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I've done some reading on here and tried 'a' ping pong ball - but I can't seem to get a circular motion going in my pool - just confirming my thoughts etc with the great help here! I have a 16x32 rectangular pool - the skimmer and returns are all on the same said - 2 returns 1 skimmer. The...

OK - I've done the Ascorbic Acid treatment 2x's already this year - and it works well in regards to removing the iron. 1 time I let the algae get the better of me and it was a mess - but with everyone's advice - I worked through it and have been doing fine overall now for a couple of...

Ok - I've had some threads on here and have SUPER appreciated the help!! But as of tonight - I'm about ready to give and just let this thing go - so if you're up for challenge - let me know - cause I got one! History: Have drained pool to deal with high CYA (was well over 100). Have done...

Ok- I just went through the AA clean (all went very well!) - now I'm working on getting water in check. A couple of questions: 1. I did a partial drain of pool (see my other thread on it) - and my CYA is 80 it looks like this morning. Do I drain 1/2 the pool again? 2. The instructions for...

If you check my posts - I had a post about a week ago and found out I was using the Clorox Xtrablue Chlorine pucks and I immediately quit using them. So as part of the thread I had going on about too my CYA in my water - I have emptied 1/2 the pool water at the request of the forum to...

If you look at any of my posts you'll note I'm a new pool owner in a new house. So I've been working on getting things moving, straightened out etc. I have a couple of questions around the plumbing on my pool... What are the 3 pipes coming up from the ground? I assume one is skimmer and one...

OK - still learning, so no laughing - and I've read the abc's of pool chemistry - but I'm still questioning my testing/results etc. Can you guys put me on track? Using Tf100 kit day 1 and day 2 are before we got a HUGE rain and I was still using clorox tablets for chlorine day 3 is 4 days...

I have a pool I inherited with the house I bought - about 21120 gallons (16x32), in ground - It has a puck chlorinator (which I'm not using - just putting in the skimmer for now because I don't understand how to use it), a 30" (i beleive Hayward sand filter), what looks like a Hayward filter at...

Hello! Been doing a lot of reading, but now time for me to dig in as I can't figure out everything I want to know by just reading. We bought a home with an in ground pool - the Polaris was SHOT, so I've rebuilt it from the ground up and got it working pretty well for the most part (still...