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    What is this? Scale? Nodules? And what do I do to correct?

    I’ve had a pool blanket on for a few weeks due to a solar panel that had large leak…. So I did not notice this stuff forming….. last year there were a few ….. now there are a few large communities. What is this stuff and what should I do to properly address it? Except for a tiny spot here snd...
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    Uh oh... TONS of white foam on surface...

    OMG, this is a problem.... Here's what happened.... Last week went to pressure wash my pool lanai cage screens... pressure wash broken so I go this stuff "30 second outdoor cleaner concentrate" at home depot. Says OK around pools. Still not to try and get in. Anyway, blanket was covering pool...
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    Snake in my pool lines/equipment

    A small black snake (though harmless yet "eek-y" anyway) approximately 7 inches long and quite slender got into my lanai and decided to take a swim. I chased it around with a skim net and a brush hoping to trap and release outside the lanai. It swam into the entrance to the skimmer basket...
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    Travertine Paver Deck Sinking!

    I had my pool installed 3 1/2 years ago. Had gorgeous travertine deck installed. From that time on have had sinkage issues. I mean seriously. 6 months after install started to sink including putting my foot all the way through to about 7 inches. I nearly broke my ankle. PB came out three...
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    Borax after no drain acid wash

    Halfway through acid wash on 17K gal pebbletec swg pool. Prepping for the renaissance. At moment looks like 0 TA and ph well below 5, chlorine somehow disappeared. Anyway, since borate seem to be advocated here so much, would like to add that to my balancing. Iam seeing on some threads that...