Forum: Pool Chemistry for Intex-type Pools

Last week, I had something that looked like red dirt on the bottom of my pool. It wouldn't vacuum up, so I brushed it off. After I had it all...

I'm planning to set up my Intex 9x18 and I am pretty sure i want to order a salt-water system, as the super-simple pool chemistry method using...

Just got this pool setup. I am making my first post here on this forum for more info on maintenance. I also have a small amount of water under the...

I posted a few days ago about wanting to switch from using HTH products. I was on the live chat with someone from HTH and they told me how to care...

Howdy! I have a new 15' x 48" Intex pool and I am trying to get my pool set up for the summer. Have been reading through the posts and trying to...

Finally got a larger pool then we've ever had, but it's still small. 475 gallons. Has a 300 gallon pump/ filter that came with it. I have no clue how...

I tried posting yesterday but did not see my post appear. So my apologies if this is a repeat. This past Sunday I set up an Intex 12' x 30" pool....

Hi all, First I'm a first time pool owner (soon to be, its being delivered tomorrow!). I saw a great deal on eBay and grabbed the Intex Easy Set...

Hi...I just checked my small above ground pool with a test strip and it seems my water is completely off. Results are FCl 10 - ALK 40 - Bromine 20...

Hi, We have an Intex pool (15' X 48")that we put up and take down every year and we fill it with well water. The pool uses a salt water system....

New member here... used this forum and the pool calculators all the time with our 10' easy set pool for the last 4 years (and for years before that...

Hi, Quick question. I added one lb of 99% (Leslie's) CYA on Monday and then another lb on Tuesday. I just performed the CYA test and couldn't...

Water is clear and clean. However, when in the morning, there's what appears to be white snowflakes floating on the top of the water. They're...

Like so many others on this forum, I bought an Intex 16'x48" Above Ground Pool, filled it with well water, applied the standard Shock chemicals and...

Hi everyone, I have an 16ft round intex pool which has recently turned green. I have been using the 2-way HTH tester from Walmart, and after...

My pool is an Intex 14' by 4' round pool with standard pump. About 3 weeks ago I noticed "pollen" collecting at the bottom of my pool. I would...

I'm sure this is asked all the time. I know I asked last year but, sadly I forgot. I have 22' by 52" intex metal frame pool running Krystal Clear...

Hi, My name is Adam and I am currently filling an Intex Ultra Frame 16x48 pool in my back yard for my kids, 6 and 3, to play in this summer. I've...

Luckily we don't get a lot of Rain in Las Vegas, however it does seem that after each rain my pH rises, any connection?

We just bought our first pool and filling it up tomorrow. Most likely we'll be filtering the well water to reduce orange water or using a fire dept...

We currently have a "Pool Shop" basic 5 test kit that measures PH up to 8.2. We are very near or at max, which means we may be over the max. I...

I have an Intex pool, around 4,000 gallons. The CYA level is about 75 ppm and I've been keeping the FC level around 10 ppm, as per the Best Guess...

Hi there, We just purchased an 18' x 48' pop up pool, which holds about 5,600 gallons of water. It is filling up right now and my kids are dying...

Hi all. We're on our 2nd season with an 18'x48" Intex 'baloon type' AGP that got away from us over the winter and opened very badly. Lots of...

Hello all, I have an Intex 16 x 48 pool with a saltwater system. I also have well water. For the last few years (with slighlty smaller pools),...

I just purchased a 10 x 30" Intex Pool with filter. I don't even know where to start with the chem's... I read an earlier post telling a guy to put...

I'm a tad confused . Kem-Tek 013 Dichlor is often mentioned here, yet Cyanuric Acid is also mentioned as a good stabilizer. I noticed WalMart...

I have used BBB system with different pool in past. Thanks