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My pool cover fell off mid-winter and this is the first time I’ve ever had to deal with a green pool at the start of the season. I’ve slammed before but only once. I had ZERO CYA this morning before starting. I added about 40oz of CYA in a sock in the filter. At last check I was up to about...

We had a really windy Thanksgiving yesterday and when I looked outside this morning I saw that my above-ground pool cover was almost completely off and under a layer of frozen water. I’m not sure what to do. Any advice?

Are there any articles or stickies about the different types of heating options available for above ground pools? We had a solar cover for the past couple of years which basically started to disintegrate last year and before we buy another one, I wanted to learn about all the different options...

Is it possible to lose 18.5 ppm FC in one day??? It was really hot and my pool gets full sun almost all day long, but still that seems like a lot. Here are the details: 6/11/17 - opening day (evening) Salt: 1800 ppm pH: 7.2 FC: .5 - after 2 gallons bleach: 27.5 CC: .5 - after 2 gallons...

First time closing my new above ground pool. I'm here in New York, temps definitely get down to freezing. I have a huge pre-filter skimmer box - am I supposed to remove it when I close? I feel like it would fill up with snow and get really heavy and push against the pool. I have the cap but...

This is my first time closing my pool. The pool store gave us an EZ Drain cover when we bought the pool. I've been following the TFP method and I've had a ton of success this year. I want to do the same for closing, but the instructions for this cover go against what I read here. They're telling...

It seemed like every time I did the FAS-DPD test I couldn't tell if my CC was .5 or 1 - so I decided to try the test with a 25ml sample. Here were my results: pH -7.6 CYA - 70 FC - 6 CC - .8 I didn't do TA today but last it was 100 a couple days ago. Two questions: 1. Is it fine that my FC...

So I got my TF100 about a week ago and I've been trying to get all my chemistry into the recommended range for a SWG. Here are tonight's results: FC: 8.5 CC: .5 TA: 100 PH: 7.5 CYA: 55 CH: 25 Getting closer!!! I'm in the process of dissolving the 2nd half of my CYA in a tube sock in my...

My TF100 came today with all the bells and whistles! I got the speedstir, a copper test kit and a salt test kit too. I followed all the instructions and here's what I got: FC: 1 CC: 1 (maybe .5, I wasn't 100% sure on this one) TC: 2 pH: 8.2 CH: 50 TA: 110 CYA: 0 (this is a weird test, I filled...

I have an Intex SWG with copper ionizer. I've been using it for 3 years now on an Intex Metal Frame Pool and have never had anything but clear, beautiful water with very little maintenance. I've been using HTH test strips to test for Salt, Free Chlorine, PH, Total Alkalinity, Total Hardness &...