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I did the Leslie's Pool School for $60 at the beginning of summer season a couple of years back as I had NEVER had a pool before. It was helpful in learning what knob does what...how to clean the filters, what to do in case of..., blah blah. But DEFINITELY NOT worth anywhere near $100+

Re: Dead bird in the skimmer - time to shock LOL AaronGo! same here...my neighbors behind me are snowbirds...so snakes, birds, mice, etc may or may not end up under their bushes when they are not here for the season! I also agree that as long as you maintain normal chlorine levels you...

Definitely looks like critter poo! Opposums, raccoons, and rats all LOVE to hang out by the pool here in Florida!!

Right now, unless there's debris or particulate in the pool i would just brush the pool often and maintain your FC at shock levels...keep going with this plan until your water is clear and you pass the OCLT. Your making progress because of all the chlorine you're adding. So keep adding it (and...

I have 3 dogs and have used borax on my carpets as a flea treatment. I sprinkle it on the carpets and let it stay there for a couple of weeks to dehydrate flea eggs. My dogs have never gotten sick from it...they are b igger dogs ranging from 50 to 80lbs. My sister used the same treatment for...

I just cleared my pool of mustard algae and it took about $100 of chlorine and a LOT of scrubbing. I did purchase "yellow out" which seemed to help me and it was a reasonable expense. If you stick with shocking at the appropriate levels long enough...it WILL die! BUt if you go through all the...

Re: CYA / Chlorine Levels for Pool w. 10+ Hours Direct Sun D YAY!!! YOU DID IT! Congrats! It feels good to be able to do it on your own...now go enjoy your pool...splash alot and continue getting rid of that pesky CYA. :party:

OMG! I just finished (i think) fighting off mustard algae...what a mess! I caved and bought Yellow out which worked well for me. I followed the directions to the letter and then continued shocking at mustard algae levels for almost 2 weeks afterwards just to be sure. ALL of my pool equipment...

Ooops...yeah, thats a big one. :hammer:

Calcium is relatively inexpensive at Leslie's. Go to pool calculator and figure out how much you need BEFORE you go, so you don't let them oversell you. Buy enough to bring your levels to around 250-300ppm give or take. CYA is cheaper at Walmart. Again, buy a small amount because once you...

Re: Lhe dreaded "white stuff"? yeah, most likely high CH and high pH combo. Check those values and get back to us.

Re: CYA / Chlorine Levels for Pool w. 10+ Hours Direct Sun D I agree with Robbie H. You're gonna HAVE to drain at least half of your pool if you want to halve the CYA level. Go to the pool calculator and find the CYA section. You can type in what you want your "goal" CYA level to be and it...

It doesn't seem like you need to shock...so add Baking soda to raise your TA to about 80ppm. I would also bring CYA levels up to 40ppm...slowly...don't overadd! It will take a cpl of weeks to slowly adjust it so you don't overshoot your goal. And if your pool is plaster then you need to up...

Re: CYA / Chlorine Levels for Pool w. 10+ Hours Direct Sun D Good luck! Let us know how it turns out or yell with questions....There are so mamy knowledgable people who check this website daily that you're sure to get a quick response. Everyone here really saved me lots of time and money!!

Re: CYA / Chlorine Levels for Pool w. 10+ Hours Direct Sun D Hello... I have similar circumstances with my pool. 10* hours a day of direct sunlight here in sunny South Florida. I maintain my CYA levels around 35-40 ppm...mostly because we get TONS of rain down here (thank you Tropical Storm...