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hey guys, we just came home from a trip and must have had a power outage. the hot tub water was freezing, mode was set to 'ICE' and i pulled off one of gaskets near the heater and the pipes are frozen solid. ;-( I drained the hot tub of the cold water and am juts funnelinghot water from the...

Hi everyone We closed our above ground pool (16 x 32 oval) in September and just this past week we noticed that it seems like the winter cover is really really low. I'm worried there's a leak somehow in the pool and am not sure what to do. We just had our first frost thisw week too. I know if...

Hi everyone, So I've recently been considering hard plumbing our pool lines to utilize the beneftis of placing some valves at the skimmer and return as well as the advantages of using Unions to quicky attach/detach the lines. I'm in the beginning phases of looking at what parts I'd need to do...

Hi everyone, So the braided tubing that goes between our Hayward Pump and Sand Filter looks like it might be time to be replaced (about 12 years old now and cracking around the edges). What is baffling me is that when i type in any of the follwing terms on google : 1.5" Braided Tubing 1-1/2"...

Hi everyone, So if by chance you're one of the nice people that have been helping me after my stupid mistake (in short, i accidentally put a ton of CYA in my pool and had to drain it almost entirely), i have successfully filled my pool back up after 2 weeks of slowly doing it through our well...

Hi everyone, I was just curious. I have a cloudy pool right now which has read 0 for CYA. My pool is 10K gallons and usually 2 gallons of liquid CYA does the trick to get the levels back up. What i'm confused about is that a week ago i put in 2 gallons and the reading remained 0. I figured it...

Morning everyone, I'm in the middle of opening our pool again this year and for whatever reason I've had the darndest time with the clear hose that runs from the pump to the sand filter (see pic below of hayward sand filter and pump which is what i have) I had a few questions if anyone could...

Hey guys, So we've been using BBB for a number of years now and it's been great. However, we have a vinyl liner out of ground pool and the new liner was just installed like 2 years ago. Today, i'm seeing what i'm sure is a leak right at the bottom of the pool (sand run off) where i usually put...

Morning guys, So we got back from vacation and our pool was forest green :). Ran to the store and picked up a ton of bleach and began shocking it last night. Woke up this morning and it's turned a nice blue this morning. However the water is cloudy and there are suds /foam on the top of the...

So this might be a bit of an odd request but hoping you guys can help me out (if there is help to be had). Every now and then one of the hoses attached our Return seems to come unplugged. Sometimes it's days before I know that this has happened and I realize we lost all the water in the pool...

Hi there, So I was closing my above ground pool a few weeks ago and I noticed that there was some water pooling on the outside of my pool on the ground. I dug a bit underneath where the ground meets the pool and you can actually see the water running along the track and then dripping down onto...

I'm almost sure I know the answer to this question but I just want someone to confirm my suspicion. Been gearing up for a nice pool party / 4th of july get together. Just got the pool to be clear again. My levels are as follows : CYA : 35 ALK : 100 PH : 7.2 CHLORINE : 10 Seems that almost...

Hi guys, It's been a while since I've had to come here. The BBB method has worked soooooooooo well and I rave about this site to anyone who asks about the pool. So here's my situation. I've been mostly good about keeping a constant level of chlorine in the pool. I'd asy in the past month or...

Hey guys, We've had electrical problems with our spa for a while now and have spent some money trying to buy the particular part we thought was causing problems. We've decided to scrap fixing it piecemeal and just get a whole new top-side panel/electric box combo. I'm weary though of calling...

Hi, I'm sure some people have already done this but I just thought I'd throw this out there. I've just attached an Excel Spreadsheet that lets you log your pool levels daily throughout each month and tallies your Yearly Totals To Date. It's not much but if I can contribute back to the TFP...

Hi guys, So I shocked hard on Sat/Sun. Last night I had a reading of FC=13,CC=.5 in my pool at sundown (CYA = 30). Woke up at 5:30 this morning and the FC was still 13,CC=.5 so that is good. I'm assuming the sun will burn off some today. 1. So do you think I am done with having to shock the...

Is it just me or does anyone else out there (who use the Taylor test kit) run out of R-0871 when initially shocking your pool. I mean, if the idea is to keep your FC at some level of 10+ for a several hours than even if you run the test with 10mL of water, you're using at least 20+ drops per...

Ok, I'm starting my bucket test now. I'm basing my Bucket test off the instructions given on this thread (http://www.troublefreepool.com/viewtopi ... ight=spoon). Assuming For each teaspoon of bleach I add to the 5 gallon bucket before it starts holding a FC level, I will need to add 96 ppm...

In the sticky it says the following when initially chlorinating the pool. "Add enough chlorine to bring the pool up to shock level. Wait half an hour. Then test the FC level, and add enough chlorine to bring the FC back up to shock level. Repeat this cycle: test, add chlorine, wait, as many...

I have a 10K Gallon pool. I've put in about 86 oz of CYA into the pool in the past two days (Tuesday 56, Wednesday 30)(today is thursday evening). I know CYA is supposed to dissolve slowly etc and can take up to a week but I'm still getting a reading of 0 and is that normal ? I would think I...

I love this website. The stickies have been a great start and everyone has been really helpful. Had a question about measurements. For the BBB Method (Bleach (liquid), Baking Soda (solid) , Borax (solid) ) I was wondering if I should be paying attention to the fact that 1 is a liquid and two...

I really wanted to reply to another thread but it seems I am not allowed. There is a post by user 'Piku' located at : Trouble Free Pool Forum Index » Testing the Water » TF100 Chlorine Confusion Piku is trying to get a chlorine reading in his pool and has determined that he may need to go as...

If i have a 10K Gallon Pool and I get my pH and Alkalnity to the correct levels, how much is the recommended amount to super chlorinate the pool when opening the pool ? Alos, is there any risk to dumping too much chlorine in and if so, how much is too much ? Thanks Scott

So i have a 10K Gallon Above Ground Pool. Here's the situation. We just bought our house and it came with this pool. The preivous owners had a pool fitting (shown below with a lightbulb in it) that had a light in it. The problem with this fitting however, was that it didn't contain the 1.5"...