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Opened my pool summer of 2015 so my equipment is going on 9/10 years old. LIving in Northern Ohio I only get 4 mths of use, other 8 mths the equipment sits outside on the pad. I see the prices of filters & pumps has doubled, maybe tripled since 2014. My pump housing is getting old, the...

I've had my pool 5+ summers so I am not a newbie. Normally I bring the PH down at the beginning of the season and it stays down for the most part of the 3-4 month pool season here in Northern Ohio. Last year, I had high PH, noticed the pool robot had a white powdery coating. I added a full...

Going on my 6th season and never had this problem. My FC is a little high, CYA a little high, alkaline/PH about normal. But i've had excessive cloudy water this season. I bought some cheap knock off pool filters, thought maybe that was the culprit but I"m not sure. Ordered an OE filter...

I see my local Menards store has their 12.5% pool shock at 2.99. Normally 3.99/gal but on sale an .37 mail in rebate. I've used this over the past 5 years and have had very good success with it.

Had a great swimming season. Was in and out almost every day starting in early June right up to first week in September. Closing takes me about 2 hrs, blowing out the lines, moving all the pool deck furniture, spraying out the cartridge filter. I've found that using the previous season's...

I opened my pool last weekend in 80 degree temps and now we are suppose to have 24 low on Tuesday. I plan to run the pump 24/7 and pile an old blanket on the above ground plumbing & then secure a heavy duty tarp over the top.. Any other suggestions?

Menards pool shock B1G1 starting tomorrow May 17 12.5% strength No settling on the bottom of the pool which creates stains Liquid pool chlorinator is one of the best options to reduce cyanuric acid levels For above or inground swimming pools 1 gallon Made in USA

So I ordered up two quarts of polyquat from Sunplay.com,, wow was that a mistake. Its been 3 weeks and no shipment. They had no problem charging my CC 3 weeks ago and now they won't even respond to my inquiries. I am going to have my CC refund the money and I will buy it elsewhere.

Well this is my 3rd year opening. First two weren't so good, this one was smooth sailing. I think the key for me was two things, one I let the pool water stay normal. I used the skimmer plastic lids & gizmo. Previous years I drained a foot or two and by the time I opened the liner was...

I have two SR Smith pool ladders. Last year when I pulled the ladders out, I noticed a rough sort of calcium coating on the ladders. I pulled them out of the pool and laid them along the side. I was out and about this afternoon and I noticed the outer coating, is now a crisp flaking type...

Well I got the pool winterized and installed a new safety cover. Boy, drilling those 3/4" holes in cement deck was a pain. Took me almost the whole day but it looks good.

Well its 90 degrees here in the northern ohio area,, suppose to be like this for another 5-7 days. Sure am glad i didn't close her up yet.

This is my 3rd summer for the pool. Previous two summers I didn't have any water issues. This year we had some cooler temps in late June and a few big rains. I neglected to keep the FC up, probably only added 1/2 gal of bleach every few days. Well I got some surface algae in the lower...

This is my 3rd summer with my pool, and i made the mistake of not covering it last fall and I had a real mess this spring. I don't know if that has anything to do with my current problem. I had some brownish/green 'growth' around the perimeter of my pool, at the base of the wall and the floor...

Seems like every 5-7 days my PH is going above 8.0,, the red is at or above the highest red mark on my TF-100 ph test tube. I add the appropriate amount of muratic acid (according to pool school),, check it the next day and its down around 7.2-7.4. I have 3 returns that I had pointed a bit...

Can somebody tell me where I can buy some more of the resurgent R0013 for the TF 100 water testing kit?

I took a pH and FC sample, had almost no chlorine and about 7.8 to 8 pH. I added 2 gals of bleach. I took a reading 6 hrs later and the FC was up to about 4. Today I took another reading, and the FC is close to 1. I took the CYA,, and it is about 26 (according to the black dot test)...

Any plans to build a poolmath app ?

I pulled the cover off my pool a couple weeks ago, we've had some cooler temps but the forecast calls for 50s-70s the next 10 days. The water was clear when I pulled the cover off, I threw in a gal of bleach then we had the cooler temps 30s-40s, ran the pump for about 24hrs Now the water is a...

I have twin drains in the floor of my pool, my pool depth is only about 5ft deep. These drains have a dome type head on them, and walking across the pool you could stub your toe on them, does anyone know if they make a lower profile cover that might work? Any other ideas?

Anyone have any experience with Latham pool covers?

I am looking at buying a loop-loc pool cover, can anyone recommend a good on-line dealer? My guess is I will have to fill out the form and have them custom sew one for me. I will also do the installation. Any suggestions? Decent price on loop-loc? I assume they will be pricey, but looking...

Ok, I struggled this year keeping my pool water in check. I am going to take a crack at learning how to use this poolmath. The poolmath link says to first estimate your pool volume. My pool is 22x32x4.5 so about 24,500 gals. Next I see the recommended levels for a vinyl bleach pool FC...

I wanted to get my algecide into the pool and run the pump for 24 hrs, so I've added it. Now I am going to drain off about 6-10" to get below skimmer intakes (to winterize) Will it be ok if I drain that water into my near by pond with fish in it? The pond is about 1 acre in size so I wouldn't...

Well my pool has been in operation for right around 45 days, and I noticed the pressure of the returns was much less than in the past. I also noticed the pump 'filter window' had a lot of bubbles in it, like at startup. I took the top off the filter housing and it was filthy, from some fence /...

\ Well I finally got my pool filled 23,500 gals. I added a gal of 10% bleach during the fill. Checked both chlorine and PH using the little blue daily kit from my TF100. The chlorine didn't register nor did much PH. I added a box of borax, brought the PH up. I added another gal of 10%...

I've read numerous articles, used the poolcalculator, read the pool school articles,, maybe its information overload, maybe I'm just slow. I have a 27,000 gal pool. The liner is suppose to be installed this week, they will be filling with aprox 13,000 just to get the liner in. So once I get...

I am debating on using floor / wall coving. Looks easy to install. Is there a big benefit to not having a 90' angle between the floor and wall? Will it be a lot easier to keep clean? Easy on the feet while you are in the pool? Any substantial benefit? This is the kinds of stuff...

I am about ready for the liner to be installed, I have 2 days to finish up the vermiculite floor, than call the pool company to do the final measure. They said 2-3 weeks and than they will install so likely around July 4th I should have water in the pool. I was originally going to hold off on...

I am putting in a 33x22 foot constant depth about 52 inches deep. I am putting in a vermiculite floor soon, I was hoping to just do the floor even through the entire pool, so the depth would be 52 in every spot, except where the drain covers will sit above the 'floor height'. I had a local...