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__________________________________ What’s been the problem? There are several, including personal ones I am not going to explain, but a major...
Hello! I ama fairly new pool owner (July 2012) and have a pool waiter problem that no one so far has a solution to! Stumbled across this website...
Hey everyone, I'm a new homeowner and am new to maintaining a pool. I've recently taken 2 semesters of 100-level college chemistry and a 300-level...
Note: I also posted this question the newbies new post section, before I noticed there was a "subscriber section". So I've decided to take on the...
We finally have the new pool finished and operational. Started the pump up on 14 Aug and PB added 7 qts of acid and 2 qts scale inhibitor. I didn't...
My pool is empty, freshly painted concrete bottom, allowing to cure for several days. My question is, What should my numbers be to balance pool . How...
Hi All, Looking for ideas on cleaning up a light oil (mineral oil) sheen on my pool water surface. I have used ScumBalls with some success and I...
Hello All, So far I have done everything requested from newbies. I have subscribed, liked you on Facebook, and filled out the pool form and ordered...
I have a three wire electrical plug setup and need to connect it to the timer. The instructions are on the door panel but I don't understand them. ...
Can they be had? I like the convenience of the dispenser, but don't want to get the CYA levels too high. .
My appologies if this is the wrong place to post this. I just recently became a subscriber though I've been registered for over a year. I took...
First off, I am not very pool savvy. My pool is 30 years old. Last summer just before I closed I had some patches re-plastered and the pool acid...
Hi All. Does anyone (BEN ?) have recommendations for digital testing meters for pH and Chlorine/Chloramines? I would rather spend twice as much...
Trying to test pool for first time. Very good circulation. Testing as far down as I can reach. Not sure what readings are telling me. Using K-1000...
Weighing fiberglass vs gunite and running across marketing like this:...
CYA 35 (finally dissolved all the stabilizer yesterday) Hardness 40 Alk 40 pH 6.8 or under (was around 7.0 yesterday) Chlorine: Been using bleach...
My pool is an in ground concrete with 20,000 gallons built in 1974. I have had no major problems in maintaining chlorine levels till now. In Oct 2013...
This is what I know: 18'x36' IG, vinyl liner,4.5' to ~9.5'= 30k gallons?, unwinterized tagelus sand filter TA 60D, pump is missing in action, as is...
How many pounds of ProTeam Supreme Plus for a 10,000 gallon IG gunite pool ? Thanking you in advance, shotgun
I just had a "pool guy" tell me that all residential sand filters need to be chemically cleaned once or twice a year to remove gunk like suntan...
Originally posted in new users area. Upgraded membership so I could post over here: Needed to replace the light fixtures for my 2 pool lights. I...
Ben et al: Great website, just recently started maintaining my own pool, just like anything else in life, you tend to appreciate what you work...
First a question- I'll post my problem on another post tomorrow. I filled out my POOL PROFILE after I registered ( like your instructions told me to...
Hi all! We have had our pool for about 5 years. It is a True L shape vinyl liner pool that is 16x36x41 in size with a deep end of 9 feet. We went...
40,000 gal. inground pool, pH 7.4, FC 10, CC 0.5, TA 100, CYA 30. Tests done with Taylor K-2006. We tried to turn our green swamp into a clear pool...
How do I find my pool chart? I also need to edit since I should have 2 pool charts. first one is from previous home. Thanks
Last season I seem to have found the sweet spot in my pool chemistry where pH rise is no longer an issue with my SWCG, thanks to great info found on...
Ok, this might be a dumb question, but here goes... When doing a diluted ph test (for example when fc is over 10ppm), the instructions are to dilute...
Mods - please move if this post is not in the appropriate forum. Just wanted to post a "Hello!" as a new subscriber! So far being on PF has been...
I saw some videos and read some things on the BBB Method that said that ordinary household bleach will work fine for pool use, but from what I've...
I have a 21' X 43' oval AG, 30K gals. I have a Millennium cartridge filter system with a 2 speed Waterway pump. I use the BBB method. For the last...
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