Recent content by bzbmom

When I run my pump, water leaks out between the skimmer and the pump (only a few feet from the skimmer) I discovered it when I was mowing my yard and noticed the water puddled around the deck- then realized I was adding in quite a bit more water than normal. It doesn't leak when I'm not running...

I think there is a leak on the pressure side of the pool. It's not leaking when the pump is off, only when the pump is running. I lost a few inches of water during the day yesterday and thankfully was home so that the pump didn't run without water. Any suggestions for finding the leak? Thanks!!

Where do you get the 16% bleach? I normally use the 8.25% from Kroger or WalMart, but was looking at the bleach from Home Depot, which does have <1% Soldium Hydroxide (which is how I found this thread. I finally learned to NOT use Dollar Tree Bleach, after way too many $$ spent on basically...

Thank you for that info!! Mine is 1500 and I've been looking for something cost effective to bring it down - now I won't worry about it.

Thank you so much!! My local farm store had it in stock. Less than $20 for a 50 lb bag. Much better than the $80 I'd have to spend at the pool store - - - Updated - - - I got the number from a local pool store. I went in to buy shock and have the water tested.

I'm still new to pool maintenance. Wow, Thank Goodness for this site and the forum - and Thank You to all you pros for sharing your wealth of knowledge!!!!!! I have a CH level of 33. It is a plaster pool, but was recently painted and coated with something that is very slippery. I need to...