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Hi all! Hope everyone is having safe and fun summer. Quick question I haven't posted in awhile but have been avid user of the tfp app. I was just wondering. The weather in PA has stunk and no one has really swam in 2 weeks or so. I have check fc daily and never dropped below 5. I also am only...

All year been using the pool essentials chlorinating liquid 10% and they were out and the wife bought this today which says 10% as well but wanted to make sure it was same thing as it mentions shock. Are these two things the same and OK to use ?

Hi all, super disappointed. All year I have been bragging to my wife how amazingly clear I have kept the water. I downloaded the pool math app and have upgraded to paying for all the features. I have been logging daily. Everything has been going great! Then today.... It was getting dark after I...

Was cleaning pool today and seen this piece attached. I feel I had to ask about this before but can't find it past posts. And tried searching but not sure what to search on. I think it has something to do with ariation or something? Can someone just explain what it is and if I should do...

So far my water is great and crystal clear by far beat in 4 years I have had it. Last night I got down to about 4 and went to raise it to 8. Today after we swam all day I tested fc and got 8.5.i am gou g to guess I just measured wrong and will follow up tomorrow. Or atleast I am hoping. As I...

Hi all, I am back to great forum after taking off last year from the pool for other issues. I hope all is well and safe. This year the pool is up and running and should be full by tomorrow. I just ordered a brand new T-100 test kit to replace my old one which was all low and have sat there for a...

I have had a small algae issue which I slammed and ack to clear water.. My fc is still high 13 (should be like 8) and I'm letting it drift back down. I tested oh today and it was dark red. I know when slamming you can't read Ph but I am not at slam levels anymore. Is the 13ppm still high...

Hi all. Me again concerned. Just pulled the cover back and checked the pool. My pol has been crystal clear basically all year. Well I was checking eveything because Saturday my kids are having a party and like 8 kids over. The pool is still crystal clear but I notice like greenish/yellowish...

Hi all! Thanks to forum I have been having a great season. I recently read some of my first posts and laugh how lost I was. So first of all thank you all for your knowledge and tips! You have saved me so much time and money not listening to pool stores. This site is great because of its awesome...

My numbers still a little off or is it OK? I had a few numbers in between I wasn't sure of. And TA I've never had to work with.....juat being cautious I guess so my numbers don't take a dive one way or the other. Ph 7. 2 Fc 3.5 CC 0 Ta was between 6 and 7. Was just about 60 maybe 70. Cya was...

Hi all, hope all is well. Two quick questions. Just did my numbers and never in my 3rd year have I had to mess with TA is this OK or should add to raise it? And if so can you help me how to Raise it? My numbers are: Tc 4 Ta 70 Cya 35 I just added to raise my fc to 6.5, especially because I...

So on Sunday I filled my pool for the first time this year. Added stabilizer to get cya up and some chlorine according to pool math. Here is my numbers and a couple questions PH not sure it seemed dark red like not registered..... Maybe 7.5 was closest but was red. Fc 3.5 Tc 3.5 Ta 80 Ch 175...

Soni out together the pool today that is listed in my signature. Eveything good as expected. Water filling. Put together the pump, all good to go (well water not high enough to check eveything but was easy set up). Then as I am breaking down the box I find this part. No idea what it is. Can't...

Hope everyone is having a good summer so far. Last year we had a 17x52 intex that made it 3 years, but decided to trash last year as we made some mistakes with it from the beginning and being new. I have learned alot from this site and the chemicals. This year we down sized a little to...

Well we made it through year 2 with the pool and debated a ton on leaving it up but decided to take it down this year again. The pool is about drained and ready to be taken apart. Last year when i stored it got a couple of pinhole leaks in it which I see has happened to others. Anyone have and...

I was starting to debate and have read articles on here about people leaving up their intex or summer waves Pool in the winter. But alot of posters weren't in that bad of an area. I am in PA and we are usually in top 5 with amount of snow that hits us. Has anyone that livea in similar climate...

So for the past two years, we have run this intex and had a blast during the summer and have really became pool people. I have learned so much from this great forum, an feel confident enough to do it for good. We are debating upgrading to a new metal wall above frame pool which is more permanent...

So I had an algae attack the other week, went through my first slam and it went well. My numbers are now spot on and I have never had clearer water. Like glass see right through to the bottom. Well no one has been in for like a week because we have had rainy, windy and cold weather. Finally...

Trying to prep myself for an upcoming vacation in September, we will be gone one week. What should I do pool wise? The wife's younger brother is staying at the house to take care of the dog. The problem is I can barely have him remember to feed them, bring the mail in, or let them out let alone...

Hi! I just wanted to thank this great forum for all of the amazing help it gives. I can only imagine the tons of money it saves everyone here not going to a pool store spending money on money with useless answers. This is such a great help forum and the experts are so knowledgeable and so nice...

I recently been able to keep my numbers pretty solid without much maintenence. I just tested today and don't see much to change yet my water is cloudy. It's not awful but for sure not as clear as it once was. I can see the bottom juat blurred a bit. Is this normal is there something I am doing...

OK so just ran my numbers with my t 100 and starting to get it down back. Was low on cya fixed that, low on chlorine fixed that, ph fixed that. So I've started to learn how to adjust. This is first time with 2 things I'm unsure of. TA and CH...... Correct me if I'm wrong I don't have to worry...

First off I would like to thank this great site, I've come so far from using one chlorine tablet to having a t 100 tester and flying though it. Anyway I have 2 more dumb questions. I am in northeast PA and not much swimming being done cause of cold and rainy weather. Pump is on about 8 hours a...

OK got my t 100 kit and did my first test a few days ago. This is the readings I got. I'm in the north east, been rainy and cool (60s) lately. Any recommendations? Fc 6.5 Cc 0.5 TC 7 ppm pH 6.8 (may be lower closest to that color at bottom) Ch 175 Ta 120 Cya 30 Should I do sometbing to raise...

Hi all, Second year with this Intex 17 x 52 pool and got it all set up and leveled out and ready to go. (with much help to all of you here.) Last year when setting it up, i was told to just use some house hold bleach, which I ended up using about 3/4ths a half gallon bottle, then used a chlorine...

First off thank you all. Got my first ever pool last year, and had no idea how much work really went into it. We are on a hill and I had to dig out almost 8 inches on the one side. MUCH bigger deal then I had planned, which everyone here helped me along, and helped me with chemicals as I was...

I just wanted to take the minute to say thank you to all the poeple on this great site. I went from my first pool ever and not even knowing it needed to be level to my kids and I having the time of our lives. I was very novice and naive at this to the point of embarrassing. Thinking it was OK...

Hi all, clueless me again....I was wondering. Tomorrow is my 8 year old sons birthday and he is having friends over. How sturdy are these pools made? Its an Intex above ground 17 round by 52 inches deep. Should I be nervous for about 5 boys to be in there at once, rough housing and jumping...

So we put up a intex 17 round 52 inch deep pool a week and a half ago. I had 2 chlorine tablets which was recommended for that size in one of those floating cabanas, also used arm and hammer clear balance in the pump. I just tested with just a cheap tester where you dip it in and match colors...

After a skid steer and about 18 inches we finally have the ground ready for our intex 17 x 52 inches. I have 3 questions. 1. Should I lay a tarp down on the dirt then sand on the tarp? Or just lay sand right on the dirt? 2. How much sand do I need? Was thinking 2 yards. 3.what do I do in...