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I have two quick questions. While water testing a minute ago, I found my PH was in the 8.2 range. 1st Question: Would my teenage daughter and her friend covered in sunblock or tanning lotion raise PH? 2nd Question: Does Muriatic Acid go bad or weaken? I have had some since last year and it...

I was just reading a thread on Pool Chillers. I know that a hole in the ground is much cooler than air temp. (My basement stays at least 15 degrees cooler) Has anyone ever dug a hole in the ground several feet deep and coiled water lines in it and covered it up to cool their pool?

Does anyone have any experience with the Nitelighter 100w light? Found one on Ebay in the $100 range. We have a 24' X 52" pool. Or, is there another brand I should look at? Any do's or don'ts? Thanks, Tim

I just bought a Pool Rover Jr. I was very excited when it arrived and couldn't wait to put it to work. My model is the "Residential Jet" which is the Rover Jr. with a Pre-Set timer in the transformer. The instructions says that the built in timer should be good for most pools. The...

Frogs have invaded my pool! Before I pulled off the cover, the cover had some water in it that was green. A couple of frogs had found it but I did not think anything about it because I thought once the cover was off, that water would have chlorine in it so they would leave. Boy was I wrong...

Crystal clear water! I have the hose running now filling the 10"s or so that I drained for closing. All of you that helped me last year are FIRST CLASS! This site is the best thing since sliced bread. Thanks again! Tim

I've read somewhere that some AG pool owners drill a hole in their skimmer just above the ideal water level. So, when the water rises, it simply runs out the hole. I have drained nearly 4 inches of extra water in 2 days. It seems like a simple fix but maybe I'm not seeing any potential...

Hello! I've been working some really long hours lately and I missed 3 days last week of adding bleach. My water looked good however the bottom was slippery. I wasted no time and started shocking. I shocked and brushed all weekend at 15 ppm. (Per Pool Calculator) This morning I had only...

Month old pool - "city" water filled. Here are my numbers from last night. CL - 5 CC - 0 TA - 40 CH - 20 CYA - 50 PH - 7.2 24' AGP - 13,500 gal. Vinyl Liner CL - On target. Adding about 2 to 2.5 qts. per night CH - (20) With the vinyl liner, am I O.K.? CYA - Did the sock in front of the...

Hello Everyone! Thanks so much for this wonderful site! We have had our pool up and running now for about a month and our water is crystal clear and I have never even walked into a "Pool Store"! Wal-mart for bleach, Foodlion for 20 mule team borax and Lowes for Muriatic acid. I've not spent...

Hello everyone, We are finally ready for our build. We purchased a 24' AGP a month ago and rain has held me up on the build. I have tried to use some of the delay time wisely by reading Pool School and 100's of posts! I also have a brand new TF-100 kit ready to go to work. Here's my...

Hello Everyone! My wife and I are excited about our up coming pool installation. We had a tremendous amount of grading done at our home this past October. The ideal spot for our new pool is located where about 2' of fill was added on the lower end. This will have about 1/3 of the pool over...