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Hi all. I live in Vancouver, WA. I have been using liquid chlorine for the second half of the summer after my CYA got up to appropriate levels. I slacked for a week and my pool is now GREEN. Dang. I want to SLAM the pool but can't find the liquid chlorine. I looked at Lowe's, Wal-Mart...

Is there a "go to" post on how to winterize an above-ground pool? My pool store says dump double the amount of shock and then a load of something they sell at the store. He said it's a mix of antifreeze and something else. Should I just do what he says or is there a recommended method from...

Hi All, I have finally tested my water myself and the results are interesting. Honestly, they are very similar to the pool store results, so that gives me some confidence in my pool store. Actually, before ordering the test kit, I used two stores. Both produced similar results, although once...

Hi All, My recent water test shows my FC at 6 and my CC at .93. PH is 7.3. Alkalinity is 76. Calcium 184. CYA 48. I'm a bit confused about the high CC levels. I've read a lot and everyone's situation seems a bit different. Not sure what to do about the .93 CC reading. Wait it out? I did...

What's the best way to protect my pool while I'm gone for a week? My thought is to hit it with some Cal-hypo (I'm low on calcium anyway) and then throw a couple Trichlor pucks in there. But I'm pretty new to this so hearing some suggestions would be great. Thank you Everyone for this forum and...

When I bought my pool, the store sold me a huge bucket of GLB Supersonic shock and they told me to shock the pool once per week with 1.5lbs of the stuff. I know that TFP does not recommend this sort of stuff. I have a couple questions about it though. My pool water has been good lately. Here...

Hi All, My pool is 17,415 gallons. 11 days ago my CYA was 42. Today I tested (at the store; I’m ordering my own test kit today) and it was 54. I’ve done a backwash, added water AND only added two Trichlor tablets in those 11 days. Can two Trichlor pucks add that much CYA in 11 days? Seems...

Just recently bought a 30’ x 18’ splash-a-round pool. The solar cover is massive and heavy. I’m getting a reel installed on the 26th. It’s the one in the picture. Will it hold that heavy weight? Does anyone have a reel for a pool like this? Is this the solution?

I am new to this whole pool game. Right now I’m using Trichlor, but I’m interested in using liquid chlorine based on what I’ve been reading. My CYA was 5 when I started, so I added some stabilizer, and now it is 44. I wish I had not added quite so much stabilizer. at least I can keep chlorine...

We just bought a Splash-a-round 30x18 above-ground pool for our back yard. It took me a while, but I finally got it completely set up. Here is a video showing the entire project, from beginning to end. The only things I really left out were the pump setup, the ladder build and the solar cover...

I tried using an M200 on my above ground pool (30x18) and it just WOULD NOT pick up the dirt. I returned it. I think something was wrong with it. I talked to a pool dealer here in my town and he told me that the in-ground vacuums have different brushes (made for hard surfaces). I just picked...

I purchased a dolphin M200 with my pool. I know it is designed for inground pools, but my sales person said it would be fine for my above ground pool. So I ran it the other night for two hours, and when it was done the filters did not have much in them. And there was piles of sand on the bottom...

Hi. I’m Eric. I am a new pool owner in Vancouver Washington. Lots of questions!