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So here's a very newbie question. If CYA is a stabilizer it should maintain whatever the corresponding FC level is according to the CYA/chlorine chart, right? Why then the need to add anymore bleach at all? I know that this is a sill question but I just wanna make sure my thinking is correct...

So I just finished SLAMMING my pool for the first time, and am officially in maintenance mode. I have heard much about the BBB method but could not find a single page, such as in "Pool School", explaining it for beginners such as myself. Unless I overlooked it. Can anyone do this, or is it...

Hey guys, I'm currently doing a SLAM, and it is going well. But when I get through I was wondering if it would be wise to up my CYA level a bit. It currently is around 30. I live in burnin' hot northwest Florida.

I just bought a 22' ft. Intex pool and clean my cartridge frequently. While battling a slightly cloudy pool I began to think that I may need to replace the cartridge even though I clean it regularly with my hose. So even if I clean it often, do I still need to replace? If so, how often? Thank...

Hey guys, I already have another thread below this one but wanted to ask a separate question to not sidetrack the other one. I just got a Taylor test kit and I think I finally learned last night what I've been doing wrong with the CYA test for the past 2 days. On my first attempt I poured the...

Hi, I'm considering buying this because my intex pool came only with a pole and the vacuum itself. I do not believe it came with either a vacuum hose or a hose adapter (item #11238 on the intexcorp website) which I need to connect to the intake. Does this kit especially contain this hose...

Hi all, I'm entirely new to pools. Just bought a 22' above ground Intex. After adding baking soda, calcium, some sort of conditioner, and shocking as advised by local pool store my pool became cloudy, and has been since the weekend. I don't know at which particular step the water it became...