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I've cared for my in-ground pool for the last 10 years thanks to TroubleFreePool. Lately it seems we need to add water more frequently, at least once a week. I've also had to add CYA three times this year. A week ago today I added granular CYA thinking maybe it would last longer. I added the CYA...

We have an older Barracuda that we have been maintaining over the years. Our current problem is the unit keeps flipping over and remaining there. The issue began with the unit not moving along the bottom. Replaced the foot pad. The unit then began unscrewing the hose from the cleaner, the large...

I was unsure if this was the appropriate forum to post this... Please let me know if this should be in another forum... We're having our 1970's 9 foot deep pool replastered very soon. Both bids we received suggested we add an additional skimmer in which case they'll need to "trench, core drill...

I have another post on this forum asking about shocking & running the filter. I have a new problem & not sure which forum to post it as I didnt find previous posts on this topic. In the process of shocking, decided to pry some loose tiles to see if there is algae under them. I did find some...

My pool was losing chlorine & I confirmed it using the overnight test. I used the Pool Calculator & added 6.5 bottles of 10% chlorine. Question is how long should I run the filter? It's been running 2.5 hrs now... Thanks in advance

Buying a house with a huge pool. Pool inspector says its 92 lf, 10' deep & about 25,000 gal. He says the pump needs to be replaced, wont do the job right. Wants to replace with a 420sq ft Pentair Cartridge Filter for $1069. Can anyone identify the filter from the photos? Or offer any advise...

Water was sparkling clean before last night when a huge dust storm came in. Had to backwash filter this am, vacuumed & tested water. Here are my #'s CYA was 80 yesterday FC was only 3ppm this am, suspect flow was reduced causing SWG not to work overnight Added liquid chlorine to bring FC to...

We had some trouble getting our FC & CYA numbers up in the beginning due to misunderstanding about SWG. Pools been up about 8 days now. Had our FC at 5 & CYA at 50 since this weekend. Still working on our TA & PH. Had removed our skimmer for a day or two but have put it back. Noticed a...

We've had our Intex Ultra 18 x 52 up a week and a half, a few days ago I noticed a creaking sound coming from the top of the metal frame. The creak comes from all sides but is more frequent on one side. Upon looking closer at that side I noticed that one of the top rails was shoved past the...

New pool filled 6 days. Had to add chlorine & CYA past few days. Yesterday FC was 6.5 after adding, was 4 this am then dropped to 1.5. CYA was at 40. Just added chlorine & CYA 2.5 hrs ago. Here are my #'s after adding chemicals... FC 6.5 PH 7.8 - 8.2 TA 220 CH 480 CYA 60...

New pool, got FC to 4 this am, didnt check CYA yet this am. Tested TA & it's at 220! Should we worry? From what I;ve read on poolschool the TA shouldnt be adjusted unless the PH is a problem. PH is somewhere between 7.8 but closer to 8.2 according to the Taylor Basic kit. Thinking of...

Just filled our new AGP Sunday night, got the SWG working & tested the water yesterday afternoon with the cover on using the Taylor Basic kit & the FC was at 2. Had it covered until this morning when I ran the Intex AWG 6 hrs, which would have shutdown 2.5 hrs ago. Now the test is showing...

Got a storm coming & wondering if I can have the pool cover on over-night while the filter is running? What worries me is our pool cover dips into the water & am afraid the strainer will suck it up over-night.

Just turned our filter on for the first time last night. We did the rinse before our first filter & because we didnt have a proper backwash hose we had alot of water spirtering around. When we first turned the filter on after the rinse we thought the clamp bolt that tightens the filter was not...

Just filled our new Intex 18x52 and sand is in the filter. I read somewhere to run the sand filter 8-9 hrs, then add salt & jump around in the pool to agitate the salt then run the sand filter 24 hrs. Does this sound right? Also, the sand filter manual states to run filter on rinse for a...

We're getting ready to install a 18' Intex Ultra AGP, we've used a shovel to remove the grass but are still concerned about grass growing through the liner. This will be a seasonal pool so we dont want to use sand. What should we use between the dirt & the liner?

Anyone own the volleyball set that comes with some of the Intex pools? Thinking of buying one...

We just bought a new 18 x 52 Intex Ultra & are preparing the ground for set up right now. Before we fill I'll be ordering either a 2100 gph or 2650 gph Intex sand filter without copper, I'm hoping, and an intex SWG. I've been reading as much as I can here but would like advise from those that...

I've been lurking here collecting info to help me choose an AGP. Because of limited funds we're going with an Intex Ultra & the biggest size we can fit is an 18' x 52". Because of what I've read I'd eventually like to add a SWG(althought my husband is afraid it will be too salty) if the work...