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I have a leak some where in my above ground pool . We did notice water dripping from the skimmer but not directly where it attaches to pool but I’ll post a photo. We have a wet spot in out yard 1/4 way around from the pump etc . We have lost water this summer but being so hot thought it was...

How long is the required time for ph down to reduce the ph in pool? I added some and wonder how long before possibly adding more

I hate using them liquid acid in the vinyl liner - scares me

Ok so then maybe from my hubby rocking the tubes to make big waves for the kiddos a few times? We haven't got to really use the pool much in last 6 weeks as my daughter broke her arm though - But he did do that a few times- should I add some ph down or acid or wait til new regent comes in

My water has been testing great all summer - ph is always at 7.4 alk at 90 cya is 35 chlorine levels I keep on yesterday I checked my ph and it's like 7.8-8.0 but my alk is still at 90 what would make that rise? I am waiting for some new regents to come in - my ph regent is very low and it's...

I had the bac PAC similar to the frog and I thought it was gonna make my life easier but once I switched to the BBB and bought a good test kit - then I finally understood how to care for my pool - thanks to these great people on here ! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Well it held the last three hours - ? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Ok so I will go get some cya and add it in a sock tonight. Maybe Ill go to 15 tonight and see what I have come morning. I had 10 ounces right now so ill add that til I can get more of stablizer

so at 4 pm i added 72 ounces more bleach which should of brought me to 10 I jut went down and checked and i am at 8. NO cc though. Its not that hot nor very sunny . sun is in and out. little windy. so y would i eat up that much in 2 hours? its clear as a bell. diamond shimmering.. Maybe I...

Thanks for responding so quickly- I added 128 ounces at about 1245pm and at 330pm i vaccummed and rechecked water fc 6.5 cc 0 ph 7.5 alk 100 CYA..? the black dot still shows when its full so i emptied it and filled with regular water to see difference and the cya water is slighty cloudy. It...

So we opened our pool up last night and the water is clear.. I have a few leaves to vacumm out and littlle dirt but amazing. FIRST TIME EVER.. We filled it almost to where it needed but shut off and put the last bit in this am. Filter is running now for about 2.5 hours. went and got a water...

water is 57 58 degrees.. I am in Michigan Any one know if the algecide I have it worth using? or if I should buy poly quat/ or just close it with bleach I havent ever used the poly quat. I used a kit first year from pool store. last year just shocked it before.

thank you ill wait and see what anyone says. i would like to close it tonight thanks so much

Re: question i didnt use anything last year for algecide. I got suckered into this last summer when i had a algi bloom before i found this site. Just wondered if i dumped the bottle in to get rid of it if it would be safe for winterizing. Other wise Ill just skip algecide. so I guess question...

i have a bottle of Robarb Super Algi Gon well not quite full can i use this or do i need to go buy the poly stuff?/

My ph is down to 7.4 now and chlorine seems to be holding better on its own thanks

Ok my numbers this am FC 10.5 Cc .5 Ph 7.6 Ta 90 My FC was 11 before I went to bed and is now 10.5 I still have spots of brown showing up in floor of pool after the big windy storm we had that dumped tree limbs,leaves in the pool. Obviously dirt had to as the people to the left of our pool have...

I have added ph minus three times I'm still high?. I have added 8 oz then 9 ounces then 9 ounces I am still high.. I had a hard time reading it last night in the dark so I didn't add more i was in the house but I use the out side light to read it ... It was way over 8 when I started obviously...

How long does ph minus take to lower I added 3/4 pound last night check this am still high added 8 ounces its down to maybe 7.8 now wonder if I should give it 24 hours or adds more since its been over 8 hours since last dose

I think the stuff in pool is dirt from the storm I brushed it and it looks like dirt when it plumes My water is crystal. Clear sparkly amazing that's y I was shocked to see all that stuff thanks

Ok we first of all a few weeks back I battled a slight case of algae water has been looking great now I have noticed I was still getting some algae drops on liner floor few spots kept brushing well yesterday we had a 15 minute rain storm and I had leaves Nd sticks and debris in pool cleaned it...

So not to worry about that round thing that u use to determine water with ? Is that for more of I ground pool? Water is beautiful I will just add a sick or some cya later and bring that up . Ideally wht should I be At? 40 ? Do I need to do a shocking treatment if my wter has been holding fine...

Ok I just would like some advise before I add some stuff to my pool Here are my morning number Ch 3.5 cc 0 ph 7.4 ta 90 ch 90 cya less than 30 (maybe 26) my question is the hardeness.. when i use the saturation index round thing that came with my k 2006 Im thinking i need to add something for...

Heres how my numbers are today..I think my pool is doing awesome..thanks to this site fc 10 cc 0 ph 7.4 ta 90 ch 100 cya 50 I think Im spot on.. was vacumming the pool yesterday and I had diamonds reflecting on the water..that my friend is awesome to see..water looks clear I am gonna check...

Pool is looking clear (Can see the lining great on the bottom ) Been running the pump 24 hours a day. Can I back down on filter now that it is clear? How many hours? water is cold below 60 now. I have added 40 oz of CYA in pool. according to pool school I need 54 oz to bring to 30 ppm if i was...

I added 24 oz of the stabilizer so far via sock in skimmer. Well second sock full if dissolving now. Question with chorine level at 12-13 does this skew the ph reading? I was only able to add half the amount of borax as that's all I had on had last night. Do you dissolve that first? Or just...

2. Put in enough CYA to get to 30ppm. Don't test, just assume it's there. Ok so once i put it in just assume its there? when I tested this i filled the tube to the top and still could see the dot. I will buy enough cya stablizer to bring it up to 30..should I use liquid or powder? So keep my...

Ok so my pool cover had to be let loose due to they rain we had here it was too tight and bowing the walls on our pool, above ground, So now I have got the cover out and will be filling water in and putting my pump on. Maybe I did this backward but here are my test numbers with OUT the pool...

Well I added some more bleach this am after i vacumed and put my cover on. I made sure all the edges of the cover are in the pool. It has been a dark rainy day again here in michigan. bah humbug. I am at fc 24.5 cc 0 I will need to take cover off to see and clean up anything that drops if...