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I just signed up and the instructions were to post in here to activate. Well here I am! I'm planning on picking some brains to troubleshoot some...

Posting here so my account does not expire and so that I do not have to log out to see the forum. My wife and I just purchased a home in...

Hi Everyone, I know I haven't been around much. Ben and my fellow mods are aware of why but I thought I should let all my other friends at Pool...

My kid is doing a science project on acid rain. I want to test the ph of rain water. normal rain has a ph of 5.6, so I need to test from the 5...

I'm new here and I signed up so I could get some advice. Hopefully someone here can help me out. My family is looking into adding a hot tub to our...

This is a serious question, really. Irene has left us without power and, according to our electric supplier, it will be days before they can fix...

Hi there. Don't really have any problems today, just looking to do some searching on the site for information. I'm relatively new to the pool world...

My pool has steps as you described. How do you handle a must drain scenario? Get new liner installed? Also, I wanted to post this to the “odds n...

Hello, just registered, recently bought house with a 33000 gallon (approx) pool. This is my second season in trying to balance the chemicals. Letting...

Just a warning for people who use the Kiddie Pool Calculator. The pool calculator has an error in converting to cups. The tablespoon and teaspoon...

i have a dynasty 3000 spa and 2 of my jets have came out i have tried to put them back in but they wont stay .used hot tub

LOL- this has me baffled... what might I be if I'm a Widget Weaver?

Just found this forum today, an am truly impressed. Not only with this site, but also it's sister site Pool Solutions. Having been in the pool...

Thank you Watermom and Yeggim. Now, I would like to know how to handle a stand alone hot tub? Do I follow the same BBB?

Just curious? I can't really know if I want to stick around in the threads I need are unavailable to me.

I've been drinking my pool water, er, and showering in it too. Well, not exactly, here's my situation: I live in Hawaii in an area with no...

Just wanted to start getting in the mix around here. I am a kinda new pool owner, I have had it for almost 2 years. It is a gunite pool, that needs a...

Does anyone have any data on how many pool owners perform their own routine pool maintenance vs using a professional pool service? Along the same...

Some of you may find this interesting, but I'm mostly posting it for folks here in Chattanooga. The Chattanooga Rat Race is a 4.5 mile open water...

i have a small waterfall with a pretty standard pond pump that's been active for the last couple of years. this year we cleaned it up and started...

Today, as I was cleaning my pool, I was just enjoying a long-needed innovation/upgrade to our outdoor stereo system. Now I don't need to upgrade...

Contrary to what some people here have said, pool stores are not filled with demons. They aren't the "antichrist". They are just ordinary people,...

Hi, I'm finally back to the forum. I used to lerk on the old site. Glad to see things are back up and going. Always found the information I...

Just wanted to say hi and thanks for the forum. Just found it today. I'm a new pool owner, inherited a pool and all the headaches that seem to go...

Just took a shot that this forum would be back. I was a member a few years ago and really missed it. Its so informative and for a do it yourselfer...

I'm about to pull my hair out trying to turn this pool from a swamp to something our family can enjoy before fall gets here.... It's such a slow...

http://www.digtriad.com/news/watercooler/article/178031/176/Florida-Homeowner-Forecloses-On-Bank-Of-America Seems the bank had tried to foreclose...

Newbie to the forum. I've been an in ground pool owner for 16 years. I have a 20 x 40 x 8 in ground with a Hayward DE filter. Looking forward...