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Me, too! Found this old thread. Batteries died this morning. Can't get the screw out. Was going to hardware store to buy a special screw driver, but this thread indicates that if its rusted, don't bother. Of course, mine's rusted. Hmmm..... It test swimming pool water. Water, chemicals...

Just wanted to let you know that my pool is sparkling like never before. I raised the target and kept it there until it passed the test. I had not been hitting a high enough target. There was No need for any special algae fighting chemicals. Bleach did it. Thank you for your help...

Hi all, thank you for your answers. They are truly appreciated and I will follow the slam process. I thought I had been doing it by meeting the 16 level and maintaining it. I will jump to the 20+ over the next days and see if that permanently gets rid of the pink algae. I appreciate the...

I'm going to add 5 lbs of cal hypo to get my 8.8 to 20. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

The pool calculator I use says 16 is shock level and high shock is 29. It is the app on my iPad. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

My FC is 8.8 now. I did put another gallon of Clorox in about 5 hours ago when I left. I've been targeting 12-16. Should I be going for "high shock" levels tonight. Pool calculator says 29!!! I have never gone that high, even with spring opening black water! There is only a small patch visible...

Hi.. Thanks for helping me over my 20 years of pool ownership! I think I have a very chlorine resistant form of pink algae. I slam, brush and pass the test and then a day later the pink haze comes back, bigger. Started with two small 6 inch areas. Yesterday, it was spread over the shallow end...

Thank you.... The water has been turned on and refilling has begun. I guess this means more chemicals, TOO. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

I thought I was draining the water from the pipes, when in fact I was draining the water from the pool!! Overnight!! Forgot to close the floor return lines! I now have only three inches of water in shallow end of my 40,000 gallon pool. It has a deep, normally 10 ft deep end. Do I need to...

Thank you. I use a K2006 test kit. Yes, circulation issues are probably the culprit. My pool is 55 years old or more.... I don't have adjustable returns. I haven't put in the screw in floor diverters, which are located on the shallow end floor. That's where most of the algae patches appeared...

We have had 50 degree weather for a week, so I haven't taken the cover off until today. I have spots of green algae growing on the pool flow in spite of maintaining a 5 plus FC LEVEL. Tested every other day and added bleach or cal hypo to keep on the high side of normal. I will begin a slam, but...

It's been two weeks, black water has changed to sparkling, diamond flickering blue! I used bleach, soda ash, stabilizer and calcium hardness increaser. Oh yes, I used my TFT test kit.... No more pool stores! My ph is still 140, but PH has gone up to 7.4. As always, Thanks for your help...

Thank you for the information on the Millivolt setup and fail safes. Very good to understand. I feel safer in my DYI situation. I did find a you-tube video that covered how to "see" if the pilot is lit. There is a small hole on the left of the far left burner. You can see the pilot flame...

Thank you! The heat information is very valuable. I personally love math brains. From what you said, I should have warmer water by picnic time on Sunday as long as I get my new pilot lit! I'm going to try again. Is there any danger in just trying to fire it up to judge whether the pilot is lit...

I had a new HAYWARD H250 Installed last summer. This is my first time lighting the pilot. In the directions it says "find" the pilot at the end of the metal tubing. I laid down with my cheek smashed against the cement and I can't see anything up above the metal piping! I went thru the...

Thank you.... I'm using TFT TEST kit. Been using BBB for two seasons. It's working for me...and saving lots of money! My pool so big, it swallows up chemicals. I'll read up on the aeration. I don't have returns with eye balls. It's a 55 year old pool. No one seems to be panicking with my Ph...

I have a balance problem and am puzzled as to how to approach the fix. How do I get my ph higher without increasing TA? Or lower PH without raising TA? I have been slamming for week, going from black to almost clear... A bit cloudy now. Should I continue to slam or fix PH/TA? p.s. Waiting for...

I have a concrete pool that has the same reaction to the breakdown of paint. My pool will be crystal clear, even diamond flickering, then when a few swimmers get the water moving, the chalking starts and creates milky pool water within an hour. This has been going on ever since I used Poly One...

For those of you who would panic because a leak is under the cement pad of the pool floor, it's not so bad. I did panic, imagining thousand of dollars and a ruined pool. I was wrong. I have some pics of the fix below. $700 for the pool floor repair and $950 for the skimmer. I can live with...

I have a 50 + year old concrete pool, that is 20x44. In my last 15 years of ownership, I have repaired cracks, built new steps, sandblasted the surface, replaced skimmers once, resealed bottom drain, replaced filter and pump twice, created new lines from skimmers to pool room, replaced tile...

Happy Spring everyone! I drained the pool. Leak detection guys coming out tomorrow to begin cutting through bottom of pool shallow end to reach the pipe in order to repair the big leak where I lost two inches a day last season. It was tough to find repair folks to find and then fix this leak...

:shock:The leak detection company came back out to camera the lines. Found a large crack in the return line UNDER THE SHALLOW END POOL DECK! My pipes are running underneath my concrete pool! They are coming back in the spring, cutting a hole just big enough to repair the pipe and then they will...

I have had my 20x44 pool for 18 years. I like warmer water. I swim more, so it's worth the hassle of taking the cover on and off. Over the years, I have had experience with three different reel systems and two weight of covers. The biggest impact on USING the cover is the combination of...

I never found the leak where we were digging. I continued to lose inches a day. The PS kept telling they would repair it next week. Next week never came. Two weeks ago I had the leak detention company come out again. They found leaks in one skimmer line and the return lines. As a short term fix...

Glad to report my pool water has been sparkling and stable for over three weeks. I am finally over this years very troublesome startup. POP, pool operator patience, as this site recommends, worked. Clorox is great....add a jug every other day. Chemistry has been stable....beautiful, inviting...

Hi... Exactly! I haven't had a chance to relax until a few weeks ago when I discover that when my system was shut down, the pool leaked dramatically more... 3-4 inches by the next day! When I mentioned this on this site, I was told it was a suction side leak. After trying a couple plug scenirio...