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I think part of the problem is my fittings aren't "barbs," per say. They are smooth. I replaced the hose with what appears to be an identical one... same color, width, etc. I shall try the tape/hot water tricks to see if I can get a better fit. No longer worrying about my hoses falling off and...

Yes, I do have silver clamps with a flathead screw on them for tightening. I did not use Teflon tape... didn't think about that. I have some of that lying around. I might try applying that to the fittings to see if it will help. It certainly is tricholor shock. I'll have to post a picture of...

So, it's been a few days. The pool is still clear, to this point. Has a bit of dirt in the bottom, but all is well. My TF-100 arrived on Thursday. I tested the water Friday afternoon. Took a while trying to learn how to use all the different tests. Had pretty good luck with all of them except...

LOL, gotta love Barney. Okay, so I added 4 3" tricholor tablets into the pool this morning. There's some bleach laying around that says it has roughly 7.5% available cholorine on the label, but it's been here a while, so I'm sure it isn't that strong anymore. It has been stored indoors for the...

Thanks for the quick response, Richard! I'm sure the cheapo test trips will be quite humorous after the proper test kit arrives. It's no wonder I had such trouble with my pool last year... I tested regularly, and everything was usually in line with where I thought it needed to be... What...

Hi, folks! I've been browsing through Pool Schol for a few days and decided that I would create an account and post both to thank the website for the information, and to attempt to increase my knowledge of pool maintenance. I shall begin with a little background information. I had a couple...