Recent content by laarninat

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    Help! New pool owner

    Great points! Going to walmart today
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    Help! New pool owner

    I have been to aqua leisure and leslies for supplies before joining this forum. I have found 10% bleach at Walmart on sale. Are there better places with better prices I should check out for pool chemicals? I have to buy some stabilizer and according to the pool math, so calcium chloride...
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    Help! New pool owner

    Thank you! Will do!
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    Help! New pool owner

    So should I just continue to add bleach? 1/2 gallon sufficient? Thanks again
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    Help! New pool owner

    Good evening! I haven't had a chance to test this weekend. Here is what I have today: FC= 5ppm CC=1ppm pH=7.4 Alkalinity=180ppm Calcium Hardness=90ppm CYA=35 My daughter had added granular shock this morning (per my husband who is no where nearby) Advice???
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    Help! New pool owner

    Thank you!
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    Can you use an above ground vacuum for inground pool?

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    Can you use an above ground vacuum for inground pool?

    I happened to see an intex pool vacuum for sale. The seller said it can be used for an inground pool as well. Is she right?
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    Help! New pool owner

    Can you use an above ground vacuum in an unground pool? I saw one for sale
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    Help! New pool owner

    It's a little cloudy and I can almost see deep end. I can def see a couple of leaves in the deep end. Vinyl inground Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk
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    Help! New pool owner

    Thank you! [emoji4] Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk
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    Help! New pool owner

    I switched to 5 ml sample and used 23 drops of reagent. Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk
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    Help! New pool owner

    I finally received my kit! I first tested the free chlorine. So I was upwards of 50 drops to try and get the solution to go from pink to clear and it never happened. I started all over with a smaller sample and got 23ppm. Does that sound way off? Here are the additional readings so far this...
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    Heavy Rain. Floating pool liner.

    ok. thanks! I hope it isn't as bad as I think it is.
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    Heavy Rain. Floating pool liner.

    I have been trying to get my pool right since my husband is deployed and it was finally showing major progress. Just a bit cloudy. Then it rained heavily for 2 days straight. My neighbor came over to turn on the waste function of the pump so the pool does not overflow. I was able to turn off the...