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I find myself wondering about salt levels in a non-SWG pool. With each and every bleach addition, I'm adding salt, right? Is there a point where it's too much? I went and bought a bottle of salt test strips today. I got a reading of 4580. The document in the test kit stated that in an SWG...

Hello folks, My brother is looking at a business possibility and has asked my opinion on it. I’ve been following the ‘bbb’ method with excellent results for about 15 years. My brother and his wife have an in ground pool with an elevated hot tub (waterfall from tub to pool) which is quite nice...

I installed a replacement PC Board for my heater this afternoon. The instructions that came with it were great up to the very end where it says... " Connect the wire harnesses to the board". There is a black and white photo taken at a 45 degree angle but it really doesn't show much ( I also...

I found a bunch of what I think was black mold yesterday around my skimmer frame. I took a tooth brush to it and got a black cloud in the water. After the cloud dissipated I saw a lot of black particles floating around. On the plastic frame of the skimmer was a greasy black film which really...

I was at the pool store today for confirmation on a test I ran with my test kit (seemed to be off) and got into a discussion on the use of liquid chlorine/bleach. I've been following the BBB method now for about six or seven years and overall do well with it. What was pointed out to me was...

I usually use bleach as my sanitizer, but when I'm going to be away for a day or two I put some chlorine sticks in my feeder. When I first had my pool put in the builder told me to use the sticks, now I find myself wondering what difference it makes, sticks, tabs...or whatever. So what...

Hi, I'm looking for some thoughts and advice. I removed my light to clean out the mustard algae from behind it. (that seems to have been a mistake now) When I went to put the screw back in there was nothing in the hole in the trim ring for the screw to thread into. What was there a couple of...

I opened my auto cover in early February and found the water had already gone cloudy. Not cold enough of a winter. I'm a BBB 'B'eleiver. When the temps were in the low 80's in early March and no cold temps on the horizon I decided it was time to open. The first thing I saw (other than the...

Does anyone have a suggestion for removing yellow staining from the white finish of the steps? I've had a little yellowing before but not like it is now. Is it the result of high iron in the water? Thanks

I've been looking over some closing posts and have a couple of questions I don't see addressed. 1. I understand the line blowing concept for the skimmer and jets, but what about the main drain line? I also have an in floor cleaning system which has three pivoting pop ups in the floor, which...

I have been reading up on the no CYA, plenty of ammonia issue, me too :cry: Same as last year, this is a cycle I'd like to break. I understand what needs to be done, but have (at least) one question. Is there a maximum level of chlorine that should go into a vinyl lined pool without damaging...

I have been using Bioguards "Off the Wall" to clean the liner scum line and steps since we got our pool several years ago. Does anyone have another (cheaper) cleanser that would be ok for this purpose? Thanks

The pool store folks are highly concerned with my TDS number, I've learned here on the forum that TDS isn't much of a concern. I started BBB at the beginning of last season, my TDS was about 1100. At the end of last season it had gone up to 2400. Is this big increase due to the disolved...

Does anyone know if Bioguard Burnout 35 contains CYA? I am having cloud battle and ran out of bleach, but still have a couple cases of the Burnout left from before I learned BBB. My CYA is too high and I don't want to put any more in. Thx

I just got my pool running and know pretty much what needs to be done, but am not sure just what order to do it in. First of all it's cloudier than it has ever been. I studied up about what to do to fix that, add lots of bleach and keep adding it basically. My PH looks to be about 7.2 on my...

I have a vinyl liner IG pool. While I was out enjoying the pool yesterday I found a spot where the floor felt soft, an area about 4" around or so and perhaps tapered down to 1/4" deep. I could press it down a bit more with my thumb. Then I noticed several other areas with that felt like...

I noticed yesterday that my liner is coming loose and wrinkling in two areas around the light. Both of the areas that are doing this are about 4" each on opposite sides of the light. I don't know when this ocurred or how long it's been like this. I had to do a complete drain last year, I am...

Hello experts, First let me say how happy I am to finally be able to log in to a pool forum, I've been interested for a long while and kept checking the "Pool Solutions Forum" site. I first stumbled on to it about 5 minutes after it was locked from any new members. I have a 14' x 28' inground...