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Every year around this time, I seem to get a whisp of greenish , yellow on the shallow end bottom. My CHL reading right now is 15 and hasnt been below 8ppm this season and i did a drop test with NO DROP Pollen?

I have to brush or run the robot everyday or i get this yellow/brown dirt (when whisked with brush) everyday, even with solar cover on. If i dont brush in 4 days the deep end is so cloudy you cant see the bottom. Nothing on sides, this is uniformly on shallow end bottom and half way down slope...

SWG 18,000 gal FC 7 CC 0 PH 7.4 TA 50 cya 45 pool temp 85 over night FC loss .5 if that was crystal clear all summer, cover was on for about 10 days and i didnt sweep it, so the bottom was dirty ( it can get visibly dirty in a day even with solar cover on) so when i swept it was...

16 x 30, 6'deep end 3' shallow currently there is a hayward super pump there and a sand filter ( decals are worn off ( i thinking about 300lb ?) 2- 1.5" inlets from 2 skimmers and one 1.5 outlet to 3 returns. What do i need? ( on a budget, i am selling this house) Thanks MikeG

FC 4 CC 0 TA 80 CYA 60 PH 7.5 everyday i have this light dirt on the floor and sloped walls, its not really visable until i brush it then its got a greenish tint to it and dissapates. i have been trying to brush it into the deep end My pool is basically clear but due to this its a tad...

I think the horizontal portion of my pool steps leak slightly. I noticed at 2 places that the guy who installed the liner doubled up on the screws using self tappers to try and help seal it. Is it ok to put some additional screws on that flange, if so what method would you guys recommend? do...

have a nagging leak... 1/2" over night ( 9 hrs) while returns and suction including bottom drain ( piece of liner, 5 gal bucket w/ 50 lbs on bucket) are plugged. did the bucket test, i used red food coloring around all joints including light to no avail. So its the liner right? I have...

immediatley after shut off the basket area bubbles and starts to drain. Apparently now it is draining to a point where the pump wont prime in the morning for start up,(the water in the "basket" is halfway or below the lower hole) i add water and bam it primes. After shut off i can hear it...

17,000 gal vinyl IG pool. losing about 1/2" + - per 24 hr period keep it covered practically all summer no visable leaks on equipment pad plugged suction side one night and return side another and still have leak. went around to every flange with red dye, no signs of leak did the bucket test...

opened up yesterday... water comong out of jets is "cloudy like" and a soapy like film is on the top? Algae? Time to shock as per pool school? thanks in advance...

Has anyone done one? please describe your experience.... thanks

for the 1st time my water level is above my skimmer because i let up there to keep pressure on the liner due to a floating liner last week,i know it wont "skim" the durface water, but will it also not draw in correctly? with my 3 way valve on all skim or part skim part bottom drain, the pump...

with all the rain here in pa my liner has floated, any suggestions on how to deal with it? Grin and bear it and just wait till the water pressure is less and the liner sucks back in? wrinkle city?

so whats the difference between say regular food grade salt and what we buy to put in the pool? Is it just refined more and disolves better?

I have a 3 hp northstar pump ( way to oversized for my pool) anyway today i went to manually turn it on and all i get is a "buzz/hum" from the motor. Sounds like it is seized up. 20 minutes at least since its stopped and i cannot hold my hand on it longer then 2-3 seconds. also i have 8...

vinyl liner pool, losing about 1/4 to 3/8" per 24 hrs. plugged the returns and skimmer, did the bucket test, still is losing water tried the food coloring at all returns, skimmer, steps and saw no place where the color was being sucked in. several of my return face plates are cracked but...

i have a hayward sp 1080 skimmer. In the process of trying to find a leak in my pool and while plugging the skimmer holes i noticed between the 1.5" and 2" openings in the skimmer there is a 3/8" round hole and 3 much smaller ones. Nothing seems to be leaking through these holes, so what are...

so i opened my pool sat 5/21 water was fairly clear added 3 bags of di chor, then later 4.5 gals of bleach next morning( sunday) 0 FC sunday added 3 more bags of di chlor and an hour later no reading.... water is very clear, at night with the pool light you can see a slight haze...