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Got an email from Pool geeks advertising a CYA removal kit. Has anyone actually used this? Thoughts? Now that bleach is so expensive, we just use tabs in our pool and so obviously the CYA is just trending up.

Our pool equipment is between ours and our neighbors house. The noise reverberates between the 2 and is really loud. We put up a wooden fence which helps some but does anyone have any sound proofing/dampening suggestions?

On day 4 of SLAM when a barely cloudy pool after pollen drop. We have cleaned our filters and the water is crystal clear but I check FC about every 3 hours during the day and we lose about 3-4 ppm....is it normal for the pool to be consuming that much chlorine still if water is clear?

I just started my SLAM and need to maintain FC at 16. I feel like I remember seeing a way you can test FC using less drops. Could someone remind me how to do this?

Can adding bleach daily possibly cause pebble discoloration? We have dark pebblefina and in ground floor cleaners and at about 6 inches from the cleaners there are areas that look whiter than the rest of the pebble....like bleach has pooled in those spots and discolored it is that is possible...

Following a pool party this afternoon my daughter finds a big turd in our deep end (we have black pebble so who knows how many hours it was in there!!!). We have brought the FC up to shock level but I have a few questions: 1. how long do the levels need to remain at shock level? 2. how long do I...

My TA was 80 in February, 66 at the end of March and now 50 today....I bought baking soda to add, but what causes TA to go down like that? Trying to figure out how to chlorinate my pool with Trichlor for 9 day vacation. I have 5 pucks in the floater and my CYA is 40 and I am having to add a...

We have an in-line chlorinator for Trichlor tabs to be used for when we go on vacation and cannot add bleach to the pool. For whatever reason the chlorinator doesn't seem to dissolve the trichlor and our pool builder says it is because the 3 inch tabs don't allow a lot of water circulation...

Going on vacation in a few months and playing with tri-Chlor now to see how many pucks I need in the In-line chlorinator in the heat of TX summer for a 9 day trip. My CYA is currently at 30 so I have room to play. 4 pucks are in there now that I added 3 days ago when FC was 2ppm. Next day FC...

I realize there is a long thread for dolphin M series owners but I have lots of questions so I thought a new thread was best. I just got my M500 and ran it for the first time today 1. I know you are supposed to have the handles on a diagonal position when running in the water, but when I push...

Just bought the dolphin M500 and am reading all the instructions. It says to only use the cleaner in a max chlorine of 4 ppm. My CYA is 50 so I usually have my chlorine at 7......is this a problem on the cleaner? We are in TX and there is no way I can keep up with demands at a lower CYA

Since it has been so cold I have been able to add a jug of bleach once a week and after 7 days my FC is down to 6 and I add another jug. Is it ok to do it this way as opposed to adding small amounts each day? (Summer is a different story and I need a jug a day to keep up)

Anyone know if I can use my TF-100 kit to test my water hardness from my faucet? We have a water softener but I am seeing scale buildup around fixtures so thought I could use what I have as opposed to buying water hardnesss strips. Assuming I can use my pool kit, what would the numbers need to...

Successfully went on vacation for the first time and left pool for 9 days. Used trichlor tabs in in line chlorinator. Cya went from 35 to 50 which I expected (I had 15 tabs in there to keep my FC at 5!) but my calcium went from 275 to 325. Why would this happen if they aren't the calcium tabs?

I have an in-line chlorinator but haven't used it yet. We leave for vacation soon for 8 days. I normally put a gallon of 8% bleach in daily to keep FC at 7 and it drops to 4 the next day. CYA 30 PH 7.4 TA 70 i have 3" trichlor tabs and a commercial chlorinator....question is how many tabs do...

We suddenly have dozens of these guys all over our pool walls. They can swim! What are they and how do we get rid of them?

Pebbletech people were out fixing some spots on our pebble and used a bunch of muriatic acid this morning. It has been about 6 hours and the pH is 6.8. Kids want to swim....I realize I want pH at 7.2-7.8 but are we ok to swim right now???

I usually test my FC and add bleach each night about 8:30 pm....any earlier and my pool still has direct sunlight. My filter pump goes off at 6pm each night because it is loud (bothers my neighbors and is loud in our bedroom). But if I add bleach then I have to turn pump on for 30 minutes. Do...

My readings earlier today were FC 2.5 CC 0 pH 8.2 TA 80 CH 250 CYA 50 I added MA to get ph to 7.5 (confirmed with retest) and then added bleach for target of 7ppm. Was supposed to add 187 oz according to pool math and I have the concentrated 8.25% bleach where 121 oz is equivalent to 180 oz...

Pebble is only 2 months old so I realize pH can be high for up to a year. So if pool math is saying add 39oz of MA every 2 days, that's what I should do? I assume that doesn't harm the pebble in any way? also, when adding MA....I have a return jet on one wall of pool and it is a few feet from 1...

Pool builder was setting up inline chlorinator for when we go on vacation- he asked why I wouldn't just make my life easier and use it all the time… Of which I tried to explain the BBB method and he looked at me like I was crazy ? He then said that there is a chemical (maybe a powder?) you can...

New build and up and running for 1.5 months. I am following the methods posted here but have a pentair chlorinator on my pool and the pool builder filled it with pucks to help get my CYA up and help me with chlorine while I learn the ropes. So my CYA July 15 was 45 and tonight it is 60. We live...

Let's say I am about to run a chlorine/pH check and am distracted by small child shenanigans....after how long is the test deemed invalid? In other words within how many minutes do I have to read it to get accurate results? I run my filter during the day but want to add chlorine in the...

New build is complete and builder is "managing" pool (insert hysterical laughing) until the decking is complete as the whole place is just a disaster. I bought the TF-100 test kit to start educating myself on how to do all this once it is turned over to us. So forgive all the ignorance that is...

Gunite is complete and we have a transparent/iridescent MasterTile going on infinity edge, spa overflow, and water line. The tile looks splotchy (has dark areas) for some reason. The builder says it is moisture behind the tile that hasn't dried. The problem is it rained today and it got worse so...

I have narrowed my decision down to 2 builders but can't make the final decision. I want a salt pool. I have also considered the idea of an in ground floor cleaner but have a lot of trees that will surround the pool. Any insight?? PB #1. Builds beautiful state of the art pools with all the...