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This is my tenth or eleventh season of pool ownership and I’ve been using TFP methods since that first season. The pool has done great under my watch. But this year‘s opening has shaken my confidence. Opened two days ago to a murky dark green pool. tested ph and CYA. Ph was super low...

I don’t know what it is made of. Is it a recyclable plastic? I’m discarding the old one, and trying to figure out where to put it: A)Trash—landfill B)Recyclable bin (aluminum, paper, soda bottles, bleach jugs) C) Special recycle bin for grocery sacks, cellophane, bubble wrap. Thx.

This is a fairly new solar cover. One of the seams is coming undone. It's not clear to me what the manufacturer used to originally piece together the strips of solar blanket. Anyone have advice? I'm thinking of using gorilla glue and clear gorilla tape.

My pH rises from 7.5 up to almost 7.8 every two days. I have been adding two cups of ph Minus every other day for the last month. 2 questions: 1) I thought this dry acid was as safe for my vinyl pool as muriatic acid is. (As per pool school--recommended chemicals). Then I read on another...

SEE MY HEATING COSTS UPDATE further down the thread. I thought it would be interesting for those considering getting a heater for their pool. I decided on natural gas heater. Pool store got me a 266k Rheem for my 17.5k pool. $1250 Gas company needed to run 128 ft of gas line from side of my...

Water is pooling by handle in multiport valve. (More so as the summer progresses) It operates fine as far as back washing, waste. Although I do have a problem vacuuming in filter mode.I get fine dirt blowing back into my pool. To eliminate valve as the problem, I'm thinking I should replace...

My pool is not a wreck...It has been crystal clear the last two weeks, but the last two nights the deep end has become a little hazy (can still see the drain). New test kit arrived: CYA=100 (tried this test three times...did the diluted test the third time..pretty confident) FC = 3.5 CC= 1...

I am awaiting my TF-100 kit. In the meantime, my test strip indicates that I have CYA of approx. 100. Assuming this is in the ballpark, I should keep my FCC level about 7. I understand that I can maintain my pool w the high CYA, (while I await my new science kit). it's just gonna cost me more...