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Hi. I live in a fairly expensive part of Connecticut. Again, this year I had the pool guy close my pool. The cost for the "close" was around $425, which, I suppose is not bad. But the he tacked on chemicals, tax, etc., and the price jumped to $721!! Now I realize the the pool guy has kids to...

Hello. Per my signature line, I have a Pentair cartridge filter (hopefully you know what I mean...one of those big black ones). I think there is a way to lower the water level in the pool using it, but I am not sure how. Right now I just use a sump pump, which takes forever to lower the water...

Hello. I usually have the pool guy open and close my pool. I maintain the water myself, though. I pay a pretty penny for the opening and closing. I don't recall exactly, but it's something like $700 to close the pool. Anyway, when he opened the pool this year, there were a lot of brown...

Hello. I live in CT and this is my third season with my gunite inground pool. The details of the pool are in my signature line below. The pool guy opens and closes my pool, and I take care of the weekly maintenance. For the closing, it cost me $718.70, made up of the following: Winterize...

Hello. I always use chlorine bleach in my pool, but twice a year when I am on vacation, in an abundance of caution, I use those dastardly chlorine pucks. I recently bought the smallest tub I could find (don't even remember the size), but I estimate that it will take me a few years to get...

Hi. I noticed that the chemicals in my Taylor test kit generally last around 2 years (per the expiration date). I am fine for this year (as well as last), but it looks like for the 2018 season (next year), many of my chemicals in the kit will be expired. What do people typically do and what...

Hi. Just noticed some light orange-ish staining on the plaster, just below the water line. Any ideas what it is and how to fix? Thanks.

Hello. Is there any difference between store-brand bleach and good, old-fashioned Clorox? Is the quality the same? Is the only difference the price? I assume it is, but wanted to make sure. Thoughts?

Hello. Due to my CYA level, the pool math calculator says I need to keep my FC around 9. If I am going on vacation for a week and know how much cholorine I lose per day, is there any risk to boosting the chlorine to a crazy high level with bleach like I typically use (let's say 20 or 25) so...

Hello. I am in year 3 of my pool and I really like it. Unfortunately, as you can see in the picture, where is a planting bed on the left, that has mulch in it (along with four grasses that did not survive the winter). In the foreground, is a VERY active Lab/Retriever mix, who loves to lay in...

Hello. I really hate stuff in the pool. I have a very active Lab/retriever mix who likes to kick mulch into the pool when he is playing around the edge. Let's say there are around 10-12 pieces of mulch on the bottom of the pool. It is too much of a hassle to get the robot out or to get the...

Hello. My CYA is around 85, so I keep my FC around 9. To date, my CC has always been around 0.5. I'd prefer it to be zero. What am I doing wrong? Should I goose up the FC

Hello. I am a bit neurotic about the pool. It gets used mostly on the weekends, but even a little debris in the pool makes me crazy (within reason). As such, I run the robot at least twice a week-- once during the week and then again on the weekend (or maybe twice on the weekend). Is there...

Hello. Each year I have the pool guy open up the pool and get it running, then I take over. I don't have the results of his water test, but this is what he did. Can you please comment on whether I got good value for what he did, and whether some of the chemicals were unnecessary (or not...

Hello. In case anyone missed this thread last year, in late August I found three baby turtles in my skimmer: Three baby turtles in my skimmer-- what do I do and how how does it affect pool chem? Fast forward to yesterday, and I looked out my window, and I see a VERY large snapping turtle...

Hello. I had the pool guy open up my pool this year. I have a list of what he put in to start it up. After that point, I have been taking care of the water and it is doing great. The pool guy suggested that once a week, I put one cap-full of Phosfree in the shallow skimmer, and put one...

Hi. Last year, my pool water wasn't as ideal as I'd liked it to be, and I got small calcium deposits throughout the pool. Nothing major. Basically little pieces the size of a few grains of sand stuck together. But definitely there. When I used the robot, in the pouch I would have the normal...

Hello. Here in lovely Connecticut, we are experiencing the worst weather ever. It is cold and rainy every day (for the past few months). My pool has been open 3 weeks. The pool guy set the water level at the proper height (a little less than halfway up the skimmer). With all of the rain...

Hello. At the start of the pool season I tested all of my elements, and using the Pool Math calculator, it said that my CSI measure may cause it to be destructive to the plaster. Then I adjusted the TA, and now the CSI measure is considered "balanced". Question-- how important is this CSI...

Hi. Is it OK to run my pool heater while my cleaner/robot is cleaning the pool? I don't see why not, but I wanted to check first. Thanks.

I live in CT and we get cold winters with snow. I was thinking of getting one of those pop up tents (the kind that you see at soccer tournaments for kids that sort of open up like an umbrella (hopefully you know what I mean), and covering my pool mechnical for the winter (the pump, etc.). This...

Hi. I have areas of my plaster pool that have calcium deposits on it. Nothing serious, but little tiny pebbles (maybe the size of a pinhead or maybe slightly larger). I tried the wire brush that I got with the pool, but that does not do anything. I bought pumice stones online, but maybe I...

To my horror, I opened up the skimmer seconds ago and found three baby turtles in there, all alive. They were all approximately 3 inchse in length. I am not sure how they got in the pool because I have never seen turtles around here before (I live in CT). How does this affect how I treat...

"You don't need to worry about CYA <dude> if the water looks clear". Agree? Hello. I was hope today and the pool guy stopped by to check on a small leak at the filter. I took the opportunity to pick his brain about testing and balancing my pool water since he took care of the pool last year...

Does anyone know if there is any CYA in Leslie's Fresh n Clean non chlorine shock? Thanks

Hi. Here are the readings: FC: 9 CC: 0 CYA: 90 I think I lose around 1 ppm of FC per day (although I have not done the FC loss test on the site here). I am going on vacation for 7 days and no one will be using the pool. Before I leave, should I up the FC to 16, on the assumption that it...

Hi. Yesterday my FC was at 10 ppm (my CYA is high at 90). CC is zero. The CYA/FC chart on this site said to keep my FC at 10. I've been doing so with liquid bleach ($2.97 for 121 oz. of 8.25% at Walmart!). Today, I tested again. FC was a 9 ppm. CC is zero. Therefore, in one day, I lost 1...

Hi. My CYA is 90 and FC is 3. CC is near 0. I have a clorinator and use the pucks, which I know contributed to my CYA issue. For the balance of the season, until I can drain the pool a bit, I am going to use chlorine bleach. Per the PoolMath CYA chart, I need to raise the FC to...

Hi. Last week I put two 1 lb. bags of shock into my pool. It was the Leslie Pools shock. The next day I noticed that a lot of the shock settled on the bottom of the pool and was just sitting there. The pump was running the entire time. Any idea what happened? Thanks

Is it normal for a CYA level to rise from around 40 to 95+ in a month's time?? Hello. I tested my CYA a month ago and it was around 40. I then remeasured it this week (a month later) and it jumped to 95+. To make sure, I brought water to the pool store and they also tested it at 95+. Is it...