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Opened the pool this evening and it didn't go so well. When I tried backwashing the filter, the flow out was very low. I then switched it to "waste", same thing. Back to backwashing and finally got a good flow out. Moved it to filter and it didn't seem to be pulling much water. I am not...

I just opened my pool today - slightly green. I shocked it to 16 and then tested the ph. The PH was way too high 8.2. Does the high chlorine level make the ph temporarily high? I tested the ph a few weeks ago before I took the cover off, and it was 7.6. What would cause my ph to go up so...

I am wanting to open the pool today. Since the pool pump and filter is empty of water, do I just turn it and wait for the water to come from the pool lines? How long should this take? I don't see any air release value at the top of the filter so what happens to all the air when I turn the...

Last year, we had a pool maintenance guy open our pool. He came in March and turned on the pump, but left the cover on. Then, he didn't come back until mid May to take the cover off. This year, we are opening the pool ourselves. It has been so cold this spring, there is no thoughts of...

This will be my first year to close our pool and to do the winter chemicals. We had a pool guy come out and close it last year and he came back every month or so to add chemicals. I was wondering how that process works. I assume he was trying to keep some chlorine level in the pool. He would...

I received my TFTESTKIT today. I am so excited to test everything. I just did the CYA test. I was just wondering what is the chemistry behind this test. What makes the solution turn cloudy? Is it cloudy as it comes out of the mixing bottle? Since my CYA is so low, I didn't get much...

When the pool guy came out to open the pool last week, he stuffed our inline chlorinator full of trichlor, turned it on to full and left. Since this is our first summer with this older pool, I figured I would let the trichlor run its course and then take over with the bleach, since the CYA is...

This my first year with a pool. I was wondering if you do anything special chlorine adjustments when a big storm is coming. For example, do you add some extra chlorine in anticipation of an inch of rain? Or, do you just test each evening, as usual, and do any necessary adjustments then? I...

I am a newbie to pools. I have read up on the BBB method and am excited to use it. I was talking with my hubby yesterday about all that I have learned and he was concerned about the impurities in cheaper bleaches. He said he had heard of lots of iron in cheaper bleaches. Is this something I...