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Both strainer baskets are empty. Since I was opening the pool, the baskets were in the house - all clean. Opened both plumbing values as well. Took off all the plugs to the return and suction sides... This morning I fooled with the filter some more and I think it might be what Zea said - the...

Opened the pool this evening and it didn't go so well. When I tried backwashing the filter, the flow out was very low. I then switched it to "waste", same thing. Back to backwashing and finally got a good flow out. Moved it to filter and it didn't seem to be pulling much water. I am not...

We freeze bleach bottles and throw a few in the pool when the kids are playing. Probably doesn't low the temperature any, but it feels good when you play with the cold water from the bleach bottles:) They take longer to melt than just a big block of ice.

We are burning up down here in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 93 this afternoon! That is the water temperature! I put a fountain on yesterday, but so far, it hasn't helped much...

I'm in NE Oklahoma. It is hard to find 12% liquid chlorine anyway. THe pool stores don't carry it. I did find 1 gallon size at Atwoods, but for $5.99! Crazy. I am using Walmart's 6% (1.42gallon) for 2.54 right now.

I usually go to Aldi's They have Tundra (their brand) 96 oz for $1.29. The sad part is last summer, it was 96oz for .99 cents.

I don't know our exact temperature, but it is hot! Our neighbors pool says 93. What are the methods for lowering the temp? I know you can drain some out and refill, but what else? I have a fountain. Should I run the pump during the day for the fountain or is night better? I wonder how much...

Thanks for the replies. I was hoping the ph test was just inaccurate with the high chlorine. I just upped the chlorine to 20 a few minutes ago. I will bring it up to 20 - 25 tomorrow morning. Thanks:)

I just opened my pool today - slightly green. I shocked it to 16 and then tested the ph. The PH was way too high 8.2. Does the high chlorine level make the ph temporarily high? I tested the ph a few weeks ago before I took the cover off, and it was 7.6. What would cause my ph to go up so...

I have this same type of sucky hole:) I bought a grid type of cover for it for safety reasons. But, I didn't want to turn it off since I don't have a main drain. That hole and the skimmer are the only suctions I have. For pool circulation, I thought having both of them with suction would be...

Thank you. I hated to ask such simple questions, but this is the first time I am opening the pool! After some try and error, we finally got it all figured out and got the pump on and pumping away! Thanks again.

I am wanting to open the pool today. Since the pool pump and filter is empty of water, do I just turn it and wait for the water to come from the pool lines? How long should this take? I don't see any air release value at the top of the filter so what happens to all the air when I turn the...

Thanks. That is kind of what I was thinking. I don't see any reason to run the pump with the cover on, but I was wondering if I was missing an obvious reason. It does make since to go ahead and turn on the pump a day before to make sure the water is circulated and to make sure everything is...

Last year, we had a pool maintenance guy open our pool. He came in March and turned on the pump, but left the cover on. Then, he didn't come back until mid May to take the cover off. This year, we are opening the pool ourselves. It has been so cold this spring, there is no thoughts of...

Thanks for the info. I guess I won't worry about putting chlorine in during the winter. But, does the water get algae in it or anything during the winter?

This will be my first year to close our pool and to do the winter chemicals. We had a pool guy come out and close it last year and he came back every month or so to add chemicals. I was wondering how that process works. I assume he was trying to keep some chlorine level in the pool. He would...

It sounds like we have very similar pools. Ours is IG vinyl also, with those sloping sides in the deep end. The pool was here when we moved in so I haven't a clue as to how many gallons it holds. My husband brought up the fact that I am a mathematics major and should be able to do some fancy...

CYA Thanks for the replies. I have always been interested in Chemistry so it helps me to understand the tests better. I considered a Chemical Engineering degree back in school for about a year, until I took Organic Chemistry. Suddenly, I just didn't get it anymore:) I changed to a...

I received my TFTESTKIT today. I am so excited to test everything. I just did the CYA test. I was just wondering what is the chemistry behind this test. What makes the solution turn cloudy? Is it cloudy as it comes out of the mixing bottle? Since my CYA is so low, I didn't get much...

When the pool guy came out to open the pool last week, he stuffed our inline chlorinator full of trichlor, turned it on to full and left. Since this is our first summer with this older pool, I figured I would let the trichlor run its course and then take over with the bleach, since the CYA is...

This my first year with a pool. I was wondering if you do anything special chlorine adjustments when a big storm is coming. For example, do you add some extra chlorine in anticipation of an inch of rain? Or, do you just test each evening, as usual, and do any necessary adjustments then? I...

Thanks for the input. I will reassure my husband on this.

I am a newbie to pools. I have read up on the BBB method and am excited to use it. I was talking with my hubby yesterday about all that I have learned and he was concerned about the impurities in cheaper bleaches. He said he had heard of lots of iron in cheaper bleaches. Is this something I...

decking? Hi Donnie. Where are you in Oklahoma? I am in Broken Arrow, near Tulsa. Anyway, I have a question about the concrete/decking around your pool. What materials did you use for the deck next to the pool? Does your back yard slope down from the pool or did you lay the decking on the...