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Sounds good. Thanks

Full length of the problem area or 1 inch pieces? Good thing I bought a 120 ft roll. Thanks!

Hi all, My inground liner has once again come loose in several places which I have managed to work back in place, along with a few blisters. I have ordered liner lock with the intention of fixing it once and for all by installing it all the way around but I saw one blurb somewhere that you can...

Good information to know. I will continue adding up to what the Pool Calculator figured and then check next weekend. This should be fine since it was based on a target of 40 and I'm thinking of headed to 60. Thanks again.

I'm needing to increase my CYA from <<20 to 40, maybe 60 since I get full sun all day. I've read that you should allow a week between adjustments to give the CYA time to dissolve. I'm adding the acid by putting the granular acid in a sock and placing one in the skimmer and the other in front...

Just like the replies above I always see some sand then it clears during the rinse. After about 18 years of backwashing to the same area it looks like a small beach.

I rinsed about 20 seconds. It looked clear in the sight glass but that's a small sample and may have not been "sufficient".

Thanks for the reply. One thing to note is that no one had been swimming in it for a week. I'm thinking maybe I didn't rinse good enough after the backwash. I upped the bleach last night to probably a little short of the shock level and it seems to be a little better today. Still not crystal...

Hi everybody. My pool water has been crystal clear until today. Here's the situation. I bought a robot cleaner last year which didn't work when I got it and now it's quit again. I'll post that in another forum. None the less, the pool has been sitting with several small piles of dirt in the...

The covers I bought locally may not have been (and probably weren't) a very good quality. The smell is due to the stagnant water with all the leaves. I do use a cover pump but I give up on all the leaves and so the water doesn't get all removed when spring rains comes around. Then the warm...

You brought up an interesting thought. 12-14 years ago I could get a 24X100' roll for about $40 and it seems like the basic woven mesh covers were going for about $80-$100. For whatever reason the covers I got would be leaking by the end of the season and by the end of year 2 I spent forever...

Starting with a suggestion from a friend I have used black plastic with double water tubes as a winter pool cover for somewhere around 12-14 years. I started out using store bought pool covers but by year 2 they were shot. A 24'X100' roll gets me through 2 seasons and leaves enough for various...

I've been searching for this but didn't find an answer. On the Water Testing Instructions on One Page for a CYA test it has, "3) Shake about 30 sec; let stand 2-3 minutes; briefly shake again." However the TF-100 instructions say, "1. Fill the Red-capped CYA mixing bottle to the bottom line...

Hey Matt, Last year I joined in on the BBB method after fighting issues for years. I kept "shocking" and my pool just stayed cloudy...couldn't see the bottom. Then I found this site and learned real quick that the required chlorine level is dependent on the CYA level. Because I had been...

Last year I was where you are. I could barely see the bottom and kept shocking. Then I found this site and YEA! So you're at the right place for good, no, most excellent recommendations/advice. This year after opening I had clear water but was going through 4-5 182oz bottles a day with 0 FC...