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What solutions are there for wedding cake stairs that trap algae? I replaced my pool this year and when I pulled the stairs, I noticed a thick sludge inside the bottom of them. I struggled with algae last year and I feel like this was the culprit. I’ve read drilling more holes may help, but is...

I'm trying to clear up my pool again and the water turned even more green overnight. I put in 1 gallon of chlorine last night, this morning, and 30 minutes before this test. I downloaded the app today and am a little confused by the recommendations. The calculator says the alkalinity is high but...

Are there walls that are more than just a "resin shield" steel? Because looking up my pool information, that appears to be what I have already.

Yeah I'm seeing that in my research. Many of these still say steel walls which sounds like it wont actually be beneficial? I don't see rust on the supports or anywhere else aside from this entry/exit panel.

Ugh, I thought so. Thanks for the input. I think I'll start looking at a resin pool to replace it instead since the area gets so wet apparently.

Ok, thanks for the info. That's helpful and makes me think it's not worth pursuing if it's a headache. Only $1000 of that quote is for the frame issue. When I brushed away some of the drainage rocks around the section with the hole, I noticed some rust along the bottom of the pool. It doesn't...

It's an estimated 2k repair from the pool company (liner and wall repair). Will that metal repair likely last long enough to make it worth it? I know it depends a little on how much worse the rust is when the liner is removed. I'm still waiting to hear back from the original installers about the...

It's about a foot from the top of the pool. This is under my pool deck and behind the wedding cake stairs inside the pool which is puzzling as to how it happened. Nothing could have punctured it from the inside and its pretty much shielded from the outside because of the deck. A higher up leak...

I found a decent sized hole in my pool frame today. It's losing water and flooding the yard pretty badly. Is there anything that I can seal this with as a temporary fix until a repair person can make it out? I tried gorilla tape but its still leaking water. It's a steel frame.

Ok, should I take the chlorine tabs out of the pool? I see them not recommended due to the CYA they add but that doesn't seem to be an issue here.