gallon of instant conditioner which I haven't used...

Hello.I have a Taylor-2006-C test kit and 2 unicel cartridge filters due to arrive on 05/13/2014.In the meantime I am useing OTO/PH kit and test...

Which way do you guys position yours, for above ground? I have been pointing mine away from the skimmer and down a little, but seems no matter what I...

Long story short....a little less than 2 years ago, I had algae problems with Baquacil, and drained the pool pretty much, and converted to chlorine....

Ugh.. where do I begin? We bought a home a year ago with a pool that previous owner had already opened. We just had to "maintain" it. We ended up...

Good old Leslies did a test on the water and dissolved solids are at 5000. Plus 2 other readings are high. Of course Mr Lesiles said I have to drain...

Hi, I am a complete newbie to the pool. I purchased a house recently and it came with an in ground pool. The pool was filled but contained some...

I am trying to run my pool with the 50 ppm borates, which I have added by adding borax to my pool. I was wondering if anyone can tell me if indicator...

My Test results: FAC - 3 TAC - 3 Salt - 4500 (High) - fixing this Calcium Hardness - 140 (low) adding the recommend amount slowly and retesting...

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 bought a Taylor FAS-DPD test kit. I can't seem to get a CYA reading at all. I tried letting the water sample get to room temp. I let it mix for 2...

I am a rookie and this will be my first spring with an inground pool. My pool has been crystal clear all winter. All of the sudden, I have a brownish...

what is the advantage to using dry acid over liquid muriatic acid is the dry type acid safe on the chlorinator thanks

Hi everyone, I'm a newbie here and have some questions. Can anyone offer some guidelines for pool care in a tropical location? What to do daily,...

Hi, We just moved in a new house with a pool and had a baby 4 months ago, so we're trying to do minimal work to keep it in check while doing the...

Hi everyone am a new member, I have a few questions but ill give a brief history of the pool. I bought a house that has a 12k play pool in-ground,...

What does Borax do to pool water? Is the tetra borate from Haviland better stuff?

Does anyone have any experience with the Delta UV system? Thoughts or opinions?

I just bought the house last week. It did have some debris on the side walls and I brushed them towards the pump hole thing but they haven't went...

I need to know where to go for Pool Solutions products.