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Well took a peek below my saftey cover to see what my water looked like. It appears with the warmer weather algae is beginning to show. My opening is scheduled for 2 weeks from now. Do I try to add bleach or an algae preventer and mix the best I can or just let it go and wait until opening...

Hello, First thought I had algae last week to find out it is only debris from trees, air and whatever. I have had the solar cover on for almost two weeks trying to maintain as much heat as possible in our 50 degree nights. Well I guess that isnt going to work because this morning this is what...

Hello all, Last few days in NJ weather has been beautiful but cooler. I have had the solar cover on for 4 straight days. I check my water each morning and with SWG all has been well. My numbers have stayed consistent. Here are my numbers this morning. FC = 4 CC = .5 CYA = 40 (bumping up as...

Just wondered if anyone thinks I should remove the pump and take inside for the winter. Have heard it will prolong the life of the pump. My neighbors have an inground pool and theirs is 7 years left outside with no issues. I am in central NJ and the winters can be mild or harsh. Thanks for...

First time closing my fiberglass pool. Should I get a skimmer plug plus the skimmer plate cover or just the skimmer plug? Also how much antifreeze to purchase? intheswim.com sells a gallon that cover 10ft of 1 1/2" line. Seems like I would need a ton based on that. Polyquat60...

Hello, I have gained great knowledge from the site in my first year as a pool owner. The info has been priceless. I have a fiberglass pool and had not added Calcium Hardness to my pool as of yet. I decided to purchase some at Leslies the other day and am ready to put into the water. The...

Just purchased a mesh safety cover from intheswim.com and received a free winterizing kit. I received two items that I am not sure if they are worth using. First are small bags of chlorine free shock (43% Potassium Monopersulfate )"Unlike chlorine-based winterizing pool chemical kits that...

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Hello all, I started a new post since the other was related to swim safety and high chlorine. To recap...I initially shocked to 24 since I had mustard algae. Overnight it went to 16 and during day down to 6.5. Last night added bleach up to 24 again and this morning it was 19. I added more...

Hi...just shocked my pool last evening to finally rid myself of algae (mustard?). Was at 24 FC and now at 19FC this morning. What level will it be safe to go back in the water. Thanks. Tried to search on this forum but couldnt find this info. Ls

Hello, Fiberglass pool owner here and thrilled with my pool. I have the Taylor 2006k test kit and have had wonderful pool water all summer. Then to get rid of a few areas of staining I used ascorbic acid to treat the stain. During this time we received 5 days of rain in NJ. Well I developed...

Hello all fellow TFPers, Okay I am raising my hand with a "stupid" question but there are supposedly no "stupid" questions. To turn the port valve when vaccuming or setting up pressure cleaner do I need to shut off pump before turning valve handles or can I just turn when pump is running. I...

Hi all, Need a little insight or experience with a few small issues or at least I hope they are. First, is I have several valve handles to control the flow of water. One in particular is harder to turn then the others...is they a way to make that easier and how? Second is I do have very...

Trying to help my neighbor with his pool water. Using my Taylor 2006 kit here are his numbers: FC = .5...adding bleach for him PH = less than 7...its yellow guessing its 6.5-6.8...will add soda ash Alk= this one is where I need help. I did the test twice and when I add the 2nd step of the 5...

Finally able to post some finished pics of our fiberglass pool here in NJ. Going to rest for a while after doing all the landscaping and fencing ourselves. Now we get to figure out what we want to tweak/add. Love our fiberglass pool and with a SWG and a Taylor test kit and MANY thanks to this...

New pool this year and wife today said steps a little slippery getting in. Told her I would ask everyone here anything I can put on the steps to help with grip. Before I could do that her father came over and slipped on the first step and slide in. Think he is ok for the most part but scared...

Had my pool installed little over a month ago. On one end where a few branches hang over have a few small brown stains from tree. Have a few questions. 1. What have you found to clean spots the best. I have a pressure washer but dont want to use it yet on the nice new concrete. 2. Should I...

Just put in our fiberglass pool about a month ago. I got the Taylor 2006-k. The pool came with the general Chlorine and Ph test kit (oto?). Well I think my simple test kit is either old or defective. My taylor results are consistent with FC being 3.0 and Ph being 7.2. The simple test kit...

Hi...I know its not even summer and I am talking about what cover to purchase to close the pool! I prefer not to go into scramble mode at the end of the season though. I have seen the solid covers but prefer something safer with pets and children. So the two options are: Mesh Safety Cover...

Here are some of the pics so far from my new fiberglass pool install. Landscaping is yet to come but will update when it is closer to being more complete.

Just wanted to put my review of the Polaris 360 in. It is a pressure side cleaner that requires no additional booster pump. It filters into its own bag so what it vacs doesnt go to the filter. We just recently installed a fiberglass pool and almost decided against the pressure side upgrade...

Saw a post on gardenweb and recommended they post you a thought here but I am curious and thought it might be helpful to post it here. More for knowledge and maybe how to prevent this. Here is what was posted. Hope this is okay to do...

Hi, Just wondering how clear the water should be. I know the clearer the better but if you go underwater and open your eyes is there any way to judge if is clear enough? Example might be you see a piece of a leaf in the pool...you go down to get it but you open your eyes and all you see is a...

Hi..just wondered before I have my concrete guy frame out the decking if I should add the overflow drainage from the skimmer. There is a "knockout" for it. Anyone have this build into their skimmer. How far to you run the line away from the pool? What angle? Since my yard is torn up anyway...

Just installed a new fiberglass pool in NJ and now learning how to setup and maintain a pool as a first time pool owner. I have a 14 x 32 freeform with approx 10k-11k gals. I have a Hayward 1.5hp superpump and sand filter, Autopilot Dig 48 SWG and Heat Siphone 3.25 Heat Pump. I purchased the...