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Groundhog Day More of the same today. Vacuum, clean carts, test, chlorinate, scrub, rinse, repeat. pH is still at 7.0. My wife is bringing home some Borax with her.

Hi Casey! I probably wasn't clear, I was just joking in that first paragraph.

I went to this small pool store today. He told me about this new system called BioGuard. It is cheaper, easier, and basically better than chlorine. I just bought the basic BioGuard stuff, none of the extra. Is anybody else using this? That's just a little humor. Actually, I've been busting...

I bought a cheap vacuum head at Walmart last night, I also picked up some CYA. I still can't see the bottom, but I figured I'd give it a shot blind. I couldn't vacuum more than about 30 seconds without it getting clogged. I've raked the heck out of the pool, but clearly there is plenty of...

At the pool store.

Hi! I'm new to the pool stuff too, so I can't really give you much instruction, but I can get you going until the nice folks around here can provide the real advice. First, read Pool School. The link is also in the upper-right corner of this site. This isn't optional, you're going to need to...

Sounds good! I did these checks just as the sun had gone down, I'll check again at sunrise. I'm gonna go scrub!

I just got home and ran some tests: fc 10.5 cc 1.5 ph 7.3 ta 80 ch 230 I didn't test the CYA because I'm pretty sure it's at or near 0. I've got some tabs in the autofeeder, but I've got no reason to believe they've moved the CYA since this morning. The CH is just under recommended levels...

What FC were you keeping it at?

The FC was 12 at the time with 0 cya, but it's a Leslie's K2006. I'll try it again when I get home and will post a full set of results. How do I test for metals?

I followed the instructions exactly. I'm at work right now, but if i remember correctly, the test involves 5 drops of blue liquid that turns the sample pink, then you add another liquid and count the drops. I added the blue fluid and it flashed pink for literally a second and went clear...

But with my plaster and tile surface, it's a big deal, right? Thanks!

Thanks for the encouragement, guys (and ladies)! Yes it is. Do Baqua pools not have autofeeders? No, nobody told me to add algaecide and I never did. The Leslie's guy told me I didn't need a test kit.To the Leslie's guy's defense, he did steer me away from the bromine I asked for. I had...

My Leslie's K-2006 was delivered today! I'm about to go all Mr. Wizard on the pool! Also, I figured out what the Water Feature was: the water slide. It didn't even occur to me! I'll report back with some results after the testing.

I just remembered - there was a floating tab-thingy in the pool. Is that also used in a baqua pool? Added: The pressure in the filter has gone up maybe 1 PSI in the past 5 days since I installed the new cartriges. Would it have gone up more than that if it were a baqua? My wife dug up a...

OK, except keeping the FC at 15, the conversion procedure seems to be what I've more or less been doing. Are there any other ways to tell if it was a baqua pool?

The house was a forclosure and had been vacant for a while before we bought it. We have been unable to find out anything on the history of the house, including the pool. The water was gross the first time I saw the house. The pump was running off of a timer - a few hours per day. There...

Great! Thanks for your help, Jason!

Hi folks! I've learned a lot from Pool School and the forums (thanks!), but I've still got some new-guy questions. Questions are below. Some background, if you're interested: I bought a house about 4 months ago and a couple weeks ago finally got around to tinkering with the long-neglected...