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My husband purchased the bleach this week and bought the usual 6% but he saw another that was a dollar less and also 6%. The cheaper one said it was for cleaning mold and mildew. Would there be a problem to start using that one to save $$$? We have an 11800 gal. swcg vinyl pool and only use...

I really don't know how to explain this so I've posted a photo. The top of the liner is supposed to stay behind the track above it. Here you can see an approx. 4 inch section that has slipped out of its track. If I press it, it will go near to where it should be but not stay. It's really...

I was adding water to my pool due to normal evaporation but I forgot about it and overfilled it, again.:oops: I know I need to backwash as I always have but what a waste of water! What are the consequences of having too much water in the pool? I ask because I have a pond that I'm in the process...

On the SWG chart the asterisk at CYA of 60 says 'Not recommended' has me confused :?. To me it seems that if it is not recommended at 60 because it's too high then why are 70 and 80 okay? Also, why are there no listings for lower CYA levels. I'm sure some of you are laughing :lol: right now...

When cleaning the pump filter basket I turned off the power to the pump and opened the lid. The water overflowed from the opening. I don't remember that happening last time, what am I doing wrong?

When I logged on to tfp earlier today there was a large yellow box inviting me to participate in a survey about pool cleaners. Because it was on this site I responded that I would take part. Now I'm wondering if it's legit or if I made a mistake. Does anyone know about this poolresearch.org?

:confused: help, i opened my pool and after the slam everything was going well. then a few days ago my swg red light said that my salt level is low. I was surprised to see that so i tested my salt levels (aqua check strips) and my salt was around 3200 ppm which is a little lower than ideal so I...

Is it possible to save my current values? When I am interrupted while working on the pool my pool math numbers are gone replaced by my goals so both columns read the same. Very frustrating, is there anything I can do about it?

I unscrewed the multiport and lifted it off when I noticed that the Standpipe and laterals came up with it. Seems the standpipe was inserted approx. 5 inches into the multiport and snuggly fitted to it as well. Is it possible to prevent this from happening next time? Shorten pipe maybe? I ask...

I need to do an oclt and rain is predicted. Will that skew my results?

Can I add DE to a sand filter that is used with an SWG? I read the article on adding DE to a sand filter and thought it sounded helpful. I went online to order DE but the specs page said it was not compatible with SWGs. I don't recall reading that in pool school so I wondered if it meant that a...

Latest test results: fc=0 cc=0 ph=7.5, can I trust this number? ta=70 ch=100 cya=40 I'm not sure what numbers to trust or what I need to do 1st. Also, i backwash my filter every other week or so (low bather load) but i've never opened it to clean it out. Maybe I should start with that?

FC=2ppm CC=0 pH=7.5 TA=70 CH=75 CYA=55 Salt=3870, put in 40 lbs. yesterday. Water temp=90F Pool Math says add 41 oz/volume stabilizer to raise CYA to 80ppm & 38 oz/vol. baking soda to raise TA to 90. My SWG runs @ 60% for 6 hrs/day. Also, Hurricane Arthur will rain on us and send 20 mph winds...

Well, I was able to turn my green swamp into a sparkling oasis. But now my chlorine levels are off the charts. http://www.troublefreepool.com/images/smilies/confused.png When using the OT test the color was very orange so I followed up with the chlorine drop test. I stopped at 40 drops and there...