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Texas Splash/JoyfulNoise ... Thanks, Great Help! I'm buying "dirty" calcium/mineral scale." Logic follows: Yuma notorious for hard water; Calicum level of water is so high that I stopped testing for calicum after my first attempt 17 years ago ... was going to empty calicum "drop test" bottle...

Chlorine 5-7 / CYA - 60-70 Live in Yuma, AZ - Sunniest place in USA ... not hottest ... just more days of sun. Result is need for higher CYA ... initially raise to 90 and add when drops to 60. Discounted algae due to light grey color and no stain on side of the pool that gets the most sun.

Decision by me. Acid wash by the Pool company that takes care of my pool. Owner did it. Been with company 11 years. Pool was drained for Kool Deck installation. Stain observed. Took advantage of pool drain and had it acid washed. Acid washed one time before (2017) because of small stain as I was...

Stain is a light grey ring around the pool where side of pool meets floor of pool. Only on side that gets the most shade. Drain and acid wash required to remove.

What is the best commercial product to prevent Fiberglass Pool Stains

What are the best alternatives to restore a 20 year old fiberglass pool?

Thanks to both of you for your response. dfahrion hit the (rusty) Nail on the head. Kept using R-0003 after the 5 initial drops to try and bring it back to clear. Using the right R-0871 after the 5 initial drops of R-0003 resulted the normal .5 CC reading. I not only made this mistake once but...

Tested Pool 90 days ago (drop test)and combined chlorine was.5 which has been normal forever. Tested today 3 times (drop test) and each time the pink color got lighter after the first (or 2d) drop but stayed the "lighter" pink without changing to clear after as many as 20 drops of R-0003. Bad...

Will aerating during SLAM help to keep my TA down?

I plan on using the "AA" process with Jack's Magic Stain Solution 1 and Jack's Magic The Pink Stuff as the sequestrant agent. I have identified the stain in my in ground fiberglass pool as an iron stain. Question: Has anyone had experience with the products mentioned being used in a fiberglass...

Near as I could determine the stain was neither organic or metals or calcium. I finally found out what 3 of 4 Pool Maintenance professionals in town do if they are hired to get rid of the stain ... they use a mix of muriatic acid and water. They do not want to tell you this as it is not a...

In ground fiberglass Spa developed a leak where the Spa light inserts into the shell. Water drops to half way down the light then stops which eliminates all other possibilities of the leak source (jets and water input above the light ... drain plus two other jet items below light). No cracks in...

Vitamin C "fix" did not work ... did it twice ... once for 30 minutes ... once for 60 minutes. Any other recommendations?

I have 2 small brown rust stains on the floor of my in-ground fiberglass pool. How do I get rid of them without draining my pool or destroying the gel?

Thanks ... will try and determine per your suggestion. May take a few days ... out of town next 10 days.

I have a spill over fiberglass Spa. It is filled by pool water. A light green stain has developed all around the side of the bottom half of the wall section just above the Spa floor. The rest of the inside of the Spa looks great ... no stains anywhere ... to include the top half of the same...

Jasonlion, Wonder if you could help me reference above subject?

OK ... I've read all about closing a IG gunite pool and am still confused. This 15x30 IG gunite pool (my daughter's) will not really be "closed;" it simply will not be usedf for 6 months due to maxium low water temp in Yuma (mid-40s night - daytime temp 70+). Here is my plan: 1. Clean 2...

JamesW ... Instruction manual for the meter states "precise readings without the need for the user to ever calibrate the meter." Are you saying to calibrate anyway?

My Pool Service (recently srarted) has a SGS Instruments SLDT Salinity/Conductivity/TDS meter that is NSF international certified and by which he swears by for accuracy. I have tried all manner of tests for salt and finally stayed with the strip test which I have been using for over two years...

Jason, Today's Test: FC - 6 CC - .5 TC - 6.5 pH - 7.5 TA - 100 CH - 250 CYA - 60+ Salt - 3850

Scott, Sand being replaced today ... Thanks for getting me "ready." John

Scott, My Sand Filter is a Tagelus TA 60 ... do all your recommendations still apply?

Bama, Using the TF 100 testkit ... and doing everything TFT teaches me. Got some different test results within short period between tests and got concerned. Thanks ... now know it was the "tester." salp ... Keeping my FC at 5-6 per TFP balance level for fiberglass SWG pool. Is that a good level?

I have ... (wife dictates) ... to keep my heated pool water temperature at an average of 88 degrees. That means the temperature flucuates between a high of 90 degrees and low of 86 degrees. Do these temperatures have any effect on the accuracy of my water test results?

Scott, Thanks for the info. I need to make sure I know what has to be done as the knowledge expected from the pool service companies here in Yuma is not to be trusted ... good workers but poorly trained. Two additional queestions: Is the up-pipe replaceable? Is a new sand filter a better...

I am replacing the sand in my sand filter as sand from the filter is "leaking" back into my in-ground fiberglass pool. I wiil replace the laterals as I am told a broken or split lateral is the only way the "sand leak" could occur. While this explanation for my problem does make sense to me I am...

I have a 14,800 gallon fiberglass inground pool with a Spa overflow and a SWG. The water in the Pool is SOFTWATER (water for pool goes through my home softwater system) which requires me to add a calicum hardness increaser every 90 days to maintain a 200-220 calicum level. TFP recommends the...

I will be leaving for vacation during our "monsoon" season ... in Yuma, AZ "monsoon" equates to wind. The neighbor that usually checks my pool for me is going on vacation also during this time. The wind during the "monsoon" season results in many leaves. etc., in my pool, filling the skimmer...

Waterbear ... thanks for the info on CH. Jasonbear ... thanks for clarifying my comment based on the outdated version of ABC's of Pool Water Chemistry ... and for the reminder that current information should be researched before opening one's mouth. Question: What is the proper method of...