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I found 6% at our local Family Dollar store, a 174oz jug for $2. Our local Sam's club has the three pack of 184oz jugs that is 6% for $7.68. That is the best I have found here in eastern NC.

What is the suggested maintenance on the pump motor? I would like to have mine last as long as possible.

Been doing some reading and was wondering which one is the best to use? Does it make a difference? I'm using D.E. now but have been told that Aqua Pearl is better. Are they all used the same, like same amount to put in to your system as D.E.? Prices are different as are the size of bags for...

How about putting a bargin setion on the main page? So if anyone finds a bargin on something they can post it there for others to take advantage of. Example. I found 6% bleach in 174oz bottles for $2 each at our local Family Dollar store here in NC. So far that is a great price from what I...

I got online and checked out what it would cost to screen in our pool and it was something like $24k and that was for a 30'x40' area around our pool. Heck our 36'x30' garage with a closed in finished AC/heated room was that much and it has all that material/insulation and concrete. Can't...

OK call me clueless but where is the slide show? I can't find it on here anywhere. Thanks

Just curious if anyone has tried putting a panty hose in the skimmer to catch the smaller stuff. Kind of like the skimmer sock that I saw at the pool store. Would it hold up?

The test was done about 11 hours after adding the cal-hypo. I added it last night at 9pm and tested the pool this morning at 8am.

I have an IGV 24,300 gallon 18’x36’ rectangle pool with average depth of 5’. I was using the Bioguards Calcium Hypoclorite (CLC2) for chlorine but will be using regular bleach from here on out. No sanitizers are used or have been. The water looks great, nice and clear. I have a Quad...

When I do my calcium hardness the water never turns red it stays blue, I take that as I don't have any calcium? Even though I put in 40lbs of CLC2, 9 days ago. My CYA when I test is 80 not the 110 the store tells me. My ph is 7.0 took 7 drops to get it up to 7.4 color T/A is 120ppm, it took...

Looks like storing bleach in my pool pump house is out unless I plan on using it fast. It gets up to 98 to 100 degrees in there. It is a 8'x10' fully enclosed and insulated building that we store all our floats and pool supplies in. The previous owner had it built when they had the pool built. I...

Well we just had one heck of a heavy rain and it filled the pool to almost overflowing. So in the process of lowering the water back down in our 24k IGV pool I figured why waste the water by itself and vacuumed on waste the whole bottom. My question is we just got the quad 60 and so it being...

I did a search and didn't see it listed. Sorry if it has already been posted. I want to make sure I make the most of my pool endeavor. 1. Proper conditions to store our BBB supplies? 2. How long will the borax and baking soda keep, I understand the bleach has a short shelf life of a month or so...

I found some today after running to the third store. One problem is on the list of contents is anionic and nonionic sulfatuants and enzymes as well as less than .5% phosporus by weight. Is this ok to use? I wouldn't think so but so far no luck finding washing soda with just sodium carbonate...

If your looking for some good white water go to New River Gorge in West Virginia. I have not been there but from what I have seen it has some class IV's and I think a V. I have a video of some guys riding their stand up jet ski's on it. I was mistaken on the Nantahala it is a class III at...

Poolsean, We went with The Nantahala Outdoor Center for rafting and our one daughter who was 9 last year went with us with no problems. The Nantahala isn't that bad unless there is major rain a day or two before you go and they release more water from the dam than normal. The tour stops you...

Since this is all new to me and I have not had a chance to check out or local Sam's does anyone know if these places carry the Borax, Baking Soda or Washing Soda in large quantities for good a good price? Thanks

The Nantahala River is nice either as a group or on a duck. One thing about it is the water is cold, like 60 degrees. It runs under ground for I think 11 miles from the dam. So be prepared to have cold feet. We went last year and had a blast. We stayed at a rental cottage in Bryson City. We also...

How important is it to backwash a DE system when it reaches the 10psi point from initial setup? How much farther past the 10psi can it go safely? Reason I'm asking is I'm at 8psi above now and was wondering if I need to backwash tonight or could it wait until I get home from work tomorrow. DE...

Hi everyone. I'm here in eastern NC halfway between Raleigh and Wilmington right off I-40. I'm in the Air Force and stationed at Seymour Johnson AFB in Goldsboro NC. We purchased this house three years ago and it has an 18'x36' IG vinal pool. The previous owners didn't tell me anything...