Recent content by sharonpn

She used TurboShock trying to help. I tested the pool the day before and couldn't get a FC reading so I mentioned that I was going to shock the pool. So she was trying to help me out by doing it (she is probably planning on inviting friends over to swim this weekend)

Hi everyone! I haven't posted here in several years, but I lurk off and on during pool season. Yesterday my daughter shocked our pool using leftover powder shock that she found in the garage rather than the bleach that I had sitting on the shelf :mad: Anyway, today after vacuuming the pool...

Nice job! And your daughter is adorable. I love the pic where she is laying in the pool before it is filled up.

I have been using knee highs as skimmer socks for two weeks now but I am wondering if anyone has used a finer mesh with any success. I immediately thought of the large coffee filters used in commercial coffee makers. Are the skimmer socks available at the pool store finer than knee highs...

Thanks for the quick replys. RobbieH - If it is dead algae, then I'm guessing I would just continue my vac to waste/clean the filter routine (a couple of times I pulled the cartridge prior to vacuuming just to save the cleaning afterwards) until it is gone? Does that sound right to you...

Hi everyone! I have been searching the net and this forum for the last week and half trying to determine what is going on with my pool. I have a 27' round above ground pool with a cartridge filter. There is a very fine gray sediment that settles on the bottom of the pool. It usually settles...