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    Hot tub Filter Cleaning

    Good afternoon folks, We have a South Seas 533DL Spa. I was wondering what filter cleaner you all recommend. I've googled all I care to google, and I can't seem to make an informed decision. I do have a spare filter, after I take out the filter in the spa and I rinse it off with the hose, can...
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    Water goes green for 2 days-ish after adding liquid chlorine.

    Hello yall, I am running into a new issue for me. Water will be crystal clear, then I add liquid chlorine and it goes green, overnight, for a day or two. Maybe a copper issue? It is not a new pool. It has never done this before. Any advice is appreciated. 20' x 60' inground vinyl lined...
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    Suprise, surprise... Another ripped liner question

    Good afternoon Yall, Thank you all in advance. So our liner ripped this winter. I want to replace it at the end of the year and get this season out of it. I can't get anyone to come repair it for weeks. First off, does this look like it is repairable for one season? Two, do you think I could...
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    Large cold pool

    Hey y'all. My pool is 20' x 60' with 49,000 gallons +/-. I was looking into a propane fired heater but I did a little math and it would cost me a Darn ton of money in propane. In speaking with the ffolks at Leslie's Pools; they said I needed about 400,000 btu's, to the tune of 4lbs of propane...
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    Stairs turned tan

    I started to slam my pool. Cya is 20 and chlorine is 10. My stairs at and under the water line thurned TAN! It does not scrub off. Please advise.
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    Thank you

    I want to give you all an honest "THANK YOU!" to every one on this forum and to all who have posted in the past. With asking minimal questions and a few forum searches I have turned my zero visibility green swamp into a beautiful, crystal clear pool. This site has literally saved me thousands...
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    video?

    I thought I seen a ling to a video of the tests being done. i searched for it but I can not seem to find it. Could someone please point me in the right direction. Don
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    first opening

    Hi all, I ordered the Tf100 test kit today. I raked the bottom of the pool for about 2 hours, I realize that I will have to keep doing it. The pool has been closed for 3 years and is a green swamp. I cleaned out the old sand from the filter, totally dissasembled the filter, cleaned the...
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    large bugs on bottom of pool

    Good Afternoon all, I am new to pools and to the forum... I just started opening my pool after it was closed for about 3 years. It was winterized but no cover. I started to rake the bottom of the pool and although its not as bad as i feared; there are these bugs. Lots of them, in the swamp muck...
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    new to forum. just bought a house with a huge pool...

    Big job ahead of me. New house with pool. Green pool. Need to get it cleaned up for the fam. Everything works, or seems to. I know next to nothing about pool care. Don
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    new to forum. just bought a house with a huge pool...

    Hello all! My name is Don, My wife and I just bought a house with a large pool. A large green pool. Joined this site to gain some knowledge and get it up and running. We live in Gloversville, NY. The pool has not been open in 3 years but was winterized. I think I am getting the run around by...