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Ha - I guess I never thought of that! Thank you!

Hi all, We keep a solar cover on our pool (just got a new one!) and I normally add muriatic acid in front of a return. Can I just pull back the cover a bit and add the acid? Or will it harm the cover? I've tried searching but did not find anything, so sorry if this is covered elsewhere. Thanks!

Hi all, I need to order these things (that look like a question mark), and I don't know my terminology. They are the plastic spacers for the piece that runs around the pool (the "lip"). Can you tell me what they are so I can order replacements? Thanks, Brad K PS - That was the color of...

I've posted this in another link. I didn't create it, but I use it monthly: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc ... y=COrmotQE

Don't forget about the Bleach Cost Comparison that someone has shared out on Google Docs. Any that you see from the Minneapolis MN area are probably from me: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc ... zVHemhfdHc

So here we are, 5 days into shocking. The water has gone from a Black/Green, to Anti-freeze Green, to dull Gray/Aqua, now is Bluish! We still cannot see the bottom, but progress is being made! We are keeping our FC around 20, even though CYA is around 20-30. Found a great deal on 5.25%...

I would recommend reading the following: http://breakingnews.ewg.org/2011sunscre ... unscreens/ http://breakingnews.ewg.org/2011sunscre ... e-summary/ http://safemama.com/cheatsheets/sunscreen/ http://www.growingagreenfamily.com/less ... endly-car/ There is some major disagreement between EWG...

Re: Leaves in the pool, Brushing, and Backwash - Not a belie Thank you for the link for the Polaris! Well Folks today we have FINALLY seen some progress. Instead of being forest green, pea green, or lime green our water has some blue tint to it. Still cloudy and can't see the bottom but it...

Re: Leaves in the pool, Brushing, and Backwash - Not a belie We have been keeping our FC above 12, our CYA is 25-30, and we are using 10%. Will try bumping it up to 20 ppm and will continue testing tomorrow, will also try to vacuum. The old owners left behind a Polaris 145, anyone know...

Thanks for the advice Dave, will keep all our future posts in one thread. We followed the instructions and have been keeping our FC levels above 12 for two days. Should we expect CC levels above .5?

We are using the TF-100 kit for all of our testing. Our pool is FULL of algae and who knows what else and we are currently in the process of shocking. When testing for CC we are only getting a result of .5, it only takes one drop to turn our test water clear. That doesn't seem right to us...

Re: Leaves in the pool, Brushing, and Backwash - Not a belie When you say "pump stainer" are you referring to the clear top basket thingy (technical I know) that we can see in that is on the pump? Or are you referring to the skimmer basket? Thanks, Melissa

Re: Leaves in the pool, Brushing, and Backwash - Not a belie I hadn't even considered there could be dead animals in there! Hoping I would have already scooped those out :)

Re: Leaves in the pool, Brushing, and Backwash - Not a belie So far today we have brushed 3 times, continued working on scooping leaves, back washed a few times and added 2.2 gallons of 10%. Having the test kit is so nice to be able to frequently check our FC levels. Still greener then green...

Hi All, This is Melissa, Brad has been doing all of our posting so far. I've got a couple questions about all the JUNK in our pool. Remember our pool was not taken care of last fall and all the leaves and Crud fell into the pool. I have been scooping leaves and sticks and stuff (6-8 times so...

Got my TF-100 today! It's like Christmas in June :) I'll be able to test this afternoon, then the algae is mine...

Hi all, Went to the pool store to get a leaf attachment for our pole and a piece for our vacuum, had a water test done: TC 0 FC 0 pH 7.8 (up from 7.6 on 5/31) TA 175 (up from 95 on 5/31) CH 150 CYA 25 (it registered already) Nothing has been added besides the items listed in my original...

Ok, we ran a backwash this morning, back down to 15 psi. I've turned off the filter for now as I'm guessing it won't do much until we start the shock process. Just so I understand, should I assume we have 20ppm CYA (duraleigh's reply) due to the 64 oz of CYA added or 40-50 (butterfly's reply)...

Hi everyone, This is Brad and Melissa, and here is our story. We bought a house with a pool (our first) in a suburb of Minneapolis in January, a great time to buy a house with a pool in Minnesota, right? This house had been in foreclosure, and the pool was not closed down properly last year...