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Last night we had a very heavy rain. I woke up to an overly full pool and the water had turned brown. But that's not why I'm posting. I had left a 2 qt. plastic pitcher on the pool deck, and it had several inches of rainwater in it. The water was visibly brown which I found surprising. I...

Your example of how to add borates says to use 6 fluid ounces of acid per 12 oz. by weight of borax. I'm concerned about the pH jumping around too wildly because I've had issues with metals and staining. Can I add 1 box of 20 mule team borax (76 oz) and 38 fluid oz. of acid once a day until...

I don't think I've seen this question addressed anywhere on here. I saw one post where a forum member talked about not being able to see below her thighs because the water was cloudy. Another member responded that he doesn't swim unless he can see the hairs on his toes. Since I've been...

I've been posting over in the new user section, but I have a question for you SWG experts. My pool was probably not opened last year and I have a nasty mess. I'm pretty sure I'm getting a good handle on how to clean it up, but when I had the water tested at the local pool store they said the...

The mess is the unsightly swamp in the pool. The problem is a leak in the plumbing by the pump. It loses its prime and won't work. When it was last working it dumped out several inches of water. I've called several pool places in the area. The two that are open today can send someone out on...

This is going to be so basic to you experienced folks, but something I really need to know. What are the steps to properly backwash my pool filter? I saw somebody else request that info, but they asked another question, too, and the backwashing question got missed.

I asked in a different thread, but I think it got lost in the plethora of information. My pool is an in-ground vinyl rectangle. We measured it yesterday and it is 18' x 36'. I'm not at all sure of the average depth. The shallow end was 3' (measured a foot or so away from the edge), and...

Quick backstory - Bought a house in December with a pool and I know NOTHING about pools. My 18yo dd has a friend who works as a pool boy and he said he could open the pool for me and charge less than his employer does. The end result was that he dumped the leaves off the cover into the...

Hi! I'm just checking in to say hi and tell y'all where we are so far. I am in the middle of a (aren't they always) messy divorce and bought a house with a pool in December. I know absolutely NOTHING about pools and honestly didn't want one, but the house had the bedrooms/space I needed and...