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Good morning everyone, just wondering about dichlor for spa. I want to start using chlorine and not sure where to get dichlor. Is that the same as pool stabilizer? Please and thank you.

Good afternoon everyone, Just had my backyard landscaped. Extended the pool lines to change equipment location. Now have air in lid and returb lines. Checked orings, lids and connections. What are the odds that its where the pool company extended the line? Also if i run the pump with air...

Good morning, Just looking for some advice from friends. Looking to extend my pool lines 20 ft or so. What should I use? Landscapers want to use flexible pipe and charge me 500 plus for this. I am sure i can do this myself with a little help. Please see photo. thank you in advance.

Good morning, Just looking for a little advice. A friend of mine has a pool in Texas and a pool service company poured some chemical unknown at this point. Now the liner is wrinkled and leaking. Should this person just get a new liner or can this be repaired. Along the seams of the deep end you...

Good morning everyone, I am helping a friend close his pool and need some advise. Here are some pictures of his set up. How do I blow the lines out with a shop vac? Or do I need a compressor? I read about purchasing a valve for the top of the filter. Any advice is greatly appreciated Please...

Good morning everyone, I ordered a liner with the length of 32 ft 1 inch. Going to install and now I get a measurement of 32ft 2 inch for length of pool. measured a dozen times. Is this 1 inch difference going to make or break this install? before emptying and cutting existing liner out...

good day everyone. I hope everyone is doing well. Just a quick question. whats is the color of pool chlorine? A dark yellow? Where as home bleach is a lighter yellow? Can anyone take a photo of the chlorine they currently have in a jug? I am asking because I thought pool chlorine was a...

Good morning Everyone, I hope all is well. Just a quick few questions. When slamming CYA is between 50/60 . I go with 60 CYA as reading? Also what are the issue if I set FC to 26 (target FC - 24 CYA 60 )to cover shocking over night? Is that extra PPM going to damage linear? Please and...

Good morning Everyone, I hope everyone is doing well, stay and enjoying their pools. I have a quick question and looking for opinions. If a person didn't want to open or maintain their pool this season what are the ups , downs and opinions to be safe. 1. leave pool as is ( but worried about...

Good morning everyone, I am looking to purchase DE from our local pool store and just looking for confirmation that this is the correct product. https://www.pioneerfamilypools.ca/products/diatomaceous-earth/ Please and thank you Joe

Good morning Everyone, I think I am at the end of my pool liner and would like to replace it. I am starting to find small pin holes all over in the shallow end floor. I am trying to patch them but it seems like every other day I am finding a new one. Are these small pin holes OK to leave alone...

Good afternoon, I am on my 5 week of slamming and I am exhausted. After about 2 1/2 weeks i passed all three criteria. then the cloud returned. Stats FC 39 CC 0 TA 150 CYA 30 not visiable can see a bit a 40 Calcium 110 PH 7.8 - 8.2 hard to tell Would high TA or Low Calcium has to do to...

Good morning everyone, trampoline style cover. pH: 7.8 FC: 20 Alkalinity: 130 CYA: 40/50 Water Temp 45 f Long story short, last year when I open the pool it was a swamp (May 2016 ). It took forever to get it cleaned. So this year I thought i'll open a month early while the water is still cold...

Good morning everyone, Just need some encouragement. I passed the OCLT 2 consecutive nights in a row and pool is clear. I ran a back wash Sunday. Monday pool is cloudy again. Clear from above and clear in the water for about 10 ft but from one end to another not clear. We have had some windy...

Good day all. I finished shocking the pool TFP style. Over night test passed. I had to add CYA using the sock method. Water is clear from up above but once I put the goggles on its cloudy. Could this be from adding the CYA? FC - 9 CC - 0 PH - 7.8 TA - 130 CH - ? CYA - 30 Please and thank you

Good day all. First I would like to thank everyone in this community for everything. I love this site. Quick question. I have a raypak 255 000 btu pool heater and want to heat my pool but the question is my pool is 60 right now and I want to bring it to 80. Will this cause any over heating...

Good afternoon everyone, So i finished my shocking, pool is great beside the birds that keep pooping in it.. :) So now the game is to keep my chlorine levels up according to the charts, keep the pool clean and scrub once a week. Is that it? Should I shock once a week? Or as long as my level are...

Hello everyone! I am new to pools so bare with me. I have an algae problem and I have been reading a lot on here and in the process of ordering a TF-100 kit so that I properly measure my pool. in the mean time what could I do? vacuum to waste then add liquid chlorine and them scrub. Just...