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Re: leaf bagger - venturi type that attaches to a garden hos Problem solved. I took a fine piece of stiff wire and pushed it into the holes with the water running. Some fine stuff came out and now all the holes are spraying. I will try vacuuming again and see if it works better now. Thanks!

My leaf bagger is not picking things up very well. It is the kind that attaches to a garden hose and creates a venturi to draw the debris up into the bag. When I pulled it out of the pool to look at it, I saw that water is not spraying out of all of the holes. I wondered why this would be -...

Thanks so much! My confusion about the HTH clarifier at Walmart was because when I looked online to see if my local Walmart had the HTH sequestrant in stock, the online picture of the product listed as HTH 'Metal Control' had a photograph of a jug of HTH Clarifier. I guess it was a case of the...

I am in the process of doing the AA stain removal. I need some advice about a good sequestrant. One store suggested Jack's Magic Pink or Magenta. Does anyone know the difference? Also, I noticed hth sequestrant at Walmart. Would that be as good as the above choices? Is the hth sequestrant the...

Thanks for the response. I had been waiting for the water to get warmer and I wish I had just gone ahead and tried this sooner! I have put about 1.5 lb of ascorbic acid directly on stains on steps and ledges and they have gone from dark brown to yellowish already. Some have disappeared all...

Questions: 1. Does the ascorbic acid treatment work for removal of all types of metal stains? For iron, copper and calcium? 2.How does water temperature effect the treatment? If water is cold, will it still work but just take longer? Or will it not work at all? My current water temperature is...

Re: dark stains on surface of gunite pool due to calcium dep Sorry I forgot above to add that the cya is around 15 - 20 I have dark stains on the surface of my gunite pool. The water temp here is about 55F which is not ideal for testing for stains, but I am in a hurry so I went ahead and used...

I have dark stains on the surface of my gunite pool. The water temp here is about 55F which is not ideal for testing for stains, but I am in a hurry so I went ahead and used Jack's Magic Stain Identification Kit. Results were a little inconsistent (the water temp should be above 65 F for...

Re: Low TA high ph while trying to complete swamp remediatio Thanks for that explanation! I am assuming that the pH relationship for metals is the same as it is for the plaster - ie. the more acidic - the more the metals will corrode and be in suspension in the water and the more basic, the...

Re: Low TA high ph while trying to complete swamp remediatio Thanks for the response. I'm not sure what chlorine test they used. Is it OK for me to add more chlorine tonight without first adjusting the TA? I would like to add the chlorine after dark. I know that chlorine will eventually...

I have had success removing black algae by using a power washer (high pressure water) in the pool. I do not drain the pool, I just take the hose into the pool and spray the black spots. You have to be careful that you don't blast the plaster away as well. You can start with the spray nozzle a...

I have made some good progress toward rescuing my pool from 'green swamp' condition. The water is now clear but there is some discolored area on the bottom that looks like algae stains and a few spots that appear to be black algae. The steps I have taken are as follows: 1. Removed all possible...