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hey all. last year, i fought with iron stains coming and going, because my husband wasn't willing to drain and refill the pool. so. this year upon opening, i added the ascorbic acid, got the stain lifted, and drained the pool until there was but 5 inches of water left in the bottom. we...

Hey! had a gorgeous pool just a few days ago. missed 48 hours of keeping up on my chlorine, and an algae bloom started. had the green cloudy water. no worries, i tested and made adjustments, kept it at shock level for 24 hours. i tested the water and had it at shock level last night at...

Since joining this site, reading like a feind, and getting the proper test kit, with your help, my pool has been fantastic. never looked better. Friday afternoon, we had 2 of our gkids in the pool. They had sun screen on, but i didn't think it was overly much. Saturday morning, the pool was...

the reason i ask this question, is because last year, we had a pool store experience (and ended up with quite a bit of copper stains) got that cleared up, but this year, the stains are coming back. (so maybe we didn't get it cleared up like we thought we did!) i did the metal stain protocol...

so, we've got bubbles. didn't take long to find the source of the problem. (mind you, this has been going on since we opened the pool, it just wasn't high up on my husband's list of things to do). so now that he's out of town, i'm looking into it. the leak (a very steady drip drip drip) is...

so, i'm on day 10 of a slam, and the water is clear (imho), i'm getting lots of sparkle, but i still can't pass the overnight test. i'm brushing/vacuuming twice a day (every square inch, i promise!), cleaning the cartridge filter every other day, and checking the fc levels at least 4 times a...

Hey all! Long time lurker, first time poster. So. We opened the pool about 1.5 weeks ago, and still had the craptastic hdx test from last year. PH readings were off the chart, as was the TA. I've been reading on here, and trusted your promises that if I just keep adding MA the ph would...