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Need advice on what i need to do next with my pool. my pool is 11,131 gallons, chlorine. my CYA has run high in the past due to usage of tablets. was 135 CYA last year. started using liquid chlorine ONLY for past 6 months or so. steadily CYA going down. last time i checked was maybe 2-3...

i inherited a chlorine pool about 2 years ago and spent the first 1.5 years basically just trying to take the easy way out and using chlorine puts. a large tub of them cost me around $200 and i still have about 1/3 of them. i admittingly didnt use enough and wasnt using the tfp method. i...

hi guys, newbie here with some questions.... i did use chlorine tablets for about a year, and it raised my CYA quite a bit to around 130. emptied about half the pool with water and now CYA around 80 or so. SLAM levels 31 and FC levels to maintain are 9-11. FYI, my family really doesnt use...

is chlorine loss linear or based on percentages? what i mean by that is assuming everything else is constant, like passing oclt, same temps, same sunlight, same CYA pump time, etc.... if FC at 20 vs 10, after 24 hours lets say the 20 FC ends up at 15 after 24 hours. will the 10 decrease to 5...

my CYA is high, ~130, and my chlorine levels are low. used pucks for about a year now. yesterday i drained half the pool and in the process now of adding water back in, and will add liquid chlorine. 1. i noticed a leaf stain at the bottom of the deeper end of the pool (1 day old) how do...

im having high CYA issues from pucks and want to drain some water but not sure how to. ive been told i can turn off my pump, unscrew the drain circled below on the pool filter and then turn pump on and water will leak out? is this ok?

12,000 chlorine pool, been using the pucks for about a year now. i know, i know, CYA can go up, i have now discovered, thereby needing higher levels of chlorine. i know the ideal solution is to empty part of the pool to get rid of some of the CYA. im wondering if there are any other options...

been testing my water for months and chlorine has been fine. i use the 3 inch hockey puck chlorine tablets, but today levels were low, not sure why. i have some of this shock max blue. is this just a concentrated form of chlorine for me to add to get chlorine levels up? i dont have liquid...

newbie here, im not sure what pertinent info i need to supply here, but i have a chlorine pool with a Jandy pool filtration system. ive been told i DO have an autofill feature that keeps the pool at a consistent level, as i have lived in this house for over a year now (inherited the pool from...

i have a Jandy pool filter, model CL 460, it has 4 cartridges inside. i was able to clean the filter cartridges back 2/28/22 and the way the gauge is set, 10 is clean and 20 is dirty. after i cleaned the filters on 2/28/22, the gauge reading was more like 12-13. steadily over the past few...

i have been on a waiting list with Margaret at Marina pool and spa and it keeps getting delayed and we are looking at late may for delivery. does anyone else know a reliable place to get the S200 anytime soon? thanks!

so i just got the Poolmaster 5 way test kit and had a few questions on my results.... 1. did test 1, the chlorine test. my color was around 1.0ppm, which means i need to add chlorine to get into the range of 2-3ppm. how much liquid chlorine do i need to add? 2. i did the bromine test and my...

just noticed my spa light is out and i have no idea how to fix this. any ideas? this spa is connected to a pool by the way. including photos for reference.

i acquired a 11,000 gallon chlorine pool and im planning on getting the pool replastered in about a month, so trying to waste minimal money by putting in chemicals until after the replaster. but my pool starting to get green and i have a friend coming over this weekend to check out the new...

im working on cleaning off calcium slowly with muriatic acid, pumice stone, and tons of scrubbing. its going slowly. while the result looks better, after the tile dries, it looks dull. any sealant and oil shine that keeps the tile looking wet and silk?

i am considering getting this one....few questions on it. 1. the description says up to 33 ft. this means 33 long pool? 2. has anyone gotten this cleaner and have any comments on it? 3. ive heard some reviews saying that this cord tangles and that it doesnt climb walls to clean? how big of a...

ive had some quotes to get my pool replastered and ive been told im missing a bypass pump from my pool to the spa. is this normal? how could this be omitted? ive been told that in "Pool mode", water is sucked from the pool and returned to pool (to create flow and movement). at the same...

i have recently acquired a pool and a total newbie. been reading on this forum about how you guys tackle the calcium deposit issue yourself. i have tried a few days and a bit frustrated i admit and looking for advice. what i have mainly tried is the following... 1. CLR (alot of scrubbing)...

we just moved into a house with a chlorine pool and want to maintain the pool myself. i created a "guide myself" but not sure how accurate it is. CLEANING clean pool surface with net brush walls of pool vacuum (automatic robotic vacuum preferable) empty skimmer basket every...

My family and i recently purchased a house with a pool that needs some work. ive heard alot of opinions from people but curious what your thoughts were. we have two main issues...By the way, im new to pools and want to do my own cleaning of it once i get settled in. but anyways...im having...