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Havent been in the pool (or tested levels) for weeks. Headed down for a dip and noticed discoloration on my dark mosaic vinyl liner. Got pool brush out and ran it across the bottom. Green cloud comes up. Immediately brushed entire pool (getting ready to shock with liquid bleach) took pool sample...

Uncovered my pool 6 days ago, water was brown/green. Been running filter 24/7 and shocking with 10% liquid chlorine. Can see shallow end ,struggling with deep end. Im having vinyl liner replaced. Install guy says HE JUST NEEDS TO SEE DEEP END to take measurements.Im trying to do MINIMUM...

Temps are warming up here in North Carolina. Tree pollen is kicking in. I think if I keep cover on I wont have to worry about running filter, algae, adding chemicals cleaning strainers of pollen,etc,etc. Water is still way to cold to swim for awhile. Any thoughts as to a good time to uncover?

Probably posted somewhere..cant find..pool closing..How do I add polyquat? Deep end like chlorine bleach when I shock? Thanks

Hi Guys Inground vinyl liner pool. Covered it back in October. Do not drain in winter (North Carolina),just run filter if it goes below 32. Usually have to drain water via pool pump if we get alot of rain. Happened to notice in December the level was a little lower than normal(via the skimmer)...

Isnt tree pollen what you can mistake for Mustard algae?If so that season (at least in NC) is long gone. It literally covers cars turning them yellow,hence the mistake for mustard algae.I am still having a problem getting rid of a mild case of PERSISTENT algae.I do the slam method,next day small...

6 year old pump is starting to make noise.Interested in the newer technology variable speed pumps.Not alot of info out on these.Any particulars I need to know to determine what kind I should get.PVC plumbing diameters,SWG, Programmable,Etc. Thanks

I have a Pentair Challenger 1 horse pump that is starting to make a noticeably louder humming noise while running.Im in Charlotte NC and run the filter whenever it goes below freezing and have been doing so for the last 5 years.This will be the 6th season coming up and I think I'm just gonna...

Hopefully nearing the end of my battle with algae (3 weeks and counting) and was wondering if it's okay to be using my SWG ,supplementary of course, while I am shocking my pool.

How often should sand be replaced in a filter? Is it easy to do? My VERY green pools pump seems to lose suction after about an hour of running.Backwashing seems to restore temporarily

Opened my pool about 10 days ago. CYA is 70. Ph was about 6.8 (added 200lbs of salt to get it up to 3400 ppm) Alkalinity is 90. FC was pretty much 0. Immediately dumped required amt of 6% bleach to bring to shock level of 20 ppm (pool calculator numbers). I know Ph is low,but figured salt would...

Im still trying to get rid of my algae. Water is clear but need a level of 35PPM to kill it. Any idea what a safe level would be? While Im asking,also curious what public pools keep there levels at. You can usually smell the chlorine a mile away. Thanks

Heres the short of it. Water is clear with visible algae on bottom and sides (when brushed last nite,green cloud appears). I had algae a little over a week ago and dumped 4 lbs of 99 proof dichlor (strong stuff) into pool. I went away on vacation for the week and wanted this stuff gone. Tested...

Not to sure how to convert ppm's into gallons of bleach.I understand bleach is less corrosive to use than dichlor(way more convenient size wise). The pool calculator tells you what level in ppm's, how do I convert that into how many gallons of bleach I need to get. Ive got algae and calculator...

Im the guy with alot of trees (mainly tall pines) around my pool.I started a topic about tiny debris being able to get through my skimmer basket and pump basket. I used a knee high in my skimmer for about a week and it seemed to work fine,when checked often.Its a little difficult cleaning and...

I was playing a fetch game with my kids yesterday with swim goggles and when I went to the bottom in the deep end I noticed several tiny ( BB-size) blackish spots which did not come off when rubbed. In fact some of them appeared to be eating away at my liner as they felt indented. I managed to...

My pool is located around a bunch of trees. I am constantly getting debris in my skimmer which is small enough to get to my pump basket. My concern is this tiny stuff is eventually making its way into my filter and will eventually contaminate/clog it. Is there any kind of finer screen or mesh I...

Just opened the pool about a week ago and with a little TLC got it back to blue and clear. I took a sample to my local pool guy and as I figured some of my numbers need a little tweeking, as expected. My question is with my CYA a little low (55ppm) and the fact that it is SNOWING POLLEN , I...

Just took the cover off my pool here in North Carolina, vacuumed up debris remnants on bottom. Water is a little cloudy. My question is with water temp below the point where my SWG will not produce chlorine, can I go ahead and shock, adjust Ph/Alkalinity, adjust stabilizer etc and just use...

I have a couple of questions concerning my SWG pool. I have a Pentair IC-20 Saltwater generator giving me an indication that the salt level is low ( with this indication the generator is NOT making chlorine ). When I test my salt level it is reading approx 3000 ppm. When I call my pool rep, he...

Just wondering if there is a different set of numbers (Ph,Alkaline,Conditioner,Etc) I need to adjust for my salt water pool as opposed to a regular chlorine pool. I have heard they are different...