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I have an intex 12 ft pool with the inflatable ring. It has a leak but I can't find it. I fill the ring which has a small leak somewhere because after about a few days u can tell it has lost air but I also have to fill the pool again. It loses water to a certain level (about 24 inches) and...

It did! Thank you! I slammed which meant I added enough bleach to raise it to 12 because the chlorine was at 0. I did find stabilizer on the bottom so I did what u suggested but I wanted to be sure it was safe to swim which it sounds like it is. Thanks again.

So I followed your instructions for a temp or seasonal pool and added CYA to my pool. Because it was granular I put the required amount(40ppm) into a 5 gallon bucket and let it sit for about 3 hours and then poured it into my pool. I then slammed my pool using bleach because there was no...

I didnt realize that until i read another post. I was going by the seasonal and temp pool instructions. Unfortunately the only test system i have is the drops for chlorine and ph. I will plan to slamm my pool again tonight and keep slamming it until i get clear water? Thanks so much.

Okay so I am again dealing with cloudy water. I was having a hard time keeping my chlorine levels up so i slammed my pool one night and it did seem to help and now my chlorine levels and ph have been better but my pool is still cloudy. Haven't been in it for several weeks as we got some really...

Re: Polyquat algaecides I just realized that one of the recommendations for weekly maintenance of a seasonal pool is to add polyguat once a week. I bought hth super algae guard but I am thinking it might not be the right one. It's dim ethyl benzl ammonium chloride 30% and dim ethyl ethylbenzyl...

I will try that too. What do you vacuum with? My husband just make shifted a syphon type suction for me and it works pretty well but takes forever not that i really mind. So upset that i didnt pay attention to the type of shock i was using. Oh well. Live and learn.

I just have the one that tests the chlorine and the ph (yellow and red drops). Is there anything i can really do if the CYA is too high?

I'm really concerned now about the fact that i used the incorrect shock. Do I have to be? Should I be starting over or at a minimum get more then a 2 way test to see? Darn it!

Okay thanks Jason. I didnt realize until later that i didnt purchase the correct shock this time. I wondered why this one seemed so smelly and strong. I also know my pump and cartridges are not the best but they did well for me last summer so i figured until this one burns out i would use...

Sorry Jason, I redid my signature. The shock is by pool essentials and is trichloro s triazinetrione 53.5% I tried to dissolve it in a 5qt bucket and used 4 oz per night for 4 nights. I haven't put any additional bleach since Saturday. I tested it just a bit ago and it's 5 for chlorine and...

Okay I had my intex pool last year and successfully no problems all summer. I set it up again this year and did the 4 days of shock for a temp pool. The chlorine test showed orange and now bright yellow so off the chart on my two way tester and the ph is 7.2 but my water is cloudy. I run the...

it just says on the bottle contains mineral crystals for a relaxing spa experience but the active ingredients are just the sodium bisultate of 91%. The inert ingredients are 9% Maybe i better not use it and just go get ph decreased made for pools?

Can i use ph decreaser that is made for spas? I bought it by accident. It says its 91% sodium bisulfate but it also contains mineral crystals. Also when i go to put it in the pool calculator what percentage is it for me to determine how much to put in. Do i just follow the directions on the...

Cool. Thanks. I will try using that instead of just bleach and hope that is enough to keep me from having any problems. I test for chlorine and ph every day because I'm so afraid of getting it or not having clear water and this is my first larger size pool. It's hopefully a stepping stone to a...