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Went to fill my pool to prepare for opening after winter and find this beauty at the top of the first step. Right along the bend from the wall to the top of the step. I have vinyl patch and glue but am I just wasting time? It’s going on nine year so I figured this day was approaching at some...

So my PB is coming out to close us up for our free closing and they say to add my winterizing kit one day before they come to close. I assume this is the bio guard kit since that is all they push in the store. It’s arctic blue (read copper?) algaecide and what looks like trichlor. I assume just...

So I am looking into a SWCG system to add to my pool. I was kind of spooked away from it initially by my PB on account of having an auto cover, basketball hoop, slide, etc...They said the addition of salt is more trouble than it's worth. Having read various testimonies here about the benefits of...

So when we installed our pool last season our landscaper recommended against polymeric sand in between our new paver patio on account of it leaving a haze behind after wetting it. Well, as you can imagine, sand it messy, ants love it, and now my wife is at her wits end. So now We are looking...

I was wondering if there is a relationship between my sand filter gauge and the pressure markings on it and a minimum speed for my intelliflo VS pump? Is the "start" arrow where my minimum pressure should be when the pump is on? Also, my "clean" pressure is well above the 20-25% recommended...

Hi all! So after over a month open and feeling pretty confident about my water testing and treatment routine I am now interested in my VS pump and optimizing my settings. The pool guy set up a routine on it so that it runs at roughly 2150 RPM during the day and then between 12AM and 4AM it...

So I have my CYA at 40ish and my FC at the appropriate level. My TA is 210 and I want to get it down a bit. pH was 7.6 so I added nearly 1 Gallo of muriatic acid to drop the pH which worked like a charm. pH is now 7.0. So to aerate and raise pH is it as easy as pointing my returns up and letting...

Now I am confused and doubting myself. I finally saw the sun in MN this week and did my first potentially reliable CYA test of the season. Before this I took two sample in to just check my levels before my kit came and they said I had a CYA of 75 then 70. I should have known there that something...

As of last night... FC 8.5 CC 0.5 pH 7.6~7.7 TA 230 CH 250 CYA ~75 I performed an OCLT and passed just the other night. I have barely added any chlorine to the system since my first bump up to 9.0 when I first opened. I can see the bottom no problem. I was getting my official pool "teach"...

so my pH is creeping up and is currently at 7.8. FC 8.5 CC .5 TA 250 CYA 75 (still waiting on a sunny day to retest) I have some of that Bioguard low n slow left by the installers. Is that stuff ok to use or should I just go get some good old muriatic acid? I would like to get my TA down a...

Its not terrible. I can see the bottom. But there is just a haze. It is very evident at night when the lights are on. With my most recent test: FC 8 CC 1 pH 7.6 TA 250 CH 250 CYA ~75 Temp 59 F Here are my (very) rookie thoughts feel free to correct me if I am wrong... We have an autocover and...

I got this pump with my new pool and auto cover. Either I am using it wrong or it stinks. Its probably the former...hence why I asking. The thing refuses to actually start pumping. It will rain all day/night and if I don't go out there and jiggle it some or perform some other voodoo...

So excited! We had our pool installed late last fall and only had one weekend to enjoys it before closing it up for the winter. We live in the Twin Cities area of MN. We just had it opened on Tuesday and on first look the water was very clear! After 24 hrs of the pump running I took a sample in...

Hi all! I just found this site and am in pool heaven. My wife and I are about ready to jump into the pool life and we have two bids from two solid companies in our area. We are trying to decide between an 18x34 oval Radiant semi-inground vs. a Fabcote Ultimate Pool. Either will be modified to...