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if you dont have a rope that seperated the deep and shallow end then what i do is put it in like a sock or something of that nature and put it inside the skimmer basket and it dissolves great.

first off welcome to TFP and i would say tiz says it the best. but also keep in mind PATIENCE is also a big part of owning a pool because there is not just one thing that you can add to your water that will solve all of your problems instantly. when i opened my pool this year it was greener than...

CYA does suck at getting dissolved so what i did was take an extra net that goes to my leaf vac and i pour the stabilizer in it and then set that in the skimmer in the basket. it works much better than putting it in the pool and having it not go away.

i can help too much seeing as i myself just started getting a hold of this whole pool thing. but i can tell you one thing you have to have is PATIENCE because thats one thing i realized when i opened my pool this year. i can tell you that you came to the right place my pool is on the BBB method...

one thing i have noticed about buying products is that they do tend to advertise another product that the company may make. i would say that it doesnt matter what brand it is personally i have used multiple brands and havent noticed a difference in what the outcome is.

Paul that is one heck of a nice pool and nice home it looks nice and welcome to the forum.

very nice sean i like it a lot. the only thing that i miss is the quick reply box but i can deal without it.

thanks everyone for your help and a special thanks to duraleigh as he walked me through the process. my pool is now dedicated to the BBB method. the water is looking really good i just need to vac out whats left of the dirt at the bottom.

shorelover i would come on here before i listen to the guys at the pool store because half of them i talk to seem to know less than i do which is pretty funny. i have DE on hand but never used it yet. im sure you will get great advice from one of the experts on here.

ok i shocked it both yesterday and today and the water is lookin way better than it did now what do i do from here?

how do i get my FC up?

i purchased this little computer reader that uses test strips that could be the reason why. i added the reccommended amount from the test results at the store which i believe was about 2 pounds

so far the water looks like a grayish green i added some copper based alge killer today and scrubbed it and the water levels are as follows Free Chlorine-12 pH-8.4 Alkalinity-160 CYA-100

ok so first i had a little help from the leaf vac just to get all of the organic junk that was still at the bottom and that worked really well then i shocked it but before i did that i tested the water. free chlorine- 5 pH-7.2 Alkalinity- 170 CYA-110

ok i will try that today

i found about 3 mice in my skimmer this morning.

ok so i lowered both and i still have no results to show for it. how much would a pool company charge to come out and clean the bottom of my pool and set my water right? because i am having a party in a week and am willing to do just about anything to get it ready to swim in. we have had about...

ok i took the water to get tested and all he told me was that the alkalinity is at 180 ppm pH- is at about 8 or so and the CYA was at 0 so i put in some stabilizer. will that help with the clearing? they said that the chlorine level is just a little high but that shouldnt matter much.

ok i will test my water and post a full set of results.

ok so ive tried shocking the pool everyday and it hasnt cleared up yet. on the top layer of the water it looks fine but its just a little foggy and in the deep end it is foggy with a small tint of green. i have a week before we are going to have a party and i have not the slightest clue on what...

took the drain king to it and then a lot of gunk started shooting out of the returns and also i took your advice and checked the impeller and man let me tell you was that clogged with leaves so i took a small screwdriver and cleaned that off then i filled the basket with the garden hose and that...

now that i have the pump all fixed and everything i tested the water and the chlorine levels are pretty high. Free chlorine is 10 and chlorine is at 7 what should i do to lower them? because the sun hasnt been out much.

Bonnie you have come to the right place these guys here know everything and im sure they will be more than happy to help you out. i had tons of problems with my pool and i came here and now they are resolved.

ok i took a drain king to it and that pumped out lots of Crud and then i found out that my basket is cracked which led me to think that the impeller was clogged, for once i was right so i cleaned that out and turned it on and it primed itself and then shot up to 20 psi and then a bunch of sand...

i have no idea i would guess that it isnt self-priming.

harry, i think that its not blocked because it will backwash and everything with no problem but if you think that its blocked how would i be able to tell? midtngal, what method did you try when you primed it? i think that i will give it more time to attempt because i am only giving it about 5...

thanks for the help guys, i tried all of your ideas and still it wont prime anyone have anymore ideas?

how do you know if there is an air leak? because i am pretty sure that i have tried almost every way there is to prim it an i have nothing.

that was the weekend before we opened it. its storming here right now so i used the existing pictures