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Please Help! No matter what I do, can't seem to clear up cloudiness. Still very cloudy and small amounts of yellowish-orangish "dust" on bottom (assuming pollen since it passed OCLT). Levels this a.m. were FC= 6 and pH=7.6. Tested TA and CYA few days ago and results were the following: TA=...

Why is my pool so cloudy and yucky looking? I did notice it was looking a little yellowish on the bottom after I had left the cover off overnight......so I did a OCLT last night and it was fine. I am guessing it is just pollen and Crud from the trees. My levels are currently: FC=4 PH=7.7...

I am shocking pool to get rid of algae. I am going through the R-0871 reagent very quickly since I am testing multiple times a day (at least two). I have ordered more but it won't be here for 3 more days. Is there anything else I can do to test my FC? I don't want to have made all this...

I have been shocking the past several days for mustard algae. It is slowly getting better, but still not there. We have been using our pool vacuum head to brush pool since it has the small brush bristles on bottom. We have been doing this from outside of the pool. Three questions: 1) Is...

Hello. Does anyone know if I can throw my leaf cover in the washing machine on "hand wash" or "delicate" option to clean it? It didn't get put away over winter and was left outside. It is smelly and really dirty. I tried spraying off but too large to get it completely clean that way.

We have a small 18' x 48" ag vinyl pool. Should we be putting the cover on it every night or is it okay to leave it off. It is usually just me trying to put it on every night and becomes very difficult. If it is okay to leave off, I may start doing that.

Just got over my algae issue and the whole 4-5 day shock process. Kids were in pool tonight and I noticed several dark clumps on bottom of pool. I scooped several of them out and they are the same "asterisk/star-shaped" matter that I noticed in the pool before when the orangish film appeared...

Is it safe for kids to swim in the pool while you are in the shocking process and FC levels are high?

I discovered algae on pool floor yesterday and began the shock process last night. Per the Pool Calculator, my FC shock target for mustard algae was 22. I added the required bleach of 288 oz last night. This morning my FC is at 15. I plugged the current FC of 15 into the pool calculator and...

Hello. Since I found this sight, taking care of our new pool has been super easy and I thought I had a grasp on it all. Even just purchased a Taylor Complete FAS-DPD test kit which is awesome.!!!!! However, just started noticing that pool floor seemed to have a "yellowish" tint around the...

Does anyone know if it matters where I add my pH minus when needed? I have been slowly pouring it into my pumps skimmer basket, but wanted to make sure that is correct. Thanks for the help.

Any easy tips for getting all the water from storm off the pool cover before taking it off? We had a big storm and there is tons of water on cover. I need to get the water off or all of it and the dirt and leaves will go in my nice sparkly clean pool. Please Help!! :cry:

I just tested my CYA and it is currently 50. The pool calculator recommends draining 20% of pool water. How do I go about doing that? Can I just open plug and drain into yard?

I just received my new Taylor K-2006 Test Kit. Oh My!!!! Looks cool :-D but right now my head is spinning just reading the instructions for testing my chlorine :shock: Previously I have only had the hth test kit that you just add drops and it figures chlorine. Somebody please help...

Hello. I finally ordered my Taylor K-2006 test kit and should be getting it sometime this week. I am now obsessed with making sure all my levels are where they need to be. I initially purchased a hth 6-way drop test kit. It only had 2 cya tests and now am waiting for new kit so I can test...

Good Morning, Everyone. Is anyone else having problems opening the Pool Calculator today? I was doing my normal routine, testing my pool, and then getting ready to enter results into Pool Calculator. However, today I can't open and get an error message that says: "Forbidden You don't have...

The pool test kit I have is a 6-way test kit (hth). However, it only has enough for 2 CYA tests. I have seen refills for the items to test chlorine and ph, but not for the CYA. Does anyone know where I can just get the agent I need for more CYA tests? Also, how often should the CYA be tested?

Is it normal to need to add chlorine and stabilizer every day? The amounts I need to add have gotten smaller, but I still am adding every day. Just want to make sure this is a normal routine or if I am doing something wrong.

What is the difference between a stabilizer and the hth Natural clarifier? Will the clarifier help to raise the CYA?

Thanks to all of you and your very helpful tips and advice, I "think" I am starting to get the hang of this pool chemical thing. :hammer: Still keeping fingers crossed. I finally have my pH exactly where it needs to be, but still have to raise my Chlorine level and also my CYA. Can both...

After the wonderful advice I have received on this site from many members, I am switching to bleach to chlorinate my pool. Few questions before I begin: 1) I know we are suppose to use 6% bleach, but all I currently have on hand is 3%. Will this be sufficient for now until I get to the...

Hello. We have a Pool Series 18' x 48" metal frame pool with the skimmer filter. It holds 6,500 gallons approximately. We have had up about a week and I am still struggling to get all the levels to where they need to be. I can't seem to get chlorine to read. When first put up I have...