Forum: Pool Chemistry for Intex-type Pools

We are the very happy owners of a new 18x4 intex ultra frame pool that has been thoroughly enjoyed every day of the 5 it has been filled. Best idea...

Hi-my pool is 15'x48" intex pvc above ground pool. My water turned green (probably due to low chlorine in beginning) I have shocked pool and added...

Hi everyone, We have an Intex 16x4' ultra frame pool which we got last year & had no problems with keeping clear water but this year is a different...

ok I have a 10x30 pool with factory pump. I run filter 24 7 but the other day lost power and forgot that it kicks the safety in cord so no filter for...

Hello, I need some help please! I have had my pool set up around 5 weeks now, this is my first pool and I stupidly never read up about the...

So I'm filling up my 15' X 42" Intex pool with water from my well and realized I have no idea about water treatment. I didn't plan this out, thought...

Our family just received a Summer Escape 18 X 42" above ground pool as a gift. I am new to pool maintenance and was completely unprepared so I...

my question is about adjusting ph and alkalinity. i am using 6 way test strips as i thought they would simmplify the testing. my chlorine levels...

I am waiting for my testing kit to arrive. In the mean time I use the red/yellow drops tests and the strips both. The strips were showing that the TA...

One week ago we set up an Intex 12'x30" above ground pool. I have never had any experience with a pool, which has gotten me to the point i'm at now....

Hi, I've been following the "Super-simple" guide all summer for our pool (7000 gallon intex pool with a sand filter) and it's been working great,...

I read the Super Simple Pool Chemistry Recipe and since Oregon doesn't have a Sam's Club (nothing within 100 miles of my location at least) I'm going...

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....

After doing some reading it seems as if I have iron or copper in my well water. It turned green with in a minute of shocking it. Pull some out in a...

We got my daughter an intex pool, 12' in diameter with a water level at 20". How do we implement the bbb method? I know what t he letters stand for...

Hi everyone~ We bought an Intex 10 X 30 easy set pool a few days ago that came with a 530 pump. The manual says it holds 1018 gallons. I was...

looking for the Simple-Plan for 12x3 intex pool

oh, Lord. i think i messed up. i'd been testing with the little kit that came with my intex 18'x48" round inflatable ring pool. i was using the pucks...

Hello, I have read in multiple places on this forum that if you are using bleach in your pool to use bleach that is 6% hyperchlorite. I have a vinyl...

My pool did OK last year, even with the pump going out in July and having to fight an algae bloom after the two weeks it took to get a replacement. ...

Thanks so much for this site. I have tripled my very limited knowledge of pools and pool care in the several hours I've been reading. I have a...

All my other levels are perfect but my CYA is 0. I've put a sock with stabilizer in the pool in front of the flow of water coming in. I just checked...

I thought I read pooldoc has a form to fill out for pool testing. Where do I find that? I will go ahead and post #'s here if someone can tell me...

Hello, I recently purchases an 18 foot Intex metal frame round pool. I have been following the super simple chemistry recipe that includes the use of...

Been to dozens of pool forums and this one seems the most organized and useful, with intelligent queries and replies, so I'm gonna give it a shot to...

I have a 14' x48" and the 1600 sand filter with saltwater system. do I use the dichlor also or just the bleach and borax before I add the salt and...

Hello again fellow pool lovers! I have a slight algae problem again this year that I can't seem to get rid of. My CYA from Dichlor is 50 and I...

We are new this yr to pools. Hubby has wanted a pool for years but ive always thought the up keep would be to much. Being we have little kids we...

I am posting this because I see plenty of issues with cloudy pools, but my issue is that mine completed filling today. I wish I discovered this site...

Here are the measurements I have so far: CYA: 63 pH: 7.2 FC: 4.6 CC: ???? I followed the instructions exactly. The water became clear on...