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Pool is looking fantastic but my girlfriend noticed her hair is getting a little green (not super obvious). I'm guessing it's from the pool heater that feeds the spa primarily. I only use bleach and muriatic acid in the pool with an occasional puck or two to keep the CYA where it needs to be...

My spa/hot tub is connected to my pool so this question is for the folks who have a stand alone system: Is the chemistry the same? What I mean is, do you still add the same types of stuff as you would your pool? Bleach, muriatic acid, borax....and the such? Just curious. I was in Leslies...

Hi all, anyone have any advice on changing out my old plain pool light to one of those cool LED color changing lights? Thanks! ~Carl

Hope this is in the right forum..... are there different kinds of special tools to tighten the access lid on my pool pump? I bought one from Leslie's but because of the location of the pump, the plumbing and valves are in the way so I can only hand tighten the lid. I need some sort of "T"...

My neighbors are getting a new inground pool in their back yard. It's about half the size of mine but I'm sure they will enjoy it. I'm gonna mosey down there later and introduce myself and let them know about this website. I'd like to see them enjoy their pool and not regret spending the...

Just curious...I like to take suction from the pool and return it to the spa so the spill over breaks up the surface tension of the pool. Any thoughts on this? Is it a good thing, bad thing, or just doesn't matter? Thanks in advance! Carl

Just moved into a house that has a pool....I've never really maintained one before but the help on this site is wonderful! Thank to recommendations...I purchased the Hayward W530 Leaf catcher for my vacuum. What a wonderful piece of equipment (so far). Usually, when I'd shut off my pump, a...

Ok, I know this is a beat to death subject but I can't really find anything on here that meets all of my criteria for this question. I just bought a house that has an inground pool, plaster, approx 30K gallons with an attached spa, solar heated. It hadn't been drained in over 5 years and...

Hi all, I'm new to this. My girlfriend has an inground pool (see specs in my signature). I am taking over the responsibilities of maintaining it. Here is my question... there is a Rainbow 320 automatic chlorinator installed. Currently there are no tabs in it but I have purchased some...