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I live in the Philadelphia area and was wondering what type of pool water chemistry changes to expect over the winter. The pool I care for has a "trampoline" type of solid cover. I do expect some leaves to get in there which raises a phosphate and algae issue. However this past spring the pool...

Even though it is end of pool season here in SE PA I bought the Taylor K-2006 water test kit online. I was disappointed to see that the high end for CYA test is 100 ppm. Since I suspected a high CYA I decided to mix 2 parts of tap water to 1 part pool water being sure the sample is thoroughly...

I've been visiting the dreaded - for some here - pool store. I get it. I also have been searching through the TFP forum. Here's what I understand or possibly misunderstand about FC overnight loss: Should not be more than 1 ppm FC loss Things that "eat up" FC or possibly a better phrase would...

For someone like me this isn't a no brainer but for most everyone else here I'm sure it's a lay up question. Is it best to perform the service on a DE Filter at the end of the season or at the beginning? And since I haven't read through the tutorials yet - look out here's where I may a...

Over at youtube someone had posted up the top 10 most insane pools. This one is my favorite for what should be obvious reasons. Top 10 MOST INSANE Pools YOU WONT BELIEVE EXIST! - YouTube :drown:

Hi there Sinkhole - just add water - was the first thing that came to mind when creating a user name. A friend of mine passed away this last May and somehow I got involved in taking care of his pool for his widow. Somehow? Ha. I will tell you why. When I saw the price for professional pool...