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I’m seeking advice on some light green stains around my return jets. Nothing major, this was the first year we covered our pool in the off season and I wasn’t as diligent about checking the water condition. The water was always clear but I wasn’t adding algaecide or phosphate removers for 3-4...

We just had our pool replastered with Quartzscapes blue and I'm about a week into the brushing / break-in process, still working with the pool company's rep on the process. Since day one of refilling there has been white blotches all over that haven't come out with brushing. In addition, there...

We're in the process of restoring the decking and coping of our early 80's pool. The coping structurally is in good condition, however, there are deep black stains in most of the stones. Initially, we tried watered-down versions of 10% chlorine bleach and 20% muriatic acid, brushing each in and...

I am installing a new SD80 filter to replace our outdated cartridge filter that sits under the skimmer. The sand capacity is 350 lbs but I'd like to run glass media in it. I'm looking for advice from anyone on what glass media to purchase and also how much to use since I read you don't need to...

My new SD80 Pentair arrived today but the collar area up top has some damage and also looks to be a bit deformed. I test fit the rings and valve and they all seem to function ok but I won’t know if it holds water until I install it of course. Just wondering if anyone has seen this type of damage...

I just had my water tested by Leslie's and they found a calcium level of around 400 ppm. I then went home and retested with my K2006 kit and found a reading of around 600ppm. I've heard that Texas has very hard water but I wasn't sure if either of those numbers were way out of line. If they...

I just moved into a new house with pool and I'm trying to make sense of the crazy chemistry it has going on. I was able to talk to the pool cleaner that the last owner was using and he told me that the previous owner refused to partially drain and refill the pool to reduce the high CYA for...

Just moved into our new home with a very old pool. We have this very old inline filter Baker Hydro skimmer which uses a removable control plate placed where the skimmer basket normally sits to create a vacuum connection. When using the vacuum, should I be removing the inline filter and just...

New pool owner here. I have these spots scattered in the pool of the house we just bought. I scrubbed the one large spot pictured for about 5 mins with pumice and still it didn't come off. If it is black algae, what should I buy to help remove it besides a stainless brush? The pool was recently...

Hello from San Antonio! We just moved into our new home yesterday and I'm starting work on our pool which has been neglected and not updated for some time. The previous owner did not maintain his own pool, nor do I think he had a very competent pool company coming to do work on it. I myself am a...

Hello! We have always wanted an in ground pool and finally found a house we could afford with a smaller one. The pool and house were built in 1977 and we just had a pool inspection done today. The company we used wasn't super clarifying and due to us being out of town we couldn't meet with the...

Just saying hi, my wife and I are closing on our first home this month, complete with in-ground pool. The house and pool are both from 1977 and the pool is in dire need of updates and new plaster so I will have plenty of questions along the way. Look forward to enjoying it soon!