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Had a major store come through here last night and estimates are that we will not have power until Saturday night, next Saturday night. My plan is to double up on my chlorine and mix it in the water using kid power to try to keep the algae at bay. Any other ideas

I need to add CYA to my pool. I am familiar with the hanging the sock in front of the return jet method but I have an old inline chlorine dispenser that I used back in the day that I use to fill with those evil 3" pucks.....can I put the CYA in that to dissolve?

It has been a pretty warm winter here in Virginia. Today, the high temp is going to be in the low 60s, mid 60s tomorrow. I am giving some serious thought to uncovering the pool and getting things started. I am worried that with this warm weather I am going to have an algae festival under my...

I have a few gallons of this stuff that I picked up last year when I found them on clearance for $1.00 each before I found BBB. I plan on adding poly quat to my pool when I close it......can I use this stuff as well so it does not go to waste or am I better off selling it off at a yard sale...

I need to order some Polyquat in preparation for pool closing. Can some please let me know what the dosage is? I'm trying to get some idea of how much I need to order. Thanks!

Trying to see how to post a link and change the name. You need to read Pool School

I got a call from the wife asking me what I had done to the pool this time! I have a history of draining pools by forgetting to shut things off, draining fishtanks on livingroom floors, etc. She went on to say that my water level had dropped about 6" and was below the skimmer. In my calmest...

Right now I am going through just over 1.42G of bleach a day with minimal pool use. I am adding a jug every days but every 3-4 days I have to add an extra 1/2 jug to keep my FC between 4-6/7. My CYA is at 50 right now, if I bump it up to 60 will that cut down on the chlorine I am having to add...

I checked my FC this evening and it had dropped to 2.5, my CC had risen to 1.0! NO NO NO, I don't want to shock! There was a big ole dead from in my skimmer that smelled like.....well, it smelled really bad. I am wondering if this is the source of my chlorine demand? I am going to see what the...

About 2 weeks ago I noticed my pump, a Hayward 3/4hp, started making a terrible whining noise. :cry: I assumed it was the bearings going bad so an Ebay search lead me to a auction where I was able to pick up a Hayward Super II 3/4hp pump assembly that someone had used on their pool for 3 day...

My pool is using up too much chlorine through the course of the day so a shock was in order. I need to bring my FC level up to 20 and hold it there until my FC loss at night is less then 1ppm. So, last night I start the process, get the pool up to 22ppm at sunset, this morning it has dropped to...

OK, I just went through getting my CYA from 200 down to 50 with 2 large water changes. Now the pool is crystal clear but is eating up chlorine. I am having to add a 1.42G container of bleach every day just to keep my chlorine above 2 or 3 ppm which is still low. Last night I checked my FC after...

Just go my shiny new test kit in and decided to check out the water. FC was 0, CC was 0, :cry: PH was 7.4.....decided to go ahead and check the CYA with the FC/CC being zero and it was well over 100. So, I doubled the sample and kept the solution the same(not sure if this was right but it...