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I checked the pool yesterday and all was well. The PH and the Chlorine were in the acceptable levels on the scale on the liquid tester. I decided that after reading the TFP way to go, I would treat my "pet" to a shock of chlorine. I put ten scoops of chlorine in and today the liquid tester was a...

Today we went down to the pool, and tested the water. Didn't have anything but Chlorine an PH but the level for chlorine was in the "ideal" area, as was ph. I put three floaters with a total of 9 tabs in the pool. The Polaris 9300 was resurrected from the basement and works fine. Great cleaner...

Frustration is abating after going through what we just went through. If I knew how to post pics on this site I would. My wife and I appreciate all that we have (and are) learning. As you said, It is quite a chore. With all of the help we are getting here it makes it a lot easier! Thanks to all...

Ok. 1. How much loss of water over the course of a sunny day with temperature ranges of 88 to 95 degrees does a pool 24 by 44 feet lose due to evaporation? 2. What is the acceptable and target level readings for a poured concrete (not plaster) pool with 45000 gallons of water in it (PH FC...

Ok. I do not quite understand how much bleach I need to put into a 45000 gallon pool. I also do not understand this while cyuranic acid issue and how it has anything to do with the chlorine level. I have read through the pool school discussions, and have looked at the sample settings for...

We finished up the rebuild on all of the piping, and we are getting a little bit of air in one of the returns. I think that is due to the water level being low. In addition to replacing all of the pvc connecting through the sand filter and pump, we had to install a new Gauge to watch the...

Well aft6er a 2 year pool absence, I bit the bullet and cleaned 2 years of debris out of the pool. I had it pressure tested, and the 2 skimmers are leaking a bit, but after the hard winter we had here in Indiana, no main drain damage. It held to 18psi for over an hour. The returns are all good...

We believe that our pool is leaking and we have some hints as to where. We need help to decide what to do next. We haven't opened the pool yet because we want to make the best use out of our money. Opening the pool this year is the subject of another thread cause it ain't gonna be easy. The...

Thanks to all of you. This is THE BEST site I have found for dealing with pool issues with very little BS. I truly appreciate being a member, and have been thoroughly impressed with th caliber of the messages. I also like how those members who are pool companies or poo stores have been a bit...

I have a problem where I was told to add flock to our pool to "help" settle the dead algae. The same day, we got 4 inches of rain. We have been fighting both algae and thedanged flock since the end of May. To exacerbate the problem, we have had 104 degree heat every day for almost 2 weeks. I...