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Ok, it's been a while but since I last posted on here, I have gotten a Taylor-2006 test kit. I have poured LOADS of bleach in, spent many hours brushing and doing some backwashing(rain almost everyday for last two weeks as well). Pool is STILL green. I was going to give Natural Chemistry's Pool...

I have a simple liquid test kit that measures ph, ta, chlorine,bromine and using 6 way test strips from "my salt pool" What made me add the bleach is reading the SLAM process. I know it said to have a " FAS-DPD chlorine test" but I don't atm and wont be able to get one until next week...

Hello all, My pump has been down all winter and I didn't know it was actually dead until end of March.. I got a new pump early April and have been trying to get all the gunk out of the bottom using a leaf rake and leaf gulper. I used gulper until net started coming up empty(meaning no leaves...

Ok, so I found a pump for what I thought was a good price but now I am having trouble with connecting the pump to my plumbing. (I feel like such a frustrated idiot) Is there a way(adapter or similar) I can use the unions from my old pump with new one (New one is Hayward: powerflo matrix) to...

Yes, I was running pump on low speed for filter and rarely turned on high speed. "Get a set of seals/ shaft seal" Are these all standard or different sizes/types? Is there a certain brand or type I should be looking for as far as the motor? Any to avoid? Thanks all for information.

Hello all.. A couple of weeks ago I went out to turn on my pool pump to start cleaning the pool up.(I left pump off all winter) When I turned it on, all I got was a low humming noise. I have taken the pump apart, cleaned all debris I could from impeller and tried to manually "turn" impeller...

Thanks for all the info/help so far. The diameter is 24' and depth is 4'. I was reading a bit about above ground liners and saw there are 3 different types. I will have to do a lot more reading. Do you have a suggested site for buying new liners? Thanks again! One more question(for now...

I would like to but I basically know nothing about pools. Is putting in a new liner something I should find a pro for? How much on average would that cost? Thanks again for all info.

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Hello, I am new here and recently moved into a house that has an above ground pool. Well the pool is 5' deep but the water level is only about 1' deep. The water is pretty nasty as well, couple of dead frogs and what looks like a squirrel carcass. My question I guess is how do I drain the little...