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I am still using bleach as a chlorine source. My pool is now green. I know what to do to clean it up with my bleach system, but I was thinking of converting to a salt system. Do I need to clean the pool first, or will the salt system handle cleaning a green pool?

I have a 16' x 32' in=ground pool with two water jets, (one at each end) and the skimmer in the middle. The skimmer and the jets are all in the same wall. Can anyone tell me the proper direction in which to aim the jets to achieve filtration of the whole pool? No matter what I try, I seem to...

I have a 16' x 32' x 8' vinyl pool. The pump has a 1 HP motor. I can't find GPM on the pump, just a model number. When I opened my pool this year, I superchlorinated it and had the water crystal clear for a few weeks. Then it rained. The water went partly green. I can still see the...

I saw an ad for pool chemicals lately that asked if I had tested for phosphates. It said that algae eat phosphates, and that getting rid of the phosphates would starve (kill) the algae. It said I should use a product called Phos-go to get rid of the phosphates. Anything to this? Should I be...

I have been fighting mustard algae this weekend. I superchlorinated with bleach enough to raise FC to 24, and kept it there all day yesterday and last night. My CYA was tested at 0 before I began, and I haven't added any. (We haven't had any sun in three days, so I didn't worry about the...

Due to recent torrential rain, my pool developed a case of algae sufficient so that I can not see the bottom of my pool. To attempt to correct the situation, I first adjusted the PH to 7.6. Then I superchlorinated by setting the pool calculator to chlorine level of 24, and adding triclor in...