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Any opinions of the Leslie's ProShield Rectangle - Deck Lock Mesh Safety Cover? Leslie's ProShield Rectangle Deck Lock Mesh Safety Cover Cheap?? junk??

We have a mesh cover. I don't know if it is a 'loop-loc' or not (we bought it used). It was worked fine for the about 8-10 yrs, but the stitching between the seams has become frayed. Is there any glue that will on this type of material, or does anyone have any suggestions as to fix. Don't...

I weighed the 14 lbs of bicarbonate, then walked around the pool spreading (throwing) cups of the the sodium bicarbonate into the pool. Then added the calcium the same way. I did not wait. I added the bicarb, then measured the calcium and added it to the pool. After that I brushed the bottom...

After the pool had clear (can see the drain) and vacuumed pretty good, I finally did my first test this week. FC = 0.5 pH = 7.5 TA = 50 CH = 70 CYA = Didn't test. So I added 14 lbs of sodium bicarbonate, added 5 lbs of calcium chloride (bioguard Balance pak 300), 4 lbs of stabilizer, 121 oz of...

If a salt water generators show the chlorine output as lbs per day, how do you determine how much it would raise your FC (is it was all dumped into the pool at once).

I have a 16 x 32 inground pool. The skimmer is on one side, 10.5 feet from the wall in the shallow end. The two returns are on the other side, one 7 feet from the wall in the shallow end. The other return is 9 feet from the wall in the deep end. One drain in the deep end. Should both...

I have no PVC experience, but my brother-in-law in a plumber, so if I have problems at least I have someone to call. I put some more JB Weld on the crack, and it's holding. But I think I'll order the T1 so when/if the crack starts leaking again, I'll have it.

I have a Hayward SP714 T1 Valve that has a crack where you install the pressure gauge (I tightened the gauge too tight). I fixed it using JB Weld about two years ago, but this year it has started to leak again, so I thinking to replace it. How hard if it to replace one? Will I need to do a...

I thought that last year I read that you can re-test for FC about 2 hours after adding bleach (in front of returns). If that is true, then I'm getting some good bleach from Dollar General. I tested at 6:00 pm and the FC=2. I added 182 oz of bleach. I re-tested at 9:00 pm, and the FC=9...

thanks chem geek. After playing with the pool calculator, and seeing how much the trichlor affects not only CYA, but also pH, I don't think that I would save that much money using the trichlor I already have.

I finally opened my pool. I added 3 - 182oz jugs of bleach (all that I had). I have about 30 lbs of the OPTIMUM Chlorinating Granules (from wal-mart or lowes made my aqua-chem) left over from last year before I started the BBB. Since my CYA values are 0 (or 9 according to the pool store), I...

Does this apply to all of the chemicals in the Test Kit? My test kit was also stored in a kitchen cabinet. Today, I was going to do the first chlorine test for the season, but I opened the R-0870 DPD Powder and it was dirty looking (almost grey, surely not white). I used one scoop of powder...

The FC was so high because I had been fighting algae last weekend after my FC dropped to 3.5, plus we had some rain. So I had shocked the pool. Immediately after the party, the FC was 7.5 (it was 16 at 5:30am) We have a large number of swimmers almost everyday, plus my sister's dog likes the...

If you have a party at 5pm-7pm, then check chlorine values and add bleach immediately after people leave, then re-check about 2 hours later, should you have the same values in the morning? Or are the values going to be lower because it takes time for the water circulate to kill all the 'organic...

Thanks for all of the info. I guess I'm make people take bathroom breaks, whether they need it of not. Or maybe I'll ask for donations of bleach. "Welcome to our ool. There is no p it. Let's keep it this way!"

The party usually consist of about ~10 -15. Most are children or teenagers. I figured that parties would consume a lot of chlorine, but did not know how much. So losing 2.5 in about 4 hours is normal. I was thinking that it would be about 3 a day. Regardless, the pool is more clear than it has...

I imagine that chlorine will drop during a pool party, but does this look normal? 7/5 10am - FC = 15 2pm - 7pm - Pool Party 7:30pm - FC = 6.5 (is this a normal chlorine loss for a party?) Added bleach to FC = 7 (tested) before bed. 7/6 9am - FC = 7 (no algae) 12pm - 1pm - (only person in pool...

The pressure gauge usually runs at about 12 - 13. It went up to 15 and I backwashed. I vacuumed to waste when I see a lot of sediment. I was always told that the sand filter does not always filter out dead algea. I changed the returns to try get better circulation. The pool looks alot of...

Last night I performed an overnight FC test. pH = 7.6 FC = 10 @ 9pm, FC = 10 @ 6am CC = 0.5 (a hint of pink before 1 drop) TC = 10.5 TA = 90 CH = 130 CYA = 40 (under 40 line - about ~41-42) so I should not have algae, correct? The pool is still hazy (but I can see the drain), gets cloudier...

Finished topping off the pool with water at about 9:00 am and tested. pH = 7.6 FC = 4.5 CC = 0 TC = 4.5 TA = 95 CH = 135 CYA = 40 (little below the 40 line) added 3 qts 2 cups bleach and the FC was 7. The pool was cloudy/hazy in the deep end and some algae or dirt had...

Drained about 20 inches of water (~6400) to lower the CYA from 65-70. pH: 7.6 FC: 4 CC: 0.5 TC: 4.5 TA: 100 CH: 140 CYA: 40 I still need to put about 3-4 inches of water in the pool, but it was close to midnight. I know I need to re-test it in the morning (in the daylight) after I finish...