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My local Walmart is closing... I have been getting all my liquid chlorine there There is a Costco nearby, but I have never been a member and don't know what they sell. I am thinking of joining. I looked on the Costco website, and they don't appear to sell chlorinating liquid, but I figured I...

I have a kidney shaped pool, and I need a new cover for the winter. My current cover was supplied by the pool maintenance company, before I started doing it myself. the cover is falling apart - it's a Meyco. I would prefer to buy something else. This is my second Meyco, and they seem very...

So, I have a vacuum head that goes on a long pole with a hose that can connect to the skimmer hole, or a dedicated cleaning port on the side of my pool. Sometimes, it works great - i turn the pump up high and the thing has enough suction that it sticks to the walls - which is great because i...

are these pool cleaners mostly for bigger kinds of debris? when i open my pool I usually have a gray powdery looking substance on the floor of my pool. I think it's dead algae, but i'm not sure. I occasionally get it during the season as well. i usually vacuum it to waste, or to the filter if...

My concrete/plaster pool was painted by a previous owner. It needs to be sandblasted and re-plastered, but my estimates last year were $25-30K and i will bet it would be more expensive this year. I don't feel like spending the money - the surface looks fine. I don't plan to stay in the house...

I have owned my house and pool since about 2004. During that time I have done no maintenance or work on the pool surface. At one point, maybe about 10 years ago, before I was doing the daily pool care myself, my pool guy said that my pool needed to be painted. I never did it. I would guess my...

My pump stopped working - i think the motor burned out. I know I can replace the motor - but the delivery time is pretty long, and if i get a motor from my local Leslies, it's half the cost of a new pump, and i'd rather get a new pump - if i can get one delivered within a few days If I switch...

Why is it that higher CYA levels are recommended for SWG pools? I see the "Ideal" levels at 4050 for non-SWG pools, and 70-80 for SWG pools.

I am using liquid chlorine to chlorinate my pool My CYA is 38, and I am maintaining FC at about 6ppm, - the pool water is great My wife says someone sat on a living room sofa inside, and bleached the fabric. She says that never happened before. earlier this year, i emptied at least half the...

I have CYA=40 the Pool Math app says my target FC is 5ppm.., the CYA table says 5-7ppm let's say I choose 6ppm Should I aim for say 8ppm every morning, knowing I am going to go down a few ppm by the time the sun sets? If i don't, i will fall below my target - indeed, if i begin the day at...

I just opened my pool - in doing so, i pumped out and replaced about 50-60% of the water Pool is about 30,000 gal, i think, and made of cement. after replacing the water, and testing it, I mostly played with CH and alkalinity, FC was low Then, i added 1 Gal 12.5% bleach at night The next...

hi i have been trying to use the apps - with no luck... first i downloaded the ios app - it does not recognize my login from this forum - but it should.., right? then i downloaded the win 10 app - i successfully logged in with the login from the forum the problem is it does not save any of my...

Hi I have searched for this.., and gotten conflicting results. My cement pool is pretty old.., 30 years at least i would guess It seems more or less in good shape, except that the slate waterline tiles are falling off. I am wondering what adhesive to use - I have seen suggestions to use simple...

In a couple threads I have seen people mention that eradication of black algae can be helped by rubbing it with chlorinator or skimmer chlorine tablets. My black algae is under about 8 feet of water... what's the best way to do this? I was thinking I could come up with a way to attach a...

Hi pool has a pH of about 7.2 I see that on this site the recommended pH is 7-5-7.8 for a plaster or cement pool. I think that is a bit higher than recommendations i have seen elsewhere how much of a problem do i have? TA=130-150ppm I am currently using a combination of bleach and whatever...

Hi, using Leslie test strips, i typically get CYA values of 100-150ppm - the strips are hard to read and the, color change isn't consistent, and i need a better CYA test.., but i think it's safe to say i have a level over 100ppm I know that to lower CYA i have to partially drain the pool...