Forum: Pool Chemicals & Pool Water Problems

Hi all, I've been dealing with a cloudy pool for the past week. It started when I let things go for a few days while being gone. I came home to a...

So as I get older (and I'm SO much older than I was when I first came here nearly 15 years ago) my ability to change my filter has gotten so bad......

Three items 1) my pool has a power cover and is covered unless going to be used for the day. Complete rebuild of pool 2016. Thin line of mold...

Hi, Sorry about the dumb question - this pool chemistry thing drives me up the wall. I know it should be simple, but everybody uses different...

Hi, I've got a problem which has persisted for a couple months and I've searched but maybe I'm not searching for the correct terms. All winter...

Good morning all, my pool pump went out a couple weeks ago before i had a chance to put chemicals in and circulate to close. i thought I would wait...

Have had a pool for years. Mostly had someone taking care of it-now the job is up to me. Just got my K-2006 Taylor test kit. I live in Arizona...

Hello, this forum is awesome, learned a lot already, but I have a bit of a problem, we just bought a house with a pool YAY !!! My problem is...

There is a new product on the market known as "chem-pouch" and I was wondering if any one on here has ever used one before. it claims that it...

will sodium dichloro-s-triazinetrione-dehydrate make the cyanuric acid go high help

I am converting an older pool in a new house that I bought to salt water. I need to replace the vacuum valve as well. 1. If i cut the line...

As most of you know there has been an ongoing struggle with wildfires here in CA. We had been evacuated here in Lake Elsinore and we were fortunate...

Hello, and thanks in advance for your help. We were on vacation a few weeks ago and our daughter received chemical burns in a public pool. The...

I inadvertently bought Pro Team Supreme online thinking I was buying shock. Its a Sodium Tetraborate Pentahydrate. What would I use it for and is it...

Hello all, New to the forum about 10 years into my pool. After installation never had a single problem until last summer. All the sudden I’m...

Just bought home has a 25 ft round above ground pool with Hayward ec40 filter. Can’t wait to ask some questions!

I recently bought a house that has an inground pool... It's 20'x40' with an 8' deep end and like 3' shallow end... It holds about 30,000 gallons. It...

hello pool forum , Im a first year pool owner and at first I thought it was going to be easy. Now Im on day 5 cloudy water not sure how it happened...

I have an in-ground pool with an attached jacuzzi and we started getting foam in the jacuzzi a couple of weeks ago. The pool chemistry got out of...

I have a 16 X 28 above ground pool that I opened one month ago. Nobody has swam in it yet. Inside the skimmer at the water line I'm getting a few...

Vinyl pool - 22k gal => PF=5.5 Im a bit confused about why I cannot get any free chlorine count 0 FC. I drop 1 bag of shock per day. Water color...

what is the best chemical to add weekly to help prevent calcium buildup

Hello! I am from Illinois and recently filled my pool. Right or wrong, I knew that tannins is in the water. But how do I get rid of it? The rest...

I have a 20,000 in ground pool. I purchased a Basic Pool Care DPD Test Kit at my local Leslie’s pool store. The water test reads: P.H. 6.8...

Will bleach affect my pool warranty? Pool is green!!!

Hi, I am new to the forum so I am always searching for good information. Last year, we moved into a house with an in-ground pool having come from a...

I have small cell algae in my pool. my pool was opened may 7th and is now a clear green color. i have a pool company and they have shocked it 3times...

Pool Testing DPD => a test chemical for chlorine that turns pink or red. It is available in tablets or as a liquid. It will bleach out at high...

Hi, I am new to the forum and have been searching to see if there is a post that shows what brand of chemicals everyone prefers. The only pool...

What is the most popular pool maintenance system available today? Salt system, aqua finesse , chemicals chlorine tabs, etc