Recent content by DEBRAPONS

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    Help please!

    The CYA is 10, the pool store told me not to add stabilizer until the pool is clear, I have already put 8#'s in this year, this will be the 2nd time. What are your thoughts? Thanks Deb
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    Help please!

    Pool is still swamp green, adding 10 gal of 6% bleach each day. My readings are: FC 6.5 PH 8.2 TA 110 CH 90 CYA 10 Last night we put in 6 cups of muratic acid to try to lower the PH & 4 bags of shock, still swamp green no improvement. Will get readings today when my...
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    Help please!

    I am having problems with my pool, been over 2 weeks swamp green. I have a good test kit, my readings are : FC 3.5 PH 7.6 TA 100 CH 80 CYA 30 I just put in 4 bags of shock, before that I put in 6 gallongs of bleach per day for 4 days, nothing? Please Help!!! THanks debra
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    Help please!

    We opened the pool a few weeks ago, the water off the cover got into the pool (brown water from decayed leaves), vac what little debris that was in the bottom. Bleach, Bleach, Bleach, now the pool is clear but....about alittle more than 1/2 way to the deep end, then it is cloudy, you can see...
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    water bag alternatives

    I use the old bleach jugs, I fill them with water and put them about 2' apart. I set them on the cover back about 2-3' from the waters edge. I used the water bags too but within a few days at least 1 side was already empty & I bought them brand new to use this past winter.
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    facebook

    Just joined the TFP facebook page, thanks for all ya'll's help!!!!
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    Help please!

    Me again:{ I had my pool water checked because it is alittle cloudy and I had some alge forming and shocked and apparently over chlorinated. Good news I dont have anymore alge. my readings are: free chlorine- 9.4 total chlorine- 9.4 combine chlorine-...
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    Help please!

    Well, we had our pool party, only about 15 showed up, my combined chlorine has been alittle high so we have not shocked or added any bleach for several days. my readings are Free Chlorine 6.3 ppm Total Chlorine 7.1 ppm Combined Chlorine 0.8 ppm ph 7.8 hardness 70 ppm alkalinity 100 ppm...
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    Help please!

    Thank you. I hope I didnt sound pushy or ungrateful. I'm trying to figure this all out and keep from having problems. I kind of figured alot of people are out of town. Thanks for your help. Have a great weekend/holiday. Deb:}
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    Help please!

    I am guessing everyone is out of town or something for the weekend. Would someone when they get time please answer my questions? I would greatly appreciate it. thanks
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    Help please!

    We shocked the pool again last night, took my sample to the pool store this morning to be tested new readings are as follows: free chlorine 7.7 ppm total chlorine 7.7 ppm combined chlorine 0.0 ppm ph 7.5 hardness 140 ppm alkalinity...
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    Help please!

    Should I wait until Thursday so it will be a week on the stablizer and get the water re-checked before having to buy more? The pool place told me I need: 38# of calcium hardness increaser 4#4oz Cal Hypo Shock 2# non chlorine shock 5# stablizer of course I am not going to follow their...
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    Help please!

    we added 7# of stablizer in the skimmer & about 1# threw on top of the water on Thursday 5/20 + 2#'s of shock, we had a hard rain and the pool water was almost level to the top, covering the skimmer basket, so we thought we had to drain some (hopefully I didnt lose my stablizer by doing this)...
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    Help please!

    Thank you so much everyone for your help, we figured out what was wrong with the vac, the diaphram was not put back in right after someone uncloged it. working great, doing his job cleaning the pool. I didnt have the money untill I get paid tonight to get the stablizer so i put in 2 bags of...
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    Help please!

    I looked at Walmart and didnt see any stablizer, the pool store wants to sell me 8# bucket for $25.00, says I need to add at least 6-8# and should not have to add anymore all season (only suposed to have to add 1x per year)?? I will look in Gadsden tonight, 2 of the others Walmarts didnt have...