Recent content by MIKEC5

I was looking in the filter and skimming the pool and it gives me time to think and ponder navel lint which brings up the point. On a scale of 1 to 10 how bad are different things that are likely to find their way into a pool? just talking reasonable quantities of each and I am just making a...

There are a lot of unscrupulous people out there who want to sell you magic pool chemicals that “fix” problems. More than anything they make problems. I got a pool a few months ago and found this board at the same time. What amazed me was the difference in attitude between the guys here...

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is there such a thing as a 3" puck that does not have CYA in it? i am looking at going BBB and testing the water, and skimming daily and the pucks seem so easy (except for the CYA issue). if they only made one without it i would feed a lot better about using it. my CYA levels are below 20PPM...

Please tell me your Pool Critter stories… Here is mine. We have had the pool for a week now and I realize that in addition to being a source of fun for my family and friends it takes a toll on the fauna. I end up scooping spiders, flies and other bugs out of the pool on a daily basis. This...

this is a good site that has a lot of stickys posted to the top of the page. they have been invaluable in teaching me about my pool! first i would find a local pool supply and take a 16oz bottle of pool water to them to test. Usually this is done for free. Post all the numbers here and the...

Or rather just pulls the tail off it of. We have 5 dogs and four of them are 100% cool with the new house, pool and Polaris. The fifth dog must think its some sort of sea monster. The Polaris only runs for about three hours a day and usually he is inside the house when it’s on. We have...

First of all thanks to everyone for making such a great site. I will read and reread all the stickys and be sure to get you complete readings if I have a pool calc question. The pool calculator is awesome! Quick question, Can adding shock by sprinkling or broadcasting the granules on the...