Forum: Pool Chemicals & Pool Water Problems

Okay, this is a bonehead move! I needed to raise the ph a little, and so I (after reading the instructions on the container), I overestimated the...

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...

I've been a bad person lately--haven't been watching my pool much--just dumping in a gallon of 12.5% every couple of days and nothing else. Not...

Just a *simple* quick question : Can not running the filter for enough hours a day cause cloudy water? I've never had a cloudy problem 'till this...

I was told that pool water should be changed every 5 yeras or when the calcium reached 1000 ppm. I have not had much of a problem cleaning the tile...

I have an 18' round AG pool with 54" walls. I have added a full 2 lbs of CYA using the panty hose tied in front of the return jet method....

Help. I'm a newbie to the site and this is my 1st post. I've owned my 36 X18 vinyl liner pool for 15 yrs. Although I have had issues in the past,...

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...

Not a major issue but more of a curiosity. I typically add a quart of MA once a week to keep my pH at about 7.6. The last month or so it's been...

Hello Pool Forum, Super glad to have found this lifeline to my pool problems. This question I am sure is answered somewhere in this forum but time...

seem to be having the same probem I have done all the medal tests and al clear I just can not keep a chlorine count at all in the past week aone I...

We had a viking pool installed last week and today the people came to pour the concrete around it. Everything was going well until the rain started....

How long after putting this product in pool do you have to wait before allowing anyone to swim?

After several very hot days (90-100 degrees) with no maintenance, our 30,000 gallon, in-ground liner pool started turning a milkly color. We...

I changed from a Baq. pool this season and couldn't be happier! I have had a crystal clear pool in these 100 degree days. My question is this: I am...

5000 gallon vinyl pool TA - 70 consistently since pool filled 1 week+ ago. just tonight measured at 80? PH floating between 7.2 and 7.4 just...

Hi everyone. I've been reading this forum non-stop the past week and have been trying to follow the steps to clear my pool water. I have a 27ft...

This past week I have started losing my chlorine it is 0. I have been putting in 10 gallons every 2 days in the evening and the next day it's gone by...

I know the only way to lower CYA is to drain and fill, or partial drain and fill. But when the water evaporates from the sun, does the CYA evaporate...

Hello, Does anyone know about liquid ionizer mixed with copper. Pool store gave to me and told me to put into the pool along with my dichlor. Is...

I recently bought a home and acquired an in-ground, vinyl swimming pool, with a DE filter. It is 18 x 36 and I was told from our pool place with...

Hello all ! I have a IG 24x40 9' deep vinal pool. Sand filter running 24/7 for 4 weeks now. Mesh cover so i am used to a green opening. Have had...

WoW, i am filling this forum up with my posts.... :D. Anyways, I have always kept my pH levels on the low range in Salt water pools, I have been...

I have a few questions about a liner pool care, I took over a liner pool around in September of last year. Everything was perfectly fine but once...

Hello, A newbie to this forum and hoping you can give some much needed guidance..:) We are getting ready to set up above ground pool for my 8 and...

I have a 24K IG vinyl pool. I maintain the water between 81-85 degree and I watch my chems closely and I still have problems with my pool turning a...

I cannot seem to feed my pool enough chlorine. Woke up after a heavy rain last week to find the pool milky white. Chlorine was down to about 1ppm...

Well, I'm still pretty new here and have been having a great time with the pool. I'm having a bit of a problem with "tiny" stuff that gathers on the...