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I live near Dallas, where the water temp in the summer is 85 (and we have a lot of shade on the pool). I slammed the pool early this summer and it looked good. In July we had a leak in the skimmer plumbing & got it repaired. The CYA had to be raised since we added so much water. Again - levels &...

I recently saw non-stabilized chlorine tablets at my local pool shop. They contain Calcium Hypochlorite but no stabilizer. They are supposed to go in the skimmer and not floaters because water has to run over them. I am wondering if anyone has tried them or have any information about them...

Hi! First I'd like to thank everyone at TFP. I've learned so much since I've found this site. I'll never go to Leslie's again. Thank you! The heater that came w/ my pool (Mar 2004) is a Pentair MiniMax NT Low NOx 400 BTU natural gas heater. We've had to fix it up numerous times over the years...

My pool is 10 years old. It came with a Ray Vac cleaner. That worked ok for 4 years then needed repairs. We paid the money and got another 2 years out of it. We then replaced it with a Hayward Phantom (adding the booster pump at that same time). This worked very well with no problems - I just...

My pool water started getting cloudy yesterday. Today it is even worse. My chlorine was a little low (I added bleach an hour ago), but that has never made it cloudy before. Does anyone have suggestions? I cleaned the cartridges a few weeks ago. I run the filter from 9a-7p. I had to go to the...

Has anyone heard of Pool Proof? I saw a YouTube video that said it is a Borate Water Harmonizer (whatever that means). Our local Dolphin Pools (a much smaller chain than Leslies that seems more trustworthy) has been advertising it. They say that one treatment a year will keep us from having...

Hi. I have the start of algae on my pool walls. I shocked the other day, but it is coming back. After reading your site I realize it is a process not a 1-time thing. I was wondering how I know if my FC is up to shock level (12)? My Taylor test kit only shows up to 5. Should I just go ahead and...

I'm new to the BBB method. I just drained & refilled because my CYA levels were sky high (>200) thanks to Leslie's "help". This was only 18 months after draining/refilling because of high calcium (again, thanks Leslie's). I'm still learning the BBB method, but already feel more in control. But...

I had to drain my pool because my CYA was way over 200! This experience taught me about this site and to never trust a pool store again. It is a few hours away from being filled and the pump started again. The water here in Dallas is very alkaline. I need to get everything balanced, but don't...

Help! My CYA is off the chart also. I filled my Taylor K-2005 CYA test only 1/2" when the dot disappeared. Took sample to Leslie's pools on Sun and got reading of 100 (the highest their test goes). I've had my pool 7 years. Drained, acid washed & refilled 11/2008 due to high calcium. How can the...