Swimming pool chemistry and water care for Intex pools, and other small above ground pools WITH a pump and filter, between 1,000 and 12,000 gallons
Super Simple Pool Chemistry Recipe -- for Intex-type pools with a pump and filter, 12 feet in diameter, or larger -- -- for smaller pools and...
_____________________________________________ FAQs & Guides: Intex-type Pool Chemstry Super Simple Recipe for Intex-type Pools More info:...
More information: Getting an OTO kit: + Get a cheap OTO (yellow drops) / phenol test kit or, better,a HTH 6-Way Test Kit from Amazon or...
Hi everyone, I'm new to this and could use some advice! We got an 18ft Intex Easy Set pool this year. I know that these are not the greatest as...
I have used BBB system with different pool in past. Thanks
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...
LOL :D But seriously... Here's what I have 18x48 Summer Escapes with Intex 2650 Sand Filter currently using the "TFP Method". Came over here...
Hi, Im back. This forum has been so much help in every aspect to becoming a better first time pool owner. I reside in Lynbrook NY I have: 14' x...
Got some questions comming on our first pool, Intex 20x52. Looks like a nice forum!
Choosing between A/C and a pool I chose pool. (who knew I'd be a water baby in my 60s?) Tried every way possible to get softened water to fill it...
Hello, We have an frame Intex pool 14 X 4 ft round and have had it for 3 years. This year was the first time we winterized it and it did well. (We...
High iron content and brown water. Added bleach and white socks over strainer and water inlet. Running pump over night.
Ok, we just filled up our Intex 22'x52" Ultra Frame Above Ground Pool and I need to know what to do chemical wise in order to use it for the first...
I just installed the 12' x 30" Intex pool and I have been reading this forum like crazy (and using google since I am yet unable to search here). ...
Hi im new to pool care and this site. I am having trouble getting my water back to the beautiful blue it was when I first filled it up. I have a lot...
Hi, we are very new to having a pool. We have an Intex 12' x 30" metal frame pool with a 1718 gallon capacity. After a very stressful week of trying...
Hi. We have an 8 ft intex 696 gallon pop up pool. I have read the simple instructions for 2000 plus gall
I have struggled for 3 years now with uncontrollable algae and I can't keep my pH balanced it is always too low. Could it be my filter not filtering...
Hello all, I joined a few months back and read alot of helpful info to get my pool up and going. Just wanted to stop in and say hello I have a...
Its just a little kiddy pool. About 31 inches high and 15 ft across. I only added a little bit. I dont hvae any measurements and would rather not buy...
Good afternoon. I just recently, last Sunday, put our first real pool up. It's a 14' diameter round pool with the inflatable ring aroudn the...
Folks - I am not putting in any dichlor until this weekend. I have about 72 hours until that time. In the AM, everything is just peachy on my...
Just got an Intex metal frame 12' round x 30" deep pool. Trying to figure out what the heck to do. I've checked the levels and added HTH chlorinating...
Last weekend we purchased an above ground Summer Escape 16 x 42 above ground pool. We thought it would be great for the summer and relatively easy to...
Just registered and am following the 7 day start-up instructions on my Intex Pro Series frame pool. How often am I supposed to run the filter?
I was wondering if I need to worry about TA and calcium hardness? I decided to test for both of them and the numbers that I got were both much lower...
I would like to thank the moderators for helping me with my pool. I had a lot of anxiety about maintaining a properly balanced and sanitized pool....
Hello! We bought a 15x42 Intex pool this summer and are having a hard time with the levels, specifically the chlorine and alkalinity. We'd been...
We set up our new saltwater pump pool and when it was filled the water was clear then turned dirty looking without anyone ever being in it. We...
Last week we had several pool parties and was fine , until. I did not test one night. for a week I have been fighting the green. Almost had it then...
A few days after filling up my pool I noticed that it wouldnt keep chlorine. I have an above ground, round pool. 16' 48" according to my yellow and...
If I use bleach with the Borax,will it hurt my Intex pool. I have a 22 x 52 round pool and I'm having trouble with my pool water turning coffee...
2nd year with my pool. Hoping this year ends better than last year, which was a slimy mess. Kids are in it everyday and I did well, for almost 2...
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