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I have a crack in my fiberglass pool steps. the crack first appeared last August. I repaired it with J-B Weld Marine Weld, and it held all winter. a couple of days ago, a crack opened adjacent to the original repaired area, and I've repaired with more J-B Weld. Hopefully this holds as well as...

I started the year with a green mess. We had closed the pool very late in the year, as we had to wait for our new winter cover to be built and shipped. I couldn't keep up wth the autumn leaves that seemed to aim themselves for the pool. I had tried to SLAM at the beginning of the season...

I opened my pool on Tuesday and have been in SLAM since yesterday. Because bleach and LC are in short supply in NJ due to the coronavirus, I bought Clorox Blue 3" trichlor tabs- but now am aware of the issues with copper. I'm also aware that tab use will add to my CYA so am keeping an eye on...

Hi TFP- I switched from pool-store products to TFP 4 weeks ago and have seen a dramatic improvement in my pool water. Of course, doing things the TFP way requires daily routine testing and dosing. I'm going on vacation next week and wondering how do I keep my pool water reasonable decent for...

We bought a house with an inground pool last summer and battled cloudy water and algae all last year and this year. About 3 weeks ago, I took the recommendation of a couple of friends and came here to TFP. I read through Pool School, bought a Taylor test kit, and downloaded the PoolMath app. I...