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I searched this topic but couldn't really find a discussion about it so I apologize if it's been discussed before. With the summer in full swing my kids (ages 11 and 14) are continually being asked to swim parties at their friends house(s). I'm fairly confident most of the parents don't use...

I've seen a couple discussions on this forum about odd things found in pools. Here's another one(s). My son went outside last night and found one of these in the driveway. We went outside and he found another one. We started looking around the yard for more. My wife decided to check the pool. We...

This guy reminds me of the reason I found this website. My local pool gal seemed like a knowledgeable enough person to trust but when I asked the question “why can’t I hold chlorine?” she gave me the reason. “Some years pools just act differently and this year I’m seeing a large number like...

Reason I ask is because I was testing a pool this weekend and if I swirled the small bottle I would get a reading of < 30ppm. Tried two separate tests (i.e. new reagent each time) and they both came back the same. I then redid the test but my son shook the bottle like you would a mixed drink and...

I last posted a question in 07 and now have another one. I've been having some water balancing issues that I'm starting to get corrected except this one. I searched the forum for this problem before posting but didn't see anything like this. I have a 20,000 gal Fiberglass pool. I'm using liquid...

:( New pool owner and it's kicking my butt. I haven't been able to hold chlorine for the past month. Right now my readings are... fc 0 ph 6.8 alk 180 cya 0-10 My readings come from a 4-in-1 guardex kit. Any suggestions on a better kit? Obviously I'm way out of wack . The more I read the more...