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After the DH decided to drain and clean the pool this year, and left it empty too long :hammer: , in the process the liner pulled away from the bottom of the skimmer about 1/2". We used silicone a couple weeks ago and it was doing fine till yesterday. Any suggestions on a better way to repair...

Since the DH decided to drain the pool and clean it this year we now have fresh water. :) Since Sunday I have added 3 bags of shock and 2 pucks, :oops: In order to get my cya up, since it registered 0 when testing. (We have city water). The kids swam alot yesterday and we've had some hot...

The DH decided to drain the pool this year to clean it because we don't have a winter cover and he doesn't close it properly. He was unable to finish before he had to go out of town. Therefore, it has been sitting with approx 1/2" of water in the corners for the past week and it will probably be...

I think this is probably dead algae, but any comments would be appreciated. [attachment=0:6aavaj7l]071011951106[00].jpg[/attachment:6aavaj7l] This is looking down, at a side of the pool. Vacuumed a bunch yesterday, and using a skimmer sock. Can only see about 1/3 down. Still shocking...day #8.

This is my 3rd year doing BBB and I thought I had it figured out...but guess I was wrong. :oops: Once again, I've had multiple issues this year, so pool is still not clear. I have been shocking to clear it. (last week the filter was not hooked up properly so I don't count that week). On 7/3...

Trying to clear my water. Shock level 16. Counted 28 drops at 7pm FC 14. Added 63 oz of 6% bleach. Did not recheck since reagents are a little low. :oops: Kids wanted to swim. Noticed a strong smell at 9pm when I went to recheck for the night and it tested at 18! I think the eye needs to be...

We have yet to swim this year due to multiple issues and the grandkids are beating the door down! :roll: I think we are on the verge but have a few questions. During a leak repair I developed algae and have been shocking to 10 since loosing my cya in the partial drain. Water is lt...

Please see attached pics. My husband re-plumbed with pvc while repairing a recent leak. Appears to filter well, but when backwashing or on rinse, not alot of output, but good output when vacuuming to waste. [attachment=2:37tlwgmu]063011950922[01].jpg[/attachment:37tlwgmu]...

The DH came home with it yesterday and we have not taken it out of the box yet. Wanted to check here for any comments first. Thank you.

We have noticed a leak for about the past wk and have been getting help here to locate it. We were hoping it was on the plumbing side. My husband was home today and we were capping off the returns and such to rule out the shell when I noticed a hole at one of the returns. Will attempt to post...

Did the bucket test last night. I closed the valves to the main drain and skimmer and turned the filter to closed (there is not a valve from the return). Should this work? I really feel that the leak is in the plumbing, but lost alot of water last night. Thank you.

On 5/28 we vacuumed, and after cleaning the basket at the pump, the dh forgot to turn the filter from closed to filter. :rant: It ran on closed for a couple of minutes before he realized it. Everything seemed ok until 4 days later when I noticed a possible leak and water near the pump and...

The temp has been 89 the past 2 days here. I added water yesterday morning and I noticed this evening it is about 1 inch below where I filled it to yesterday. No backwashing or swimming since. Could this just be evaporation? Thank you.

I think I tested with the R003 reagent this am instead of the R0600. I have been shocking, and I use the drop test first to dry and save my other reagents. Shock level is 10 and I was at 10 about 930 pm last night. Checked it about 930 this am and got 1. So I added enough bleach to reach 10 and...

Pool school says put solid in a sock. This is granular and the directions say to pour into the skimmer. Which is the best way? Thank you!

Chunks of algae floating at startup. I know I need to shock, but what is a safe amt of bleach to add with an undetectable cya? Put one puck in and approx 100ml of bleach tonight after vacuuming and brushing the sides, until I can get some cya tommorrow. Until it registers tho, how do I shock...

Saw a recent post where someone suggested using a skimmer sock on your vaccum to get up sand/pollen on floor of pool. My water is clear but I am unable to get what I believe to be pollen up. Pollen has been horrible this year. I have been sweeping it to stir it up and using a skimmer sock, but...

I started the season with little or no cya, has been at 20 for awhile. Using up some pucks to help raise on my work days and also adding bleach to keep it in range. Is it possible to bleach your liner if you overshoot? I have been trying for the 3-7 range, but it has been closer to 3 most of the...

Just Curious. We have a Hayward sand filter that is approx 25yrs old. It runs 24/7. Any reason to not run your pump all the time other than to save on the wear and tear of it? This is our 3rd season with it and the previous owner said he ran it all the time also. Thanks

Wanted to take a moment to say thank you TFP for this website and all the information you provide. Last year I had a swampy mess and after a couple hundred dollars in pool chemicals it still was not right. That was when I found this site and was finally able to swim by 4th of July!! This year...

Todays readings: FC 2.5 CC 0 TC 2.5 PH 7.6 TA 50 CH 60 CYA 25 Water is cloudy/blue. LOTS of pollen this year, rinsing sock as often as possible. PH has stayed in 7.2 - 7.6 range, am I ok to leave TA at 50 as long as I maintain that ph range. And, cya is probably closer to 20, should I...

I understand you should not test your ph during high fc levels (like when shocking), but with a high cya, at what point is it ok to test ph to get an accurate reading? If my fc is 7.5 and my ph is 7.6, is my ph accurate?

Hey everyone. I was finally able to vacuum yesterday. I backwashed well and drained approx 6" of water. Went today and bought LOTS of bleach and had my water tested at the pool store, mostly to check the metals and cya. My test kit was shipped yesterday so I am hoping it will be here mon or...

Can someone please tell me if this blue/grey water is algae (dead or alive), or copper and or iron? Last week when I took my water sample to the pool store it tested positive for copper .57 and iron .76. Since then I have left a couple of pucks in there and shocked (twice the amt with a dichlor...

Hello, New to this site, but I have been reading alot, especially in pool school. We installed our pool last year (it is 23 yrs old, we replaced all water walls and coping, new liner, same filter and pump, repaired deck), and filled with water hose. Didn't add any chemicals but shock and...