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Today I added Borate (Mule Team Borax) to my ABG 8600Gallon pool. First of all, my water balance was good. TA, pH and Free Chlorine were all within range. I started out by reading the post dated 4/26/2008. My wife stocked up on the Borax from the local grocery and I purchased 4 gallons of...

I've followed TFP for a few years and my pool is in excellent condition because of the help and support from this site. I have a 18' diameter AGP. 8600 gallons or so. My wife and I are planning on a 14-21 day vacation next year. I do my daily & weekly testing and adding of the liquid...

I posted earlier that we have had a copper ionizer on our new AGP. Today was the day that I removed it. I delayed the removal until I could purchase some CYA for a chlorine stabilizer. Before adding anything I ran the TF 100 test and have the following numbers: Gallons 7500 FC 1.0 CYA 0 pH 7.8...

Let me just start out by saying that a fews years back I used this site and had a trouble free Intex 15' diameter pool. I never had any issues. The method works great! Three years ago we moved to a new home and this year my wife insisted on a pool. With the limitation put on us from the...

I was on this forum a few years back and the method worked great for my little 15' diameter Intek pool. 3 years ago, we moved to a new house that was pool less. My wife has been on me about getting another pool. This year we decided to go for it. The original plan was for an inground pool but...

A friend of mine has a 18'x36' inground pool ranging from 3' deep in the shallow to 7.5 in the deep. Vinyl lined pool. The pool was closed by the local pool store this past winter and looking at the bill there is a string of "stuff" that they put into the water. I really have no idea what they...

I just received a call from a friend that has a Doughboy ABG w/ Power Pack II with a 1-1/2 HP motor. His problem began last fall with low suction at the skimmer. Today I asked him to apply slight pressure to the filter basket cover. He stated that this helped the low suction issue. So that leads...

I saw in a mailed pool store catalog a gallon on Natural Chemistry brand Liquid Stabilizer. They compare it with the granular CYA, but it is "not an acid, it's a salt" and "has a pool friendly pH of 8.0". Those are quotes from the catalog. I searched for a MSDS it, but couldn't locate one. They...

Help, I have a leak on my Hayward S1700 sand filter. It is the o-ring on the multi port valve part # GM600F which I just replaced and it is still leaking about 1 drop every 1-1/2 seconds. Like I said, I replaced the o-ring and it still leaked, so I removed it again, wiped everything dry and...

Today I saw the Heatkeeper ball at Wal=Mart. "A solar blanket in a capsule." Does anyone know if these work, or just another pool store waste of cash?

I'm new here, but have been reading and hopefully learning before registering. This site is the best thing going for newbie's and pro's alike. I have what I call a beginner pool. It's an Intex above ground 6000 gallon, round pool. I have upgraded from the kit pump/filter to a Hayward sand...