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Disclaimer: I am a new pool owner and am weening myself from pool stores. That being said, my local pool store is pretty legit and I trust them... I went in today to get some new cyanuric acid reagent for my test kit and spoke with my favorite salesman. He asked where I'd been and I told him...

The numbers in the OP above are from yesterday. The consensus seems to be that I have to increase my FC. Question: If my FC is currently 4.5 ppm, how much bleach do I need to dump to get a minimum of 6 or target of 9?

Thanks. I now have a test kit and have been testing every couple of days. I got the Leslies FAS DPD.

For reasons I will not get into here, I have no circulation from the main drain. I have just one skimmer and that's how the water circulates. When I opened my pool this summer, my CYA level was 50 (pool store test). Since then, every couple days, I stick the vacuum head underwater and pull...

I can't. One of the screws holding my diverter valve in place broke off in the skimmer. Rather than try to drill it out and risk a bigger calamity (cracked skimmer), I was told not to bother and just remove the valve altogether. As a result, I haven't been able to regulate the flows from the...

No bristles on the vacuum. It looks almost identical to this...

I've searched the forum and couldn't find any answers... I have a standard vacuum head attached to my hose and telescoping pole. Recently, when I've vacuumed, I get too much suction and cannot move the head. I either have to break the seal at the skimmer or wrench the pole sideways to break...

Greetings. We have a W/SW view and get relentless sun. I was thinking a pergola off the side of the house would be just what the doctor ordered. Does anyone here have experience building these? I'm reasonably handy with tools but not a professional by any means. Any plans on the internets...

Excellent suggestions. Thanks.

I've noticed that my vacuum hose has a tiny, almost invisible, hole in it. I can hear it hiss when I connect it to the skimmer (its right at the waterline). I'm still getting a good suction. Is there a product that anyone would recommend to fix it?

Thanks guys. The pool calculator says I should replace 29% of my water to lower the CYA to 50. Is this advisable? Also, based upon what I've read, I am going to refrain from using any more pucks and only use bleach. That should keep my CYA relatively stable, yes?

Greetings. I'm waiting for my test kit (I got the Leslie's brand FAS-DPD kit) so I've been relying on my local pool shop. These are my levels: FC: 8 TC: 8 pH: 7.9 TA: 140 CH: 290 CYA: 70 I'm trying to do the BBB method but can't do a whole lot without my kit. Used the pool this weekend and...

Recently moved to a house with a pool and trying to figure everything out. I have an old Arneson Pool sweep pump in the pump house. The intake and outflow pipes (I think) are cut and I can see some cut pipes cemented in the floor. I assume that the pipes from the pump were, at one time...