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Opened pool today. Slamming and already have a clearing pool. But the cottonwoods are already seeding. I don't remember ever having them start this early before! They were covering the water when I pulled the cover. Already went thru a skimmer sock. Anyway, CYA at 50. FC over 20. Filter...

https://fox8.com/news/pool-have-a-chlorine-smell-dont-swim-in-it/amp/ So much false information. Can you imagine some non pool person trying to decipher a test strip to determine if a pool or spa is safe? 🤣

Anyone ever have that problem? I've kept the chlorine in the recommended range so I don't think it's a high chlorine issue. Could it be a UV ray problem? My pool gets full sun all day, no shade. And unless we are swimming I keep the robot in the pool all the time. Thoughts?

Opened pool last night. This morning it is already clear! Water feels about 60 degrees right now! But lots of sun the next few days.

Finally consistently warm, trending towards hot here in SE Michigan. Looks like the worst of the cottonwoods are over. I had to replace a pump motor, then a cracked impeller. But even with that, TFP methods, skimmer sock filtering out the cottonwood seeds, and the robot vacuum, the lsat month...

Every late May/early June, cottonwoods become the bane of my existence. Thank God for skimmer socks. Can't a botanist come up with a bug/virus/disease to take these trees out! I am only half-joking. :) I lost a couple of dozen ash trees to the emerald ash borer a few years ago. Can't there be a...

I had added chlorine so it was running, I was mowing the lawn and noticed the water wasn't churning, so I pulled the mower over to the pad, and immediately smelled burnt plastic. Finished mowing, pulled the motor off and sure enough, the power block under the cover was burnt. Ordered a...

I came to this forum 3 years ago with a mess of a pool. CYA sky-high. Lots of algae issues because of the high CYA. I wanted to keep using stablized chlorine tabs because A) I had a bunch of them and B) it was easy to just put them in and forget it. Once I embraced TFP methods my pool ownership...

We had unusually hot weather here in Michigan, so decided to open my pool a week earlier. Glad I did. algae was just starting to grow 4-5 inches from waterline up. Brought up to SLAM chlorine, brushed it and today it is already clear, can see the bottom of the deep end, and it is looking good...

The good? This is my third opening and the pool had some algae, but not nearly as much as the last two years. I attribute that to TFP! In fact, I opened last night and you can already see the bottom. The bad? Had a couple of pretty good leaks, mostly related to some flex PVC that has been...

Couldn't find a good place to post this, so posting it here. How do you all handle pushy relatives that think just because you share some DNA, no matter how little, that they are entitled to come over and swim pretty much at their own whim? Due to COVID I WFH 100% right now. Also, we have a...

So as I was adding $15/bottle to my cart it dawned on me, am I better off just reordering a new kit? The reagents seem to add up to more individually than if you just buy a kit. Am I missing something?

I came to the board wanting to get a handle on my pool chemistry and the site and experts were invaluable towards that. I inherited the pool from the previous home owner and he had used pucks for years resulting in an extremely high CYA. Last year, before I found TFP, the guess strips suggested...

Air in the container can affect pH. If you take a sample with you to work, and have it tested after work, the results can be affected by sitting in the hot car all day. The person behind the counter doesn't know how to do the test properly. The person behind the counter doesn't care if the...

Hey guys. Let me qualify this by saying I live in a rural area. I have a small, slow river meandering through my property. My neighbor has a large pond which is ~500 feet away from my pool. The area around our house is pretty tree free, with a couple of wild areas within 100ft of the pool. I...

As I was walking out to load my 3 cases, another truck pulled up. A woman got on, looking exasperated. Set a bottle of pool water on the counter and said to the teenager behind the counter, "can you tell me what is wrong with my pool?" I chuckled to myself as I walked out thinking "No, he...

Yesterday I was running my pump in the heat of the day to pump water on the slide, went in the house for a few minutes, came back out and motor had kicked off due to over heating. Sun was backing right on it but had an electrician friend check the draw and the amperage was over 8 amps. Supposed...

Been testing for CC all wrong with FASDPD. I thought after getting FC by counting to clear, that you put the second reagent in until it turned pink. Kept thinking my CC was super high (I'd stop after 20 drops with no pink). Turns out your supposed to put 5 drops in and if CC is present it will...

With my CYA at 120 (I have been managing well!), my FC target is at 9. My SLAM target is 47. TFP says that for swimming you must be able to see the bottom of the deep end (my water is CRYSTAL CLEAR!), and FC needs to be higher than target, but lower than SLAM. Is it really safe to swim up to...

...I have another question. My pool manufacturer recommends Jack's Magic Blue Stuff to prevent staining of the fiberglass gel coat. Jack's typically recommends 32 oz/10k gallons at start up/opening. And then 3-4 oz/10k per week. Last year, before I found TFP, I used copper based algaecide to...

So last night I went to a family event. My sister has a pool at house her daughter lives in, and was in town for the event. So afterwards I asked her how she chlorinated her pool. She said 3" pucks. I said have you ever had any problems with the stabilizer gets too high. Her: No. But if you...

So before I got my real test kit, I had picked up an HTH 6 way test kit. Obviously it does OTO and not FC or CC. However, since I started following TFP, got my real test kit, and switched to liquid bleach, I now test and my CC is usually at least 5 (target is 9 for my high CYA), and CC is...

So now the cottonwoods have started seeding. I hate those things. Was hoping at this new house we wouldn't have any. At the old house they would coat the AC condenser. No condenser at this new house we are on geothermal. But now I have a pool. Any tricks? I assume skimmer socks are the way to go?

I ordered this: https://www.poolsupplyworld.com/Sta-Rite-27002-0150S-System-2-PLM150-Modular-Media-150-sq-ft-Replacement-Filter-Cartridge/27002-0150S.htm Now if you open that link and look at the pictures, there is a picture of a tiny filter attached to a port on top of the filter cartridge by...

So here is a question from another newbie related to the OP question. Can you put a liner into a contrete, gunite or fiberglass pool? I've been wondering this. Since my fiberglass pool is 18 years old I thought this might be a viable option in the future. Thoughts?

Background: I grew up with an above ground pool. My dad did all maintenance, balancing, vacuuming. He was OCD about it and I enjoyed a beautifully kept pool growing up. It being above ground, and being 24', with a total depth about 4 1/2', he always had the options to drain and fill if things...