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Hi, I had my pool completely redone only 2 summers ago, and now I find that there are crack lines and pieces falling out between the top of the tiles and the bottom (underside) of the coping. Should this be happening so soon? It is mostly around the shallow end, but all around the pool there is...

Just wondering....I had the pool replastered summer of 2014, and so I expected it during the remainder of that season and the next, but the continued increase in pH this season actually seems to be worse than last year. That doesn't make any sense to me. Any reason for it? I'm getting tired of...

Hi, I recently started adding Aqua Finesse Pool Care tablets to my pool since they are supposed to help with eliminating biofilms, slime, water mold, etc. A concern I have is that both of the ingredients, sodium carbonate and disodium metasilicate, are basic and so will increase the pH. This is...

Hasn't even arrived at my doorstep yet. As mentioned in another thread, I ordered it online thinking that it was the right product to treat my scale condition, and then found out that it is not compatible with my biguanide pool. I paid $18.99 per quart but would be willing to sell it for less. I...

Hi, I expected this for the first season and over the winter following replastering, but this is the 3rd season and I still can't keep it down. I had checked it over the winter a few times before the pool froze and added acid several times, but some time between the freeze and spring start up...

Hi, I opened up to scale this spring, and so I just ordered this product and now my pool store is telling me it is not compatible with biguanide. Is this true? I looked at the label closely and it says the product is for chlorine and bromine pools. So does this mean I can't use it for my pool...

Hi, I have a Hayward SP-1082K skimmer weir which I just bought the other year. The foam insert got pretty fouled up during last swimming season with pink slime, etc. It seems that the inserts are next to impossible to find without also having to buy the door. I checked in a local arts and...

I think this is the last ditch effort to be able to continue with baquacil and hopefully control the pink slime and white water mold issues. I've read good things about these aqua finesse tablets. From the research, it does appear that biofilm issues are not only associated with baquacil, but...

Hi, I have not checked readings since November. We're just at the point here in PA where the water is starting to freeze over on the surface. Last year, with the new plaster, I was worried about scale and so several times had to lower the pH. Now, however, I seem to be looking at the opposite...

Hi, I noticed I've been battling pink slime (biguanide pool) for the past few weeks. It always collected at the same place on the deep end wall and in and around the seat. I'd brush it but it always came back again within days. I know I should have addressed the problem further before closing...

Hi, I'm disappointed that after only a year my new granite coping and caulk is developing what looks like rust-colored stains. Any idea what it might be? An increasing number of stones seems to be affected. There are no overhanging trees so I don't think it would be some sort of sap. Lately I...

Hi, I had replastering and fresh fill done last summer. Up until just the past few weeks, my CH level fluctuated within a range of 160-180, but since July 16 to the present, it has jumped up to 250 (210 on 8/10, 230 on 8/20, and now 250 today). I know these readings are all still within...

Hi, I either have an efflorescence problem and / or calcium deposits on my gray tile grout. It was recommended to me by my builder to try CLR, and yet the manufacturer states to not use it on colored grout. Has anyone used this product? Not really wishing to work with muriatic acid, I was...

Hi, I wasn't sure if I should put this question here or on the "everything else" part of the forum so I guess I'll see what replies I get. My grouting is only a year old, and lately I've become very conscious of the grout lines but did not pay all that much attention to it since I've been...

Hi, I have always used Assist (20% sodium chlorite, 70% inert) but it is no longer available. It seems to be the only thing that gets rid of white water mold in a biguanide pool. I am seriously considering converting to chlorine but since this can take several weeks I believe I'll wait until...

Hi, My water is not in good shape right now. When I brushed it today all these mold particles came up and are floating around. Pretty disgusting. The walls feel all slimey (or at least did before I brushed). So a question that arises is - should I go to a sand filter? IF I stay with Biguanide...

Hi, My plaster was redone last year, so I would not think the new plaster is still causing the pH to keep going up. It seems like when I knock it back down the water clears up for a time, but then gets cloudy again as the pH raises, although this is just a generalization on my part and...

Hi, As sort of a corollary to another thread I posted...does anyone do this? I always remove the grids just for peace of mind to not have to worry about filter pressure increase while away with noone to take care of it. Also, over the years I often experienced rather unpredictable and short...

Hi, I'm suspecting that, since the old plaster was in a pretty deplorable state, every time I brushed or vacuumed I was probably sucking in plaster debris. I am thinking that the plaster was constantly breaking down (also it was a constant battle with algae attacking all the pock-marked and...

Hi, Just had a test at my pool store for a few reasons but mostly just to see how mine matches up with my Taylor kit. I came out to 100, they got 92. Anyway, they want me to add 11 lbs of TA increaser, with their recommended range being 125-150. Isn't that a bit higher than needed? I thought...

Hi, The surface of the pool is all foamy from these air bubbles. I can see them in the pump...and you can actually see the water / air stream blowing into the pool from the return lines. I already have a problem with the water being the wrong color (green) rather than blue, so maybe the two...

Hi, I'm having great trouble so far this year with the pool color being green rather than blue. My CH is around 160. I seem to recall reading somewhere that lower CH levels can be associated with water clarity / color issues, but perhaps I'm totally wrong on this. My readings are all within...

Readings are all good....added several doses of algaecide...brushing, vacuuming, filter was cleaned, pressure is good...and yet still rather green. It's coming along but much slower than ever before. Friends of mine who also have a pool near us experienced the same problem...said it took nearly...

Hi, I seem to have made it through the first winter after replastering without getting any scale, so I guess pulling back the cover and making periodical adjustments to pH and TA during the off-season helped. I want to know if these readings look alright... pH 7.6 TA 110 CH 170 SI (at a...

Hi, I noticed that I get very mixed results. I have been testing ever since I closed the pool due to the new plaster - trying to keep tabs on the SI with pH rising, etc. in the hopes of preventing scale (more likely) or etching (less likely) - since I was told by my plasterer that if the pool...

Hi, I came across what looks to be a really good pole....made by Skimlite....http://www.poolweb.com/Shop-On-Line/Pool-Telescopic-Straight-Poles/8-TO-16-FOOT-HEAVY-DUTY-TELESCOPIC-POLE, and then there are some made by Poolmaster (which is the brand my supply store carries). I'm thinking that the...

Hi, My pool supply store recently told me that Baquacil CDX has been replaced by Softswim Oxysheen (untrue for one thing) and that it works just as well if not better. I use CDX primarily as a means of helping to avoid getting white water mold. So what I would like to know is - do these two...

Hi, I have been monitoring my pool chemistry ever since closing being that I had the pool replastered over the summer. And so I'm trying to keep a check on the SI so as to avoid either etching or scaling of the new plaster. Right now my numbers are: pH - 8 TA - 80 CH - 190 The SI has been...

No air bubbles come up out of the drain even though plenty of air pressure is being directed down into the line. I have the return lines plugged, and now am ready to blow out the skimmer and drain. The air directs down into the skimmer from the tank. (I use an air compressor attached to the top...

Hi, I have the following - TA - 85 CH - 220 pH - 7.4 SI - -0.40 The plaster is only a few months old, and so the pattern has been that the pH continues to go up. From frequent additions of dry acid over the past few months, the TA was knocked down to around 60, a bit low, and so I brought...