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Howdy. Having a real hard time figuring out what the heck is in my pool... Could anyone help me identify what this is? Noticed some yesterday and assumed it was poop, but now it seems like there is more and I am a bit worried. See links below. Test results FC 3.5 PH 7.6 TA 90 CH 180 CYA 25 CC...

Hello All, Just finished my Pool Opening SLAM and the pool looks great for the most part. There are a couple of black marks on the fiberglass that almost look like burns. Since I am about to do a AA treatment I took a little AA and rubbed it on one of the marks and after a little elbow grease...

It seems I waited to long to open the pool (just finished up new electric) and now have algae. I still would like to run the AA treatment before I open the pool to clear some staining. Is it OK to start the AA treatment while algae is present? Is it less effective then if I were to slam the...

I just went to Walmart and saw this in the pool isle. Probably still better then a pool store. I'm thinking I will test against my test kit just to compare. Have these been available before because this is the first time I have seen it. Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk

Hello All, Today I tied the PVC back into the heater in hopes of the heater would work. The heater is a Pentair MiniMax 250M Minivolt Heater. Well as I figured it wouldn't be as easy as turning on a switch because it does not want to kick on. I took the front panel off and turned the gas valve...

Hello all, I was wondering how to go about screwing in the main drain lid? As of right now the 1 piece grated lid just sits on top of the drain hole, and when ever anyone jumps in it causes it to move or flip off. There isn't any preexisting holes in the cement so I wasn't sure if I could just...

Hello all, First all just like to say thank you, this site has brought my pool back from the dead. My new issue is that sand is making its way back into the pool. I would vacuum and the next day there would be a slight dusting of sand on the bottom. There isn't a huge amount of sand, I would...

Hello all, I have recently purchased a new home a few months ago (Feb) and now with spring arriving with warmer temperatures I have started to research about in ground pools. I have never previously owned a pool so I don't know much, but I tend try to do things on my own before contacting a...