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I bought my way into a pool last summer and started out using the TFP method and had a pretty good summer. I closed the pool myself at the end of last season and I think I did everything I was supposed to. It's a warm day here and I decided that I would have a look at the water so I pulled...

I have a question about pH level for SLAM'ing. I know pool school calls for a pH between 7.2 and 7.5 before starting the process. How does a higher pH (7.8 for instance) affect the SLAM process?

Ok here's the deal. Nearly every day I have an accumulation of dull green to brownish debris on the bottom of my pool. I vacuum it all up and it starts accumulating again. When stirred up it poofs into clouds. The water is otherwise crystal clear. I have been seeing this for at least a...

I've got a situation that I can't figure out. This is my first summer with a pool and using the TFPC method. So far I've been able to keep my pH consistent for the last couple months with little maintenance. It always slowing drops and I add borax from time to time to raise it, it's never...

I have been following the methods described on this site since I opened my new pool the first of May. I've had no problems at all maintaining crystal clear water, that is until today. I just took the solar cover off and found a lot of algae in the pool. The cover was put on Sunday evening and...

I recently bought a house with a pool. The pump/motor is a 1.5 HP AO smith centurion single speed pump and it is really loud when running, and I've noticed that my neighbor has a pump and pool about the same size as mine with a super quiet pump/motor. There is no screeching or anything that...

Hello, I'm a first time pool owner and just opened my pool today. The water is a little on the cloudy side. I ran all the test available in my TF-100 test kit and the results are: pH - 7.2 Cl - 5, Br - 10 FC - 8 ppm CC - 1 ppm CH - 150 ppm TA - 90 CYA - 100 From reading the forums it appears...