Recent content by jen088

Re: Draining and refilling... best way to clean before refil Thanks so much! I have tried the shocking process and it hasn't worked. I tried bleach, tried the shock packets. Tried everything short of emptying the pool and starting over (which is what I am doing now). Unfortunately, the cheap...

I have a 12x3ft above ground pool. After being gone for a weekend and levels dropping, I have had nothing but problems with algae. Got rid of it I though, and it came back with a vengence. Decided to drain the whole thing and refill rather than buying expensive products I don't know how to use...

Re: Test Kit... which one is necessary for my issues and poo No need for a fancy test kit. My local pool store said they would test my water for free any time and said it would probably be best if I let them test it once a week. The print out tells exactly what type of product I need to fix any...

Re: Test Kit... which one is necessary for my issues and poo 12x36... I'm estimating about 1,500 gallons.

So, all I have been using is the 3 way test kit and checking the pH and chlorine on my Intex 12x36 above ground pool. This has worked quite well until my levels dropped and now I am having to shock my pool to get rid of the algae. My question is, do I need one of the super expensive test kits to...

The article helps, but I'm still kind of unclear on the whole thing because it is so unfamiliar to me. Perhaps I just need to figure it out as I go along. I really hope this works and clears up the algae. It would help if I had a vac that actually worked, but on the Intex pools, the vac doesn't...

Can you please explain what shock level is and what the 3 criteria for shocking a pool are? This is the first time I have ever done this and don't completely understand the process. I am guessing FC is my cholorine level, but I have no idea what CYA means. Sorry, I don't know all the terminology...

I have a 12x3 above ground pool. I was gone for a few days and my chlorine and pH dropped, so when I got back... cloudy water. I raised the chlorine and pH back to a normal level. I shocked the pool last night... still cloudy. I started to brush the bottom of the pool this morning to clear...

Ok, so you are right Jamison04. It doesn't pick much of anything up though and I have to attempt to hold the hose while I vacuume... pretty sure my neighbor was giggling at me. Piece of Crud if you ask me and a total waste of money. Anyhow, I still need something that will vacuume the bottom. Do...

I'll give it a shot! I have tons of trees in my back yard, so I'm sure I'll need to vacuume often.

I have no skimmer basket, just a plastic covering that sucks water into the filter. Perhaps there is some sort of skimmer attachment for above ground pools? Any ideas?

Back with more silly questions on my above ground 12x3 Intex. You may say that as a newbie, there is no silly question, but I say this seems pretty silly to me. When I bought my pool, I also bought a "cleaning kit." You know the type... for beginners with the net, pole, brush, and it has a vinyl...

7.8... sorry. Forgot to post that.

I have a 12x3 above ground pool. I tested the pH and added the pH minus stuff (2 oz as indicated on the lable) ... can you tell I'm a newbie yet? Retested after 3 hours and nothing has changed. I don't want to tank my pH too low by adding more too soon. Do I wait and then retest again? How long...

Thanks to my mom's help, we dug the are out and then went and bought lots of cheap bags of dirt to completely level the area out. Initially did the string level (amazing and cheap little thing) and then got one of the long ones to finish the job. Pool is full and added the stuff the make the pH...