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Once upon a time...some very nice people got...um for lack of a better word...lazy. They did not cover their pool for the winter. They did drain it down past the intake/outflow holes and winterized their pumps and ladder etc. Well during the winter(temps up and down like a yo-yo) a squirrel...

Update time...well I braved the cold water. An guess what?? I had way more stuff on the bottom than it looked like from topside. I vacuumed to waste first then later when I thought I had the worst done I turned it to filter, well I somehow got it clogged and it took several tries of undoing...

No light and I haven't put my ladder in yet, could it be hiding in my strainer basket??? Should I take it out and scrub it??

Just the encouragement I needed to get into that cold pool today! ;)

Thanks it just seems like it is taking forever! And my choice would be a tall glass of unsweet tea, a bag of peanut m&ms and a box of cheez-its. If this pool doesn't clear up quick, I am going to need to join weight watchers!!!haha

OK Ya'll, I am so disappointed this morning. The pool looks clear not sparkly but definitely not cloudy. There are still some patches of stuff(looks like a combo of sand, brown stuff and tree bits) on bottom Not a lot just a few patches. I keep vacuuming with my pool blaster but it is not...

Thanks so much all....just can't wait till it is crystal clear like last summer! Just to give you your laugh for the day... all of this is due to us "newbies" taking off the winter cover. Can you say... epic fail.... over half of the gunk on top wound up in the pool!!! YUK it was so nasty and I...

Thanks for asking....well, 2 nights ago I passed the oclt but pool was still cloudy-ish. Yesterday I had to be out of town so since I had checked my levels early and was still at SLAM level(FC24 CC 0) I had one of my boys add some bleach(1/3 of a bottle at noon). So when I got home last night...

Thanks all, I am in the SLAM process now checking CL every 2 hours and adding a little bleach 8.25 as pool math indicates. My dear hubby is at the home and ranch store getting MA as I type. Question do I just add the amount of MA once until the SLAM is over because I can't check PH? Thanks so much

Hi Guys, Opening pool yesterday color lime green. I added 4 jugs 121 oz 8.25 bleach. Color turned clearish cloudy after a couple of hours. I also vaccumed the bottom blindly, not much big stuff but lots of gunk. Hooked up filter and got it running while adding some water. Then I tested the...

Thanks! I will re-test the CH and TA. Our tap water is very hard here. I tested the CYA 3 times and the first time I got 60 then the next 2 I got 50. Lisa

Just a quick update the TF100 came and my tap water has...wait for it... NO CYA in it as the 2 pool stores here in town said it did! Ok now on to the results of the pool CL 5 cc 0...

Just wanted to report I bought a cheap kit that had only CL and pH and have tested 3 times so far, last night, this morning and this evening. My levels are stable so far I have CL at 5 and pH 7.5. So far so good, my TF100 is scheduled to arrive Monday. The kids( 2-14s 1-16 1-19 and his...

Yeah, I knew they had issues when she told me I had to be sure to Shock the pool every week.;)

Thanks so much, it is crazy how different the pool stores results were. My TF-100 is being shipped out today! I am headed to walmart to get some more CYA as I only bought 1 container and I need more bleach:) I will look at the cheap CL and ph kits while there!

Thanks so much, great idea!! I will go find some string! I had read about the squeezing so I will make sure we do that!

Thanks, I am a newbie and really appreciate the help!

Yes, I have been plugging my numbers in PoolMath. I agree with the crazy part! I dont think I have a skimmer basket I only have a strainer grid on the 2 out flow lines. This is an intex AGP. So I will try tying the sock to the grid and will get the cya in this morning. I will also add some...

Good Morning, After the suspect test by the Leslie pool people I took a sample to a family run pool company this morning. Last night we added 3/4 of a bottle of 128oz plain bleach and 8- 40 lb bags of pool salt. New test results are... FC .93 TC 1.24...

Hello All, We just installed a new pool this past weekend. We have it all filled up and I had a pool store to do a test on the water(tap). Test results are as follows: Free Chlorine 1 ppm...