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Hey Everyone, Had severe pool issues all season-leaking-painted surface disintgrating-surface cracks. So after major repairs and a new hi-build epoxy painted surface (over concrete), we are having our pool filed tomorrow and then immediately closing it. Talk about a short swim season! Anyway...

Wasn't sure where to put this post... Is there any method for determining how much evaporation in 1 day is due to the environment or a small leak? In other words, is there a threshold amount that would lean towards a leak? I have a painted concrete pool and I am putting top off water in almost...

Out of curiousity I read the manual for my Taylor test kit yesterday because I never quite understood the Water Sat Index (Watergram) and really wanted to understand how to use it (if at all). Here are a few questions: 1) Is anyone using the CYA correction to TA table, why or why not? 2) If...

My husband and I are going round and round over the choice of color for the resurface of our old concrete pool. I am really wanting Olympic brand's White, he thinks that it should be the Blue Mist. Since Olympic does not include any photos of their paints with water in the pools, has anyone...

Numbers today: FC 10 TC 10 CC 0 CYA 80 PH 7.2 TA 90 CH 180 Temp for water @ 66-68 Pool looked very clear. Cleaned and vaccumed it. Used the brush to move acorns and noticed a white chalky substance lifting when I brushed, primarily in the deep end. Pool has not been green. Chlorine has been...

Hi all. I did an ascorbic acid treatment @ 3 weeks ago, everything was peachy and the pool puuurrfect. Clear water, clean walls, just the best ever. About 2 weeks after the treatment, I noticed some cloudiness and thought, "Must be some algae, I'll shock". Well that has been almost 2 weeks ago...

Hello all, I have been reading this and two other similar forums and have received valuable information (thank you!) on how to remove iron stains out of my very old Sylvan pool. We bought the house last year and the pool has been neglected by the pool guys and the prior owners. Needless to say...