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It rained alot the past couple of days so I had to take water out of my pool, I did so by backwashing the sand filter using the multi-port valve on top. Now I am hearing a gurgling/bubbling sound from the filter when I turn it off and it appears it is putting its water back in the pool and the...

I want to get a fire house for my backwash sand filter. I can't find which adapter I would need to connect my filter to the fire house. I am planning on buying a 1.5" NST fire hose. Thanks

I opened my pool on Saturday and the water was black and little worm looking things floating..thousands of them. I didnt panic, I started the shock process but this is my big mistake. When I closed the pool I had 50 CYA so I was shocking based on that number. I was consistently at 20-25 ppm of...

I chlorinate every morning right before I leave to work and this week I logged all my results of FC (0 CC). I lose about 5 ppm on average of FC a day to the sun and I am at about 35 ppm of CYA. The chart shows minimum I should be at about 3 ppm of minimum FC with normal levels at about 5 ppm of...

This is my first pool and I purchased the Aquabot Junior cleaner. My pool isn't too big (12' x 18') and I feel that I can probably purchase a vacuum that attached to my pump and finish it alot quicker than my Aquabot does. Also, when the aquabot misses a spot I get so anal (OCD) Anyone feel the...

Am I the only one who hates the Taylor 1000 kit? The reason why I hate it, is because I have a real hard time matching the color after I put in the drops. I have tried numerous times and I still don't have a good feeling about my results. For FC, I use the TF kit with the reagents, probably...

Had new liner put in and filled it 2 days ago, the results of new fill were: FC 0 CC 1 pH 7.2 (or less hard to tell w colors) TA 40 CH < 50 CYA 0, put enough CYA in a sock to bring it up to 30 I shocked the pool during the day, raised FC to about 5 and I passed to overnight test this morning...

I did a search and it appears the Wall Whale is highly recommended and I was wondering if it is ok to use on an semi-above ground pool with a vinyl liner? It is oval shaped, 52" (total height of liner) I've had my pool a total of 1 month and had a vinyl tear so I am extremely scared on what to...

My new pool lasted about 30 seconds, the second I stepped into the pool the seam ripped. Very unlucky now I have to wait for the poll contractor to come replace liner. My question: While I wait for this, is it possible to start dissolving granular CYA in a jug so by the time I fill the new...

FC 11.5 CC less than .5 TC ~ 12 CYA 25 TA 30 CH 75 PH 7.0 (I think this is wrong since I am still at shock level) How do they look? Should I raise Alkalinity to 100? I was surprised to see this so low. Will baking soda do the trick? I will let the sun beat down on the FC and re-take the Ph...

I just opened my pool and my pool pump has been under-performing for a few day (fixed now) and every night I always check the FC and CC. Last night I did the test and my results were FC 8.5 CC under .5 This morning my results were FC 8 CC under .5 I think based on the numbers, I pass the OCLT...

I had my pool installed a month ago and the construction in the backyard completed 3 days ago and the water was VERY Green. I have the TFT 100 XL test kit and when I opened my pool i had no chlorine, 7.8 Ph, and 0 CYA I added 16oz by volume of granular CYA in a sock day 0 (it is day 3 and it is...

A month ago my above ground pool (buried 2') was installed and filled. I needed time for my backyard soil to settle so I can pour concrete and that is happening this week, so next week I can focus on my pool. Right now, since so much time has passed, my water is full of algae (very Green). I...