Recent content by GoldenBear03

As far as testing the water goes, I haven't done that yet, due to just feeling like I was nowhere near ready to see if chemicals were balanced. My local, very well thought of pool supplier, is who suggested I throw in up to 25lbs of shock initially. No acid, they said. They also give me a...

Hey, everybody! I'm new here, but not entirely new to pool ownership. We "inherited" a pool when we bought our new home in 2008. I've learned a lot, but have myself in a new pickle. Our pump went down at the end of last year, and I allowed the pool to go "swampy." I have fixed the pump and...