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It took 5 days of SLAM but I turned my pool from swamp green to crystal clear. This is my first time not going to a pool store for chemicals so now I need some maintenance advice. Using TF-100 Kit --PH 7.8 --FC 13.5 --CC 0.5 --TA 200 --CYA 25 My chlorine is still a bit high from the SLAM but...

How do you test for metals in the pool and if metals are present what should be used to remove them? I know Bioguard sells Pool Magnet Plus, is there any other similar chemicals I can get without going to a pool store?

Removed my winter cover from my pool today to discover a green swamp. I have always taken water samples to my local pool store and let them sell whatever they wanted to me (with mixed results). I bought the TF-100 and tested the water after letting the pump run for a few hours and got the...

I see a lot of chemicals listed in the pool math calculator but which ones do people use with regularity? Bleach (or liquid chlorine) Borate Baking Soda Calcium Chloride Calcium Chloride Dihydrate Stabilizer Muriatic Acid Dry Acid

Despite what my signature says I haven't bought the Pentair 420 Cartridge Filter, yet. I know I want to get a cartridge filter and plan on ordering tonight. Are there any other filters that anyone would recomend that would work with my pump and pool size? Is the 420 a good size for my pool...

I've spent the first 4 years of pool ownership having my local pool store test the water and tell me what to buy and decided to take more control this year. I have the TF-100 Start Up XL coming this week and wanted to know if there is anything special I need to worry about when opening the pool...