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  1. K

    Where to begin

    We are just now opening our pool! We were supposed to get a new liner this year but we’re unable to get one in time and they are still on back order. Because of getting a new liner we drained our pool before the winter and I feel like we are starting from scratch with a completely green pool...
  2. K

    Help

    I have read a lot of your posts & I could really use some help!!! I just don’t understand the pool math! I have never had so many issues!! pH 7.3 TA 70 FC 31.5 😳 CH 20 CYA Over 100 All of my numbers were in range except for pH & now I've raised pH & I’m all out of wack & my pool is tinged...
  3. K

    pH/Alkalinity

    Cannot get pH to rise!?! I have added baking soda & borax...nothing!!! I use a Taylor test kit & my pH color is below 7.0 so I don’t know exact number. Alkalinity test states after I add 2 drops of R-0007 & 5 drops of R-0008 sample should turn green but mine stays red!! I’m not sure what to do...
  4. K

    White slime & skimmers

    Skimmers aren’t working after pool party! Skimmers aren’t working now either:mad:
  5. K

    Cloudy...not sure to SLAM or not??

    Running pump for 3 days now. Ph is not registering cya 100, alkalinity didn’t register, free chlorine is present. I need to back flush & I was going to clean the filters as well .. where to go from here?
  6. K

    Chlorine tablets

    Wondering which type of 3" Chlorine tablets I should use. I won't list company names, just ingredients. #1 = 8oz tablets - 90% Available stabilized chlorine - 99% Trichlor-S-Triazinetrione. It also lists for each tablet: 5.495 ppm available chlorine; 3.27 ppm cyan-uric acid per 10000 gal of...
  7. K

    Gatorade!!! Help!

    :( My pool looks like blue glacier gatorade! Clear one day and cloudy the next.
  8. K

    Swamp!

    Opened our pool yesterday and it's DARK GREEN!!!! Scrubbed down the walls & hooked the filter up....Where do i start???????????? :( :cry:
  9. K

    When to open an inground pool in Ohio?

    I thought there was a certain temperature that you had to reach before opening the pool??
  10. K

    Pool Cover

    Are mesh covers good--I was reading that the snow melts into the pool! Doesn't seem good, but I wasn't sure.
  11. K

    Hot Tub?

    Hello All! I got on here for the first time at the beginning of the season to open our pool & it has never been as clear as it is now & so easy to maintain!!! So, with that being said...can I use the same items for my hot tub?? (Bleach, Borax, Baking Soda)
  12. K

    Getting rid of pool store.....help

    Opened pool for the 2nd year in a row with same trouble!!! Closed pool with a chlorine reading of 9.7 & crystal clear water. Early Spring storm blew off our cover & some of the rain water & debris went into the pool! Took a water sample in to our pool place & were told not to follow the...