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I need a solar cover this year. I have always done blue and we have to replace them about every 2-3 years. Is there any noticable difference between the 3 year warranty covers and the 7 year warranty covers? I am looking at the Dohney website if that makes a difference. That was the last place I...

We are closing our pool. Before we started the slam process we dropped our ph to 7.4 since we had to add 2 gallons of liquid chlorine. I completed the SLAM process and have tested all my levels except ph because the chlorine is higher than 10ppm. Is there a way to test it with a diluted sample...

My pool temp is 68-70* I am running low on liquid chlorine and really don't want to purchase more before closing because by me we can only buy the liquid pool shock in quantities of 4 gallons and only the pool store has them available for the next week before they close. They also charge $10...

I had a 3ppm overnight chlorine loss. Water is clear though. We are leaving today for 4 days. Any suggestions so we don't come home to green pool? On top of it is supposed to rain 3 of the days we will be gone. We don't have time to do the slam process and I am kind of worried to do slam process...

I am using liquid chlorine, but occasionally use Non-Sabilized tablets when we go on vacation. (Liner pool and my calcium hardness is only at 70 so not concerned about calcium from occasional use) I also have stabilized tablets that are over a year old already. (Bio guard so they have other...

In Michigan we have peak hours from 2-7pm that the electric company charges almost twice as much for energy use. Would it be a problem to shut my pump off during those hours if I am still running 8-12 hours a day? My timer is from 9am-10pm right now. Originally I had it shut off at 9pm but I...

How long after adding chlorine can you test the level? My pump runs for about a hour after I add chlorine and then shuts off for the night. My water is clear, but I have been adding enough chlorine to raise my levels to 9 at night. By the next night when I test it is between 5-6 ppm. I would...

I have the Taylor k2006 kit. I am really struggling to color match the ph. Taylor says to hold it up to the north sky, but lighting tends to be different depending on weather and were the sun is and their is a big difference in color. I just tested again because I added acid a few hours ago. I...

Am I understanding something wrong? I am trying to get my TA down and it doesn't move very much. Here are my 2 tests from today and what I added.

Our current cya level is 80. We already did a big drain this season and are on well so I am going to let it go down naturally over the summer. How do I know if a chemical has stabilizer in it? I have some chemicals from last year that I would like to use up as long as they are not going to add...

To lower ph I need to use muriatic acid, but how long after adding chlorine is it safe to add muriatic acid? This also lowers my TA too? What does it mean to aerate to increase ph if I get it too low? In the pool school this statement is made, but it doesn't say how long to wait. "Do not add...

We drained half our pool to remove cya. It is still filling, but we forgot to turn off the timer on the pump and it turned on during the night! We don't normally run it at night, but we haven't set the time on the timer yet. The pin that turns indicates it has been 5 hours. Should we replace...

I have the Taylor k-2006c test kit for my pool. My parents community pool is a salt water pool. Will my test kit work with their pool? Their pool is primarily taken care of by a pool company and volunteers (my parents being one of them) add what they are told to, but they can not get it to...

I know to remove cya it is cheapest and best to do a partial drain on our aboveground pool. We did the partial with our pool a 6 times before closing it and drained it down a below the return when we closed it. 5 partial drains were only below the skimmer and 1 partial drain was about half way...

I made the mistake of trusting the pool store and test strips. This is our third year with the pool. I live in West Michigan. I struggled all summer with high chlorine. Pool store test said 15ppm last time I tested it with them. (They top out at 15) I barely fed chlorine to my pool all summer. I...