Forum: Pool Chemistry for Intex-type Pools

Hello, we are just getting our pool set up for the second season, and was wondering about how much I should buy to start with (not to add at once,...

Hello. We have a 22X52 round pool by Intex. We have a 2,500 gph filter and have started using the Intex SWG. The only way we could get water into...

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...

ok here the deal my wife got sweet deal @ target for intex pool we set it up today but I would like to upgrade the filtration system sand or...

Just filled my above ground 14ft x 42 inch pool 3 days ago (3500 gal). Water started out kinda rusty looking. After shocking, the water now has a...

4,000 gallon pool 15' x 42" SF1000 pump TA: 120 TC: 3 PH: 8.2 CYA: 0 Have 17oz in a sock in the skimmer now. What is the best way to lower...

I am very new to this pool. We had it last year but didn't do much with it. Now we are trying to start good and keep it going. We filled it last...

Hi everyone, I just got an Intex pop-up pool for my kids this summer. Lucky me I stumbled onto this forum before spending a lot of unnessary $$ on...

OK, so i have this new 15 x 48" intex pool. I have literally been reading for HOURS trying to understand all this. COMPLETELY NEW TO POOLS. Here...

i just bought a intex 18x48 pool. I do not know where to began on treating my pool so i can start using it. what are the steps and how long before i...

Yesterday I setup a new 8'x30" pool . After setup I added 1.9 cups of bleach and .4 cup of borax per site calculator using 627 gallons. I ran the...

I have a Intex 18 X 42 that I got last year for fathers day. I drained it last year and stored for the winter and we got it out and filled it about...

Hi. My pool is approx 5,000 gal. Fill it fresh every year with well water. High metal content causes a reaction to chlorine. Water turns brown...

Hey, new here. Loving the site and all the helpful solutions so far. Just looking to use the search feature and possibly ask some questions as time...

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...

Please someone help me. I have spent over thousand dollars trying stuff to get metals out of my pool and I still cant get iron out. It is really...

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...

My name is Kell, I'm a 51 year old single father of 2 of the worlds greatest kids and have unfortunately, purchased an Intex pool...LOL...had the...

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 am a proud owner of a new Intex easy set up pool which is now full of awful brown water. Based on what I have read the problem is that my well...

Hi- We are new to pools and would like to get the best info we can. We just have a temporary pool but want to do all we can to make the best of it....

I did not cover my pool this winter and did not maintain the water either. Its pretty green but not sure what lies at the bottom. Wondering if it...

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...

Found this forum after doing a couple Google searches and love the information I've found so far. I purchased an Intex 24'x52" metal frame on...

I just bought my first small above ground pool and I just need to know what I need to do first so that my family can enjoy this Memorial Day Weekend...

Hi! I am a newbie! I have an Intex 20ft X 4ft round pool. I am using the BBB method. I was wondering if its ok to add the borax (doing the sock...

Just purchased an Intex 10' x 30" pool and am wanting to follow the "Kiddie Pool Care" guidelines fron the website to set it up. The specific name...

I have an Intex above ground pool that did not get taken down from last year. I live in SD, but thankfully we had a very mild winter so it seems the...

I have a 15ft round Intex pool, my husband purchased it for me last year as a gift! Well my first issue was iron in my water (I have well water), I...

We have an above ground pool, 5,000 gal. Needing to know how much to add and how much raise. Also how long after adding to test.