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    Skimmer clog

    I think I let my skimmer basket go without emptying for too long, it filled up with leaves and the basket broke apart. I found the upper ring floating in the pool, but I believe the rest of it (along with a bunch of leaves) are now clogging the skimmer outlet. That has got to be over two feet...
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    Lowering TA

    I had until recently been using trichlor, so my TA is 110. I'm using bleach now, and I understand my TA should be 70 to 80. I'd also like to add borates, which also necessitates a lower TA. My question is, would you do that now, in the heart of the season, or would you just wait until the off...
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    PH issues

    I'm in the midst of performing a mustard algae shock, which is requiring an FC level of 45 due to a CYA level of 82. I recently bought this house, and both the previous owner and I had been using trichlor (I know, big mistake). Now I'm using bleach. My pH had been remarkably steady before the...