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Happy summer all! I have a quick question and know you guys can give me some tips. A couple years ago I dropped in new pool steps which anchor to the deck. When I add bleach I always pour a bit extra behind the stairs but short of taking the steps out how can I go about trying to clean up...

Just looked at Menards online weekly sales flyer for my zip code. May want to check yours--12.5% liquid chlorine/$1.96/gallon.

On my third one. First one lasted forever, about 7 years. Second one puked into my fourth season. First 2 said to install the brushes for a vinyl pool, the wheels were for gunite and plaster. This new one came today with the wheels and brushes already installed. Water Tech said the wheels...

Been away for awhile. Been working 50 hour weeks since Sept. and closed the pool late but crystal clear. Sure hope it opens that way, too. So, when did the new look occur? I have been searching around the forums and posts to try to get a better handle on using the new site. Please forgive...

Bought a set of steps on Craigslist and just got them cleaned up. Can I use any rubber type mat that one would buy at the big hardware stores? Anything that I should not use? Would like to drop them in today. Thanks in advance.

I'm thinkin' the rain upped my Ph. Am I crazy? Last weekend I was spot on with my numbers. Just ran a test (TF100) and here's what I got. FC 7 CC 0 Ph 7.8 TA 90 CH 160 CYA 40 Went to the pool calculator to see how much acid to add and seen also that it was telling me to add baking...

Just opened. YEA! Here's my numbers from my TF100 FC 5 CC .5 PH 7.4 ALK 130 CH 160 CYA 40 I plan on adding 192 oz of 12.5% bleach to get to a suggested 16ppm shock level to knock out my CC. This is my third year with you guys but I still need some hand holding! Should I get my...

Haven't been on the site in awhile. New Rottie pup has been keeping me busy. Water has been great all year with just some minor adjustments. Yesterday though while out in the yard and looking over my pool equipment I noticed that my pump pot was bone dry. I got it filled again and when I...

Hey guys & gals. Need your help & advice on my CH test. I either have none or my reagent is old/ineffective. Bought my TF100XL last year and still using same reagents and all seem to be fine. When I add the R-0011L the sample does not turn red. Not even a hint of red. The drops are almost...

Opened the pool this weekend. Yea! Hopefully summer is here to stay. Here are the numbers FC/2 PH/7.6 ALK/100 CC/-0- CYA/less than 20. All tested with my TF100 kit and nifty speedstir. Other than raising the chlorine a bit and getting the CYA up I think I'm good to go. What do you...

Jumped on TFP this morning to scope things out. Spring is in the air and I'm getting pool fever. Still too early to open though. Dang! After poking around some topics I realized that I joined TFP one year ago today. I was quite intimidated by my TF-100 kit and even more apprehensive to take...

I'm looking into adding salt just to improve the feel of the water. Pool Calc says to add 293 pounds for 2000ppm. So can anyone give me a ball park figure on how long this will take to dissolve? Days, weeks? Should I brush it around every hour or so to help it along? I will probably only...

FC 18 CC .5 TA 130 PH 7.5 CH 190 CYA 40 Water looks pretty darn good compared to last week when I opened it to a bunch of gray sludge resting on the bottom. Is this what one would call mustard algae? I vac'd most all of it out and the filter caught most of what got suspended. Just a...

Hi everyone! Hoping everybody has a good holiday weekend. I have two quick questions & then I will test my water and post those if I need some advice. 1.) I wasn't thinking and tested my CH in the same tube that I tested my TA in. Is this a big NO NO? I did this 3 times and the third time...

Just joined up yesterday after looking around your site towards the end of pool season last year. Looking forward to opening the pool this year and am shooting for the second week of May if weather cooperates. I will no doubt have lots of questions and want to thank in advance all who respond...