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What is a good product to remove mineral stains? In my deep end the liner is stained a light shade of green near the bottom. My water chemistry is fine, I'm just looking for a reliable product that will remove metal staining.

I have a Hayward multi selector valve on my sand filter. It has filter, winter,waste, backwash, recirculate and rinse. What setting do you put it on when your ready to blow out the returns? There is no valve to blow directly in the line so its going to have to go thru the multi valve.

Do you think it will work to thread a piece in the top part of this pipe and use it as my vacuum line. If i shut off the valves, i should be able to hook up a vacuum line to get better suction for vacuuming. Not to mention the stuff i'm sucking up wont be going through my piping underground...

Any particular brand? I need a 50ft

So I just bought some algicide for the pool because I haven't treated the water when I opened the pool. I'm in the middle of a slam right now. The ingrediants have 50% Dimethyl Benzyl Ammonium chloride and 50% other ingredients. Is this something i can put in now to help kill the algea or should...

So as I was checking to see if back washing was necessary I noticed a little air in the pump basket. So I started to play with the valves. It seems when i turn off the skimmers the bottom drain has almost no air bubbles in the pump basket box window. Whren I shut off the main drain valve and...

I'm thinking the tarp cover has a few small holes and some leaves got in too. Plus I know I sucked alot of the treated water out through the course of sucking water off the cover throughout the winter. Guess It'll take a longer SLAM to start the season. If my cya is 0 barely registering, it is...

I just watched the alum floc video and noticed the skimmer suction he had. I don't have nearly that. My first skimmer seems pretty good. It has debris in the basket when i clean it. The skimmer on the deep end (furthest from the pump) barely sucks anything in. I don't think I have any leaks, I...

Let me start off with my test results. FC 5 CC 0 CYA 25-30 PH 7.4 TA 100 I go out today and there is visible algae on the walls and floor of the pool. I always dose chlorine to about 8 and it drops to around 5 in two days. My target FC is 4. It never goes below that. I have no idea how algae is...

I know the level doesnt matter for the pool as far as CH goes, but is there a min or max as far as equipment is concerned? Mine is at 75 and my buddy who just received his TF100 kit tested at 350. The pool store tested him at 150 2 weeks ago and had him dump 45lbs in the pool. I told him thats...

What effects does a large amount of rain have on pool chemistry besides the obvious dilution of FC and minutely lowering CYA.

What does it mean if the solution turns red after adding the R008? Isnt it supposed to turn green? The Ph is less than 6.8. This is for a friends pool. Never encountered that before

There is just no way to trust pool people. I was a little unsure of closing my pool so i figure i would pay to have the guys that put my liner in close the pool so i can watch what they do. I'm pretty sure the didnt drain enough water because the level is right below the skimmer. The returns r...

My FC does not go below 6ppm. My CC are less than .5 or 0 all the time. But every once in awhile I get a very slight alga along the seam of the wall. I raise the FC up, vacuum the next day and pass the 3 criteria. I've moved the jets around for better circulation and swim every day to move the...

Just a question for my understanding. My CH has been decreasing since my first test results in early July. My original tests were 150. I added some to bring it up to closer to 200. It remained there for a few days then started decreasing. It is now down to 100. What causes the decrease? I know...

Ok, just got home from a week long vacation. I came home monday and did a quick check on the chlorine level since I had my new timer installed and the chlorinator putting chlorine in the pool. On Monday the FC was 9. I figured that was good since noone was here to monitor the pool. I just got...

Ok guys I'm tired of running out to turn the filter on and off. What is a reliable timer I should get and where can I get it? 2nd ques, pump running at night or during the day?

Just wondering what you all do and if there are any special steps necessary to take when leaving your pool for around a week? Lets assume there is a solar cover and timer on the pool.

This turbo shock I have says 75% chlorine and 22% other ingredients. I checked the effects of pool chemicals and it didnt say it adds any cya. Just CH and salt. Does anyone know how much cya a 16oz bag will raise the cya? Just wondering.

If I bring the FC up to about 10 would it be ok to leave the pool for a day and 1/2 without the pump running? I dont have a timer yet so I cant get the pool pump on. I'm thinking it should be ok as long as I get the pool circulated and put the solar cover on.

I dont know if my chlorinator is working correctly. I put 9 pucks in it on the afternoon of July 10th. They are still in there. (They have shrunk some) When I take the top off there is water in there. So today I started taking the tubes off. On the outlet the water from the pvc came out. When I...

Every time I vacuum on filter I have to backwash when I'm done. Is this normal? I have completely rebuilt the filter. New sand, multiport, laterals and shaft. Not sure if this is normal or not. - - - Updated - - - My normal pressure is around 12 and can jump up to over 20. It isnt a whole lot...

I have a solar cover that is put on the pool every night. All week the solar cover stays on the pool until around 3pm when I get home from work. If it works the way "they" say it does it should protect the chlorine from the sun. If this logic is true, would it be safe to assume that I can...

Maybe you guys have a suggestion to try because I dont know what else to try. I keep getting sand in my pool. I have kids and I'm sure some of it is them. I think the problem goes beyond that. I have already replumbed the filter, bought a new multiport valve, changed the sand and lateral...

Ok first results PH 7.5 CL 1 FC 1 CC 1 TC 2 CH 125 TA 140 CYA the dot never disappeared. I just turned up the chlorinator to 6. I added 2lbs of stabilizer on Thurs but not sure cause it says it may take a week to show up.Also since I have the trichlor tabs going not sure if I have to add more...

I've been steadily reading the form to learn as much as I can. Still trying to find my method of taking care of the pool. Probably will end up with a mixture of conventional and the TFP way. 2 part question: 1. For those with no water issues, how many bottles of bleach are u using on average per...

I just tried the red n yellow test and test strips. Its telling me that ph is about 7.2 Alk is around 80ish. Chlorine just started turning yellow with the 5 drops. Can I shock the pool tonight? I did put all that alk rise, ph rise and 2lbs of stabilizer in today

Currently I have a 350 gallon hot tub that I sanitize with bromine in the little bottle that is inside the filter so when the water is sucked thru it passes through the bromine. If I can stop buying 3lb bottles of bromine and just use bleach it would awesome. Thanks

I just had a liner installed. I fIlled it half with well water and half was trucked in city water. I went to the pool store to have the water tested. I walked out of there feeling raped. Here is the results of the water test. FC 0 TC 0 Cc 0 PH 6.4 Hardness 0 Alk 0 Cyanuric 2ppm Copper .1ppm...

Hello, I'm new to the forum but have found some useful information on this forum so I decided to join. The question I have is, I'm installing an offline chlorinator. The pool guy said to install it on the return line for the in and out so the chlorine gas doesnt back up and wrinkle the liner...