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Unfortunately, that won't be for quite some time... we replaced the liner only 5 years ago!

I have a crack in my fiberglass pool steps. the crack first appeared last August. I repaired it with J-B Weld Marine Weld, and it held all winter. a couple of days ago, a crack opened adjacent to the original repaired area, and I've repaired with more J-B Weld. Hopefully this holds as well as...

73F now. We had gotten to 80 late last week, but the weather in central NJ cooled down after Friday. :-(

I started the year with a green mess. We had closed the pool very late in the year, as we had to wait for our new winter cover to be built and shipped. I couldn't keep up wth the autumn leaves that seemed to aim themselves for the pool. I had tried to SLAM at the beginning of the season...

The Wal-Marts near me were out of the GV 6% bleach from early March until just a couple of weeks ago. No liquid pool shock to be had there either. I'd just about given up and had bought the infamous 3" tabs but realized I should check with the local pool stores to see what they might have...

YAY I found 12.5% LC! There's a Leslie's that carries it! The guy there told me that they do not carry those big yellow and blue jugs anymore, but they do carry 1-gallon jugs and 4-jug cases.

I opened my pool on Tuesday and have been in SLAM since yesterday. Because bleach and LC are in short supply in NJ due to the coronavirus, I bought Clorox Blue 3" trichlor tabs- but now am aware of the issues with copper. I'm also aware that tab use will add to my CYA so am keeping an eye on...

We're going to be gone for 10 days. Our pool is non-SWG.

My CH from last night was 40.

Hi TFP- I switched from pool-store products to TFP 4 weeks ago and have seen a dramatic improvement in my pool water. Of course, doing things the TFP way requires daily routine testing and dosing. I'm going on vacation next week and wondering how do I keep my pool water reasonable decent for...

You're right! I forgot to mention those results were before I added 6% bleach per PoolMath.

We bought a house with an inground pool last summer and battled cloudy water and algae all last year and this year. About 3 weeks ago, I took the recommendation of a couple of friends and came here to TFP. I read through Pool School, bought a Taylor test kit, and downloaded the PoolMath app. I...