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Hi! We had to take our cover off in the middle of winter this year for several reasons. Our pool is beginning to look like a swamp... Not just green, but slime and bubbles growing quickly on the top. I can literally see it getting worse on a daily basis. We have not turned the pump/filter on...

Hi friends! I'm opening my pool and had to put in about a foot of well water with high iron. I want to make sure I'm doing things in the right order. Do I adjust the pH, then slam, then floc? I just want to prevent the iron from staining the liner if at all possible. Thanks!

We are planning on replacing our concrete pool deck because it has become rough, cracked and unlevel. The concrete guy says he can tear the old concrete out and repour it. The pool guy says that would require replacing the coping and liner. Who should I believe? Thoughts?? Thank you for your...

We just a got a new VS pump to replace our old single speed that died. I have NO experience with a VS pump. I've tried to start it at different speeds but I still have a lot of air in the pump basket. It seems to be working well besides that issue (no air coming out of the returns). Our sand...

I ordered a new pump to replace my dead Hayward 1HP pump (see original post My pump died. What to replace it with?). I ordered the 1.5HP of this pump but they sent me the 3HP version listed here: CaliMar® Variable Speed Pool Pump | 3HP | CMARVSP3.0 That means I got a great deal BUT this one...

Our pump (which was awesome) finally died yesterday after 8+ years. I don't know the first thing about shopping for a pump so I am hoping someone might be able to give me some guidance/recommendations/info. 🤞 Our last pump was a Hayward and I think the model info has worn off over the years...

This is our 3rd year opening our in-ground pool by ourselves. Everything went fairly smoothly EXCEPT we have some air coming out of our return jets. We replaced the rubber seal in the pump with no luck and there is some air in the top of the pump while it is running. We have several small...

Our pool is being closed today & we desperately need a cover. We went without one last year & our pool was pretty green in the spring. We don't need a safety cover and we don't have a lot of leaves or debris that gets in it. I had one in mind to purchase but I just saw it has horrible...

Hi! I am attempting to open my pool for the first time by myself. Everything seemed to go fine except that pressure gauge on my filter is reading zero (no movement at all). The person who closed the pool last year put the gauge in the pump basket & it has been sitting in a small bit of water...

Hi there! I'm thinking about opening the pool soon (first time I have done it myself). I am in Ohio & we had a very mild winter here so the temps never got super low. We didn't have a cover on it and the water is totally black. Not even pond green like when we bought the house... I mean...

Hi! I LOVE the TFP method and used it religiously all summer... until about a month ago. I got lazy, left the solar cover on, added some chlorine now & then, and that's all. I just peeked under the cover & it has serious algae and who the heck knows where my chemical levels are. :( The...

So I think I have mustard algae. I've been following the TFP method and my water is gorgeous and crystal clear. Every time after I SLAM the pool or brush the sides, I still keep getting some yellowish algae growing just in certain spots. I never let my chlorine drop under the minimum (in...

This is our first year with a pool so I'm just learning the ropes. This morning I went to check on the pool & the pump sounds like it is running but the filter has ZERO pressure. The water in the pump basket was extremely hot... like steam coming out when I removed the lid and I had to dilute...

I'm sure this is a common question but a quick search didn't result in any posts that were relevant to my specific situation. In a couple weeks we are going out of town and don't have anyone to add chemicals to our pool. We'll be gone about a week. I want to do anything I can to avoid a SLAM...

So I did I no-no and I ignored my pool for about a week because we had heavy rain. I lifted the corner of the solar cover & added chlorine a couple times but I didn't really test or make sure anything was at the proper levels. When we finally had a nice day, I took off the cover & algae had...

The pool guy just left after installing our light & he said that we have a film on the top of our water from using store brand bleach instead of actual pool chlorine. He said it's from soap that's in the bleach. I'm assuming that's not true since using bleach is one of the basic things that TFP...

Hi! I read Pool School and the suggested articles (from this site and others) and I am still confused how to balance my chemicals. We have an approx 23,000 gallon in-ground pool which has turned green and cloudy (swampy?) over the winter. If it matters, our pool looked pretty good until about...