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Hello, In the past week, the chicago area has been receiving lots of rain. Last night we must have received a deluge. Anyways my yard is on the lower end of the block and drainage from neighboring yards had eventually created a river that flowed into my pool. The pool is a mess, which that I...

Hi, One of my sons complains of blurry eyes that are watery and sometimes burn the next morning after swimming a lot in our pool. He wears goggles 90% of the time, so whatever water that gets in his eyes would be minimal. I am thinking he is very sensitive to CYA which this year I have my...

Hi, I have noticed that when measuring the pH with my Taylor kit, that after the initial reading (10seconds or so) if I let the sample sit in the tube over a minute or more, the sample darkens towards the higher Ph range. I assume this is normal and readings should be taken immediately ...

Hi I thought I would share this one. I have been a steady lurker for a while picking up many tips to maintain clear water. Lately my pump pressure has been steadily increasing and sometimes while vacuuming I would see dirty water coming back through the returns. I thought initially that my...

Hello everyone, I have an old inground pool that we inherited with a home purchase last year. We love the pool and have crystal clear water thanks to the information gained here. The previous owner had a new liner installed presumably to prepare the house for sale in May of last year. I had...

Hello, I have an older (early 2000's) jacuzzi sand filter with the DVK-7 multi port valve on top. After backwashing the filter discharges some ultra fine crud back into the pool when it is set to filter again - it not a big deal, just annoying. I have read elsewhere here that the "rinse"...

Hello, Briefly, last year we took ownership of a new "old" pool with our home purchase. The owner at the time did not have an eyeball on the closest jet to the pump, and the two times I heated the pool last fall i noted that the water from this "open" return was nice and warm if not a little...

Hi, I have a Jacuzzi 225L sand filter with a 7 position multiport model 39263009 tag indicates the manufacture is Jan 2000. The gasket under the diverter handle cover is shot. It started to draw in air after the pump was shut down (but did not leak under pressure) causing all kinds of...

Hi All, So I have struggling with a huge air leak in my suction system. Today after fighting wth the pump and cavitation in the pump I was determined to find it. The pool company wanted to pressure test and sonar etc for $$$$. I fabricated a hose connection to my skimmer inlet, closed the...

Hi I am really fighting with getting CYA to dissolve in my 45 degree water. I have tried the sock in skimmer approach but I am only pumping about 4 hours a day and this is going nowhere. Has anyone tried to put the sock in a tablet floater and just let it sit? Any concerns if that floater gets...

Hello, just uncovered and started the processes of cleaning up the pool after a brutal winter. The winter was spent learning here. We are a new homeowner as of September 2013 with an old but nice in ground pool. The previous owner had a new liner put in may 2013 obviously with a total fill...

Hi - 2nd question as a new pool owner in the chicago area. Pool is a 16-32 steel frame inground unit. The pool was closed 3rd week of septermber due to issues with pool mechanics to be fixed in the spring. It was shocked prior to final winterizing. The pool was covered using a meyco mesh...

Hello - This is a great place for information. I just recently purchased a home outside of chicago with a steel frame inground pool measuring about 20 x 40 or 22,000 gallons. The pool is old, built in 1975 and does have some significant evidence of ground heaving as the sides of the pool are...