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My pool guy used to put 3" pucks into the skimmer so I carried on doing so - he must know what he's doing, right?! Local pool store said I should switch to chlorine sticks instead but I don't understand why. I understand the bit about highly concentrated water in the skimmer rushing into the...

I forgot to check the chlorine tabs in my pool before we went away for a few days. When we came back the pool had large patches of yellow algae. I've had it before but a quick shock, algicide, and scrub and it's gone. The tabs keep the chlorine level at around 2.5 using the dropper test kits...

Subjective question seeing as you don't know me :D So we moved into this rental property which has a pool. However, the pump fails to prime maybe 1 in 10 times. Today a repair guy came out and pointed out several leaks, plus the pump was very old and rusted. Cost to replumb only was $400; cost...

A couple of years ago we acquired a spa for free from a neighbor but it was missing the electronics/pump/heater. I cobbled together spare parts from other sources and for a grand total of $150 including labor to move it we had ourselves a working hot tub. However, the heater started to give up -...

We acquired a spa from a neighbor, cobbling together a few bits and pieces to make it work again. I'm slowly getting the hang of things in terms of chemicals but just wanted to check/ask a couple of things please. Firstly my pH level tended to hover around 7.2 until I used pH Up. The alkalinity...

Earlier this year we eventually got quotes from the only two pool builders in the area I could find. Getting a quote was like extracting blood from a stone which gives me zero confidence in actually hiring them. Added to that, I asked in a local well known pool supply store who they would...