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We just had our pool converted to a SWG at the same time as a new liner. I see the recommended CYA level is 70-80. Contractor installed a Hayward Aqua Rite 900 series which has a recommended CYA of 30-50. I talked to the installer today and mentioned that Trouble Free Pools recommends a...

We just had our vinyl liner replaced. The fill water has a high TA, so therefore my first numbers are high. I have added bleach. FC 5 PH 7.4 TA 200 CH 300 I will start adding acid to get the TA down, but would like to know what is a reasonable number to shoot for. I know the recommended...

Our autocover closes evenly on the shallow end but is opening very crooked on the deep end. Is this something that we can fix on our own or do we need to call in the "professionals"? Any help would be appreciated! Thanks

We just had our pool opened today and I have a question on high TDS, even though I have read on this forum not to pay to much attention to this! I just want to make sure we don't need to do something about it. The water is a little hazy and has an odor to it also noticed by the guy opening the...

Our pool is 6 years old and the pool light faceplate is so corroded and gross. What causes this and can just the plate be replaced? Thanks!

We just opened our pool today and took a sample to Leslies for the fun of it and because I was pretty sure we needed stabilizer. I test at home using a Taylor kit so I generally trust my own numbers. How accurate is a pool store with CYA levels? She read it at 50 so I tested it when I got...

Our pool was just opened today. We drained a small amount of water and noticed that the white plastic steps seem to be stained a rust like color that does not brush away. The skimmer also had rust colored debri on it, some of which brushed away. Also at the end of last year we noticed the...

I am sitting here in Indiana watching the snow come down and wishing for pool weather! In the meantime, I have a question about draining our pool this spring. We had a new company close our pool last fall and the guy talked to me about draining our pool and refilling in the spring. The...

We just used a new pool company to close our pool. They did it totally different than the last company by blowing out the lines and using very little antifreeze. The previous company charged us a fortune and did not blow out the lines. Instead they filled everything with about 85 gallons of...

We have an auto cover for our pool. Tonight when opening the cover, the black plastic piece that holds the leading edge metal bar in the track, broke. It seems like this would be something we could fix by ourselves if we were able to get that part. Does anyone have any idea where we could...

Recently opened our pool and it looks great! Crystal clear water. I am wondering if I have to lower TA at this time. Not sure of the potential problems with a higher TA. Here are the numbers. TA 150 PH 7.6 TC 8.0 FC 8.0 CC 0 CYA 35 Thanks.

Just got a quote from the pool service department to close our pool. $230 for the labor and about $467 in antifreeze costs. They say they use 85 gallons at $5.50/gallon. Does anyone who does not close themselves pay these high costs? I called the company and questioned that much antifreeze...

We always have the pool company close our pool to the tune of about $650. Most of that cost is 80 gallons of anti-freeze. Is that even a realistic number? I have always wondered if they are actually putting that much in since it seems like a ton! We have an electrical autocover that needs a...

I opened the the pool today to cloudy water. Test results are PH 6.8, TA 110 and FC 0. Obviously I need to start shocking right away but have a question about the PH. I know that level is way too low, so do I add borax at the same time as bleach? If so does that need to be dissolved in water...

We are having trouble with our autocover closing properly. It is not stopping at the edge of the concrete. Instead it runs directly into it and then the red light flashes for a few moments. It also does this on the other end when opening. I was going to call the pool company for service, but...

We turned on our pool light for the first time this year tonight and immediately noticed a cloud of dense "particles" floating around the light. Should we assume these are all over the water and we can only see them near the bright light? We were outside shocking the pool because we have been...

Our pool builder told us to keep our auto-cover off for at least 2 hours every day. I am curious what the disadvantages are to keeping the cover on in relation to the PH, TA, FC etc.? Our pool gets full sun for about 7-8 hours a day, so I am guessing that would help keep the chlorine...

Since we had our pool opened a month ago, our PSI has been reading around 26 consistently. Backwashing for 3 minutes a time does not change the reading. The water in the sight glass is definitely clear at the end of backwash. I thought it was the gauge which we replaced yesterday, but the new...

I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions to change the look of basic gray concrete around the pool. Is there anything to resurface with or possibly a concrete stain?

Well we have finally conquered the problem of our pool not holding chlorine and the water looks great. We are now in the process of lowering the TA which was 250 and is now down to 225. We are using muratic acid and then aerating to get ph back up. Seems like this might be a long process! I...

I am currently doing a shock to the pool. I am testing FC and adding more bleach every hour according to the pool calculator. The FC is slowly rising but the CC is not moving much. Will it eventually go down as FC goes up? Do I even need to be measuring CC at this point or just the FC to get...

I did a shock of 710 ounces of bleach to bring FC from 1 to a level of 20. I tested the chlorine 2 hours after shocking and the FC only measured 7. I am using a Taylor test kit. What could be going on?

I am so glad to have found this site! We had our pool opened last week and it was slightly green and cloudy. Headed off to Leslies and came home with a lot of chemicals and a to do list. The water is finally almost clear, but not quite. I just received my Taylor k 2006 test kit today and got...