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I got about a 2 square inch section of concrete that flaked off the bottom of my pool. Its probably less than 1/4" deep. Its the layer of concrete that was added when the pool was resurfaced when I bought my house about 10 years ago. I plan on using some of the leak repair putty and filling...

I was sucking up a lot of leaves out of my pool and I think I managed to suck up too many at once and clog the pipe that goes from my skimmer basket to the pump. I get a little flow through it but not much. I tried sticking a garden hose in the line to backflush it but no luck. Any...

Normally I use a Taylor test kit with the yellow side for chlorine and the red for PH. It came with a bottled labeled R-0600 I believe. I went to the local pool store and bought what I thought was the same kit but this one came with R-0001 and R-0002 for the Chlorine test. Is there any...

Over the past year or so I've noticed some brown stains appearing on my plaster. My plaster is ~3.5 years old and it was acid washed and re-plastered before I bought the house. I've tried putting pucks on the stains and they don't get lighter. I also tried some vit-C tabs on the stains and...

Hi all, Visiting the in-laws with the wife. They have an above ground vinyl pool. Its about 15,000 gallons (24 ft circular by 4.5 feet deep). I brought my test kit over and here's what I got: FC: 7 CC: 0 PH: 6.6 or less? (Its very yellow, hard to tell exactly where its at other than its...

I recently posted about my TA being too low. ~60-70. The general consensus was that since my PH kept rising pretty regularly I should keep it where it is. I went on vacation for 10 days and used pucks in my inline dispenser.. when i got back I noticed by Masterpools Valve wasn't spinning...

I have a Pentair inline feeder that works with 3" pucks. Question I have is the amount of chlorine put out proportionality higher in comparison to the amount of pucks you put in? For example, if I use 8 pucks and find a setting that maintains about 5ppm of Chlorine a day, if I use 4 pucks and...

My TF Testkit is showing my TA at about 60. It turns red at 60 and SLIGHTLY more red at 70. So it may be closer to 70. Is this too low? I have to frequently add acid to my pool as my PH rises quite regularly. I'd say I add about 40oz of acid every week. My plaster is a little over a year...

Pool Skim isn't really an option for me due to reasons I won't get into. I've seen a reference to a product in here before that mounts inside the skimmer which is basically a plastic arm which extends 2 feet or so into the pool which helps direct debris into the skimmer. I can't find it any...

I have a 13,000 inground pool here in Florida and I need a cover to keep out the bugs/frogs/leaves/etc. But I'd also like one that still lets some light through, lets water through (rain), and is not a solar cover. My pool is kidney shaped. I'd like the cover to block some light but not all...

Apparently the landscapers when they were fixing the sprinkler system partially cut the wire going to my pool light. (This was from before I bought the house so I can't make the sprinkler people fix it). Currently it looks as though its running underground through a metal pipe. I can't pull...

Or Both? Just curious. If Chlorine is kept away from sunlight, but in a hot environment (ie, a Shed @ 95-100 degrees) will it keep it from degrading? Or does both heat and sunlight cause Chlorine to breakdown?

I was on vacation for the past week or so and when I got back I noticed from green algae on my light and fixture. I put pucks in while I was gone and tested my FC about 2.0 when I got home. Probably a little low for my CYA of 45. I brushed off the algae.. I tested with my kit and got 3.5...

Ok ok ok! Before you say this is off-topic let me explain. Was watching TV and a commercial for the movie 'Taking Woodstock'. There was a quick scene of a guy dumping something into a pool. His son shouts 'Dad! Its Bleach!' And his Dad responds with 'Yeah but its disinfecting'...

Got my TF100 test kit a few months ago. Been using it regularly and use the pool stores to 'sanity check' my results once a month when I go in for chlorine. 7/10/09 - Pool store tests TA at 110 (I'm about the same) 8/03/09 - Pool store tests TA at 80 (I'm about the same) 8/20/09 - Pool store...

My TA has been steadily dropping since my pool was replastered and my PH rises regularly. Its now down to 70. My pool is inground concrete. Numbers are as follows: FC: 4.0 CC: 0 PH: 7.7 TA: 70 CH: 230 CYA: 40 When should I add some baking soda? Should I leave it for now and start raising...

Got my pool up and running a couple months ago, first power bill jumped up a LOT.. (Like $100+), second one is even higher.. $120+ over my normal bill. How much should a normal pool pump cost to run per month? I have a 1.5HP Flowtec pump that runs ~8 hours a day. The unknown factor is how...

I have a newly re-plastered pool (Marcite? Gunite? Not sure which).. I read here that the PH could go up for a while after having it done. It generally goes from 7.5 to 7.8 every 3-4 days and I drop in acid to drop it back down to 7.5. Thats been going on for about a month now.. maybe a...

I seem to be getting a lot of floating Crud in my pool lately. Stuff from the trees, grass clippings, bugs, dog hair.. My skimmer doesn't seem to do a real good job of removing them. I have a net on a pole that I use, but is there any easier way than walking around the pool for an hour with a...

Got my TF test kit. Got some questions on the proper way to use it. First of all, is it OK to add multiple drops when it calls for one drop at a time? What I mean by this is like the test for CH when you know your CH is at least 200, is it OK to add like 15 drops, then mix, and start adding...

New pool owner trying to get his head around all the chemistry of pool ownership. What I am finding frustrating is getting different results from different stores. I've been to 4 different stores trying to get consistent results. Here is what I am getting: TA - 110, 110, 150, 160 CH - 210...

I called the water company today to find out what my bill would be after filling it. They told me I had used about 18000 gallons (My normal usage is ~6000).. since I was over 20% over my normal usage I got a 'penalty' for using too much water, but I could get a refund of that penalty if I faxed...

What do people normally do when they leave for a week or so on vacation? Do you 'shock' the pool up to a certain point and hope for the best? I try to maintain my FC at 4-5ppm, it seems to drop maybe 1ppm per day (I do have pucks that I use to help maintain it as well, but I don't use many...

Got some big barrels my wife uses to collect rain water for watering plants and such - But she doesn't use nearly as much as they hold. Is it OK to put some of the water into the pool to keep it full? I heard it may drop the pH and such but are there any other downsides? Obviously it rains...