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Good evening all! I keep getting diatamaceous earth in the pool. The grids look fine but the flex tubes are questionable. I am attaching some photos of the tubes and have no idea why they look this bad. Once a season I hose them down (perhaps too much pressure), soak them in TFP and then...

I am converting to Salt Water this weekend and many noted that the ladder Anchors will become an issue. I have regular metal anchors in stamped concrete. Replacing will be challenging. Is here some sort of mainnance that can save them?

I seem to have an ongoing problem with the "in" hose to my liquidator slipping off. I kept forcing it on and screwing down hard to no avail. Any little touch seemd to knock it off. I use pipe dope to prevent air bubbles. Hoping the hose stretched, I cut 1/2 an inch of the line off and forced...

Good morning. Per my recent test, my alkalinity is at 130 ppm and I am in the process of bringing it down to 110 with muriatic acid and aeration but I have a question about my testing. I have a brand new TF-100 Test kit that is stored properly (inside house). When I performed the test I...

Hey guys! I woke up this morning to see my pool liner floating thanks to Hurrican Irene. :grrrr: Pictures attached. I'm not 100% sure why, but am almost certain it has to do with the water table. I had well over 14 inches of rain in 24 hours. I do not see any large tears nor do I see any...

Split off of this topic. JasonLion Thanks for the pix Bama! We know you were just too busy helping us to cut those attractive tails! :mrgreen: I was getting ready to pull the trigger on the liquidator, read the install instructions, and found it weird that it should be installed before the...

Hi all! Silly question but everytime I manually vacum my pool, I seem to seperate the vacum head from the telescopic pole. The vacum head does snap on with butterfly clips however they do not seem to hold. Perhaps my technique is part of the problem? 1- I remove the skimmer basket so the...

Hey guys, did a search but couldn't find an answer so her goes... I closed my pool last weekend :( . Brought my chlorine levels up to shock level and added algaecide 60. Although my PH was fine all season long ~7.4 it was greater than 8.5 when I was ready to put the cover on. Alkalinity was...

I have a Hayward vacuum and per the instructions I removed one of the sections of hose because it was too long. Upon reconnecting, I follow the instructions on the attached diagram, however I cannot replicate the seal the hose comes out of the factory with and consequently, it separates every...

I just beat the early stages of an algae bloom. I knew it was algae by a slight sliminess on the liner, cloudy water and higher than normal chlorine consumption. This was caused by me going on a small vacation, superchlorinating and leaving the solar cover on, which I assume did not allow the...

Just curious, for the members up north, when opening your pools this season, how much chlorine did it take to get your pool under control? I opened my pool Saturday (May 23rd). The water was clear but had some sort of Algae covering the liner. I brought the chlrine up to shock levels ~ 12 PPM...

On Sunday I noticed a reddish/purpleish residue on the white trim of my pool light. Upon further investigation, I noticed this residue to be on one of my floor drains in the 6 foot section as well. Additionally, I noticed the liner to start feeling a little slimy. For the life of me, I cannot...

After testing my water everytime, I come to the same stumbling question; what should I now do with this solution I'm holding? With all the warnings on the bottle, I'm not sure what the right thing to do is? I generally spill it out behind a bench in my yard that has a dry well drain behind...

I opened my pool on May 31st and continue to have some issues. 1st my numbers Alkalinity - 100 CYA - 25 FC - 2 CC -.5 PH - 7.1 Results are based on the TF test kit My water is crystal clear but seem to be having issues with chlorine consumption and PH. Last night I superchlorinated with one...

This may be a tough one. Last year I had an ant problem in my house and was doing some research on pesticides. It appears Diatomaceous Earth ("DE") is one of the best and least hazardous methods of killing insects, (Beetles, ants, roaches, centipedes, etc.). Diatomaceous earth appears to be...

This will be my second year tending a pool and the first year went well thanks to this website. I did however cheat and use store bought chlorine and PH Plus. This year I want to use the BBB but need to understand it a little before jumping right in (no pun intended) 1- Where does everyone...

Okay I thought I finally had it but just read the current months newsletter and now I'm confused again. I thought Calcium was a non issue for vinyl lined pools, but in the article about saltwater chlorine generators and stone degradation under Myth 1 fact B you write "Low pH levels can etch...

I closed my pool the other day with my old winter cover awaiting the arrival of my safety cover (sniff, sniff) :cry: . My questions are 1-After blowing the lines out and plugging with expandable plugs, should I refill the water to normal levels or leave an inch or so below the returns? There...

My friend gave me an HTH pool winterizing kit that included a Quart of Metal Control and a Quart of Algaecide. The metal control claims to prevent staining and the Algaecide (as you probably guessed) prevents algae. My questions are: What stains can you get from Metal? Can these stains...

Now that the pool season is almost officially over here, (NorthEast) I have been noticing that I have needed to add PH at a more regular basis than I did all summer long? Is this normal or an indicator of bad things to come? I can't say it's alarming, just something I noticed. Below are my...

Does anyone think it is a good idea or bad idea to leave a solar cover in a pool underneath a solid cover? I doubt it will hurt the solar cover or the pool but am not sure. I live in Staten Island NY where we do get consistently freezing weather. How solid the pool water gets....I'm not sure...

Alright this maybe a stupid question but here goes. If we maintain our chemicals at the proper levels and scrub once a week, is there any reason to shock? My Combined Chlorine has never exceeded .5 yet. I had my pool open for over two months now and only shocked once. I shocked, in...

Anyone got any advice for maintaining the stainless steel ladders? The manufacturer recommends cleaning the stainless steel with glass plus. Seems to work well but does obviously does not offer any protection. I was thinking of using automotive wax. Good idea, bad idea any other idea?

From what I have been reading, there are three ways to reduce CYA: 1- Drain pool and dilute mixture by adding water 2- Buy an expensive CYA reducer with questionable results 3- Close pool for winter and when reopening in Spring CYA should be reduced Is this correct? Is the third option...

I'm sure many of you already committed the ideal chemistry levels to memory, but this is my first year as a pool owner, and as such, I am struggling to figure out the proper chemical levels. From reading almost anything I can get my hands on (primarily this website which rocks! :rockon:), I...

Hi everyone! Just reopened my pool two days ago (don't ask) and tested the water with my new and cool TFTestkit (Thank you Dave!). Below are my numbers: FC = 2 PPM CC = 0 TC = Yup you guessed it! 2 PH 7.2 - 7.5 (Got too dark for me to definitively tell) TA = 70 CH = 20 (Vinyl pool therefore...

Okay, I'm having a very difficult time believing that pouring bleach into a vinyl lined pool will not fade the liner. I've read that many of you are using this BBB system and I mentioned it to many veteran pool owners I know, and ALL of them said I "would fade my liner....chlorine is for Pools...

It appears that most users of this site do not like the frog system which my builder installed on my pool. I never negotiated on it since the price for an in ground pool in Staten Island is kind of price fixed. I look at it as a freebie although I know I paid for it dearly. Should I ditch it...

I am a new pool owner and will be opening my pool soon. Upon reading posts to this site it appears that having your pool chemicals balanced correctly is essential to maintaining a healthy pool. Is there any guidance on how this should be done? Should I shock first, take some water tests and...