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Hi Everyone, I hope you are well. Before I close the pool for the season I decided to try and finally find a small leak I have been dealing with. With the pool off, the water loss has stopped in the middle of the returns. When the pool was filled and running, I was losing between1/4-1/2...

Hey Everyone, I did great with stocking up on liquid chlorine this season but have run out now and cannot believe the price of bleach these days!! I have used this site and liquid chlorine since I got this pool 6 years ago but as the season winds down in NJ, can I use old tablets left from...

Thanks!! I guess its great to hear from others locally with same issue, I need to put hose in couple times a week and sometimes make myself crazy, thinking its leak etc. I also have tried bucket testing but not sure of its actual validity because the pool surface bigger, thanks everyone!

Thanks so much! I wonder if there is a general consensus on water loss per day; is 1/4 to 1/2 an inch actually normal as I have read? How much do kids jumping and splashing cause? Would love to hear people experiences!

Hi Evereyone, Is it normal if I am heating the pool and then having cool nights in NJ to have to add water often? This has been ongoing for me, but I am definitely losing water overnight at higher amounts; we have been heating water to about 80 and some nights have dipped to the high 50's...

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Hi Everyone, So for the past couple years my pool light has not worked properly, it will go off on its own after a little while and then if I wait I can turn it back on; I have replaced the bulb and still did it, so I am not sire what to do? In the meantime I was thinking of an alternative...

If I want to let my water level drop (looking for possible leak source) and go below the skimmer line, can I run my pool with just the main drain open? How long can I operate like that? Thanks

Hi Everyone I am in the process of locating a small leak in my pool and believe when I get home tonight I will confirm it is on the pool, not the pipes; At the same time my light, which I replaced he bulb only 2 seasons ago is not working properly, very dim. So my question is, is a light...

I am (almost) at the point where I am willing to pay for help with leak detection and fix but if I do pay I want to make sure I'm hiring someone good! I am looking of anyone in NJ (Bergen County) has used someone reliable for this type of work. Thank you in advance!

Thanks, sorry for delay in responding. So I should not try to just put a putty around to seal it? This is not an area of strength for me, is getting that fitting out easy? Thank you!

Its about 10 years old. In the picture, there is a small leak where you see the white plummer tape; can I put putty to stop that or is there something else to do? I will try to use the dye kit around those common areas, should I shut off all equipment and plug everything up to see if I still...

Im not great with all the terminology but I do have access to the bckwash port and when I use it I run the blue hose to street. A couple other facts: I do seem to be having a small leak where the pipe goes into the basket by the filter, would that be enough to cause such a water loss? How do I...

i Everyone, I hope some of you can help me troubleshoot, let me give the details. The 2nd half of last season I was sure I had a leak, did some test, possibly found a few small holes and patched them in the liner and then it was time to close the pool, I convinced myself it was ok and had...

Hi Everyone. I am having some issues with pool (mainly I think I have leak again) but my wife just sent this video, can someone tell me what they think this noise is: Pool filter noise - YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCP8JhRSA6g I put on YouTube because not sure how else to post...

Hi everyone, So last night my Fc was 11.0 This morning 9.0 Cc- 0 Cya- <30 but definitely the stabilizer I added did something Am i done slamming or losing 2 ppm overnight means there is still algae?? Thanks as always!!

Ok will wait on cya-- am I correct though to assume no Amonia? Thank you!

Hi Richard Thank you, you actually helped me last year with similar problem. However I don't think I have ammonia because last night I added chlorine to get to 10, brushed it in and retested after 10 minutes, fc was holding, for the most part and cc went down to 0. My results late last night...

OK so I just tested for everything: FC-0 CC- 2.0 PH- 7.4 TA- 50 CH- 90 CYA- 0 So my plan is to add stabilizer, and then chlorine to shock level, is that correct? Is it normal that my ph went up on its own from 7.0 to 7.4 without adding anything besides chlorine and vacuuming?

I didn't test the cya yet, I will when I get home tonight; I should start the SLAM before doing anything else? Can I finish vacuuming? Thanks for your help!

Hi Everyone So I opened pool Saturday, I've been working on getting it clean and ready: Right now I'm getting the following: Fc-0 Cc- 2.5 Ph-7.0 Haven't tested anything else. Water looks great, meaning clear; Why can't I get a fc reading? How to lower cc? Thanks for your help, as always!!

Hi everyone, Is it common to have more evaporation when we are having cool nights and warm days?? Trying to determine if it's a leak, thanks for your help! Adam

What is the R-7065 because I do want to rule out a problem with R-0013??? Not a lot of rain but yes a lot of splash out, I have to add water almost weekly, did that do it?

At the beginning of season I got CYA to around 50, so target had been 6; do I need to add more stabilizer? Is there any other explanation?

Hi Everyone, So things have been going fine all season, I test FC & PH regularly, only use liquid chlorine (I have done great with the Wal-Mart pool essential), test TA & CH periodically and everything been great. I decided to test CYA this weekend and I am getting no reading, meaning its...

Hi Everyone, I have a small round patch on my stairs that was put on prior to my owning the pool that is coming off. I have never done this before, can I just put the adhesive under the current patch and get that to stick or do I take it up and patch completely new? Thanks for your help!

Thanks everyone, enjoy the Memorial Weekend!!

Hey Everyone, Quick question, we are having birthday party for 1 year old son and having large crowd in the pool. What do you do in that situation regarding fc? Do you go way above target? It is also supposed to be super hot and sunny! Thanks for your help, Adam