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I recently opened the pool for the summer. As I started the shocking process, I've noticed some light brown staining on the steps and the water is a greenish color and cloudy . I took a sample to Leslies and it showed .3 copper and .1 iron. I did some reading on past threads and see that I...

I've been battling the brown staining for about a month. I'd posted earlier about my issues and had some great responses. I was able to use the AA method along with the metal free and my water returned to blue. My current problem is: my water isn't clear. I have some algae and cloudiness...

I've had an 18x36 Pool for the last 14 years and I have acquired a new problem... About 3 weeks ago during spring startup I noticed a brown stain on the steps of the pool. We shocked the pool and the next day the stain was gone. The stain has now returned and is present throughout the pool. I...

Hi all!! I am experiencing problems with my pentair pump. The pool seems to operate normal when both skimmer and main drain are pulling water. The problem comes when I switch the diverter valve to skimmer only. The water level in the strainer basket immediately drops by 20% or so then the...

Seems like all of a sudden my booster pump has kicked into overdrive and putting out way too much pressure. Is this possible? What could cause this? It is now so powerful that it pushes the screen filter that is inside the wall connection down into the hose... And the Polaris runs really fast...

When I had my pool built ( about 10 years ago) the builder recommended a Polaris with the booster pump so that's what I went with.. The main pump was set up on a timer and the booster pump was not. I was told that if the main pump shut off and the booster continued running it would burn up the...

We have used the BBB method for at least 2 years but I'm not real sure where to begin from here... The pool guy shocked the pool, added algecide and super blue yesterday. I checked the numbers this morning and of course everything is low... CF 0 pH 6.5 TA 40 CYA 0 With tomorrow being Sunday...

We recently switched over to the bbb method and I LOVE IT... My pool hasn't been this clear in years... Last week my sister and her son (5 yrs old) came swimming and she calls the next morning saying he woke up during the night with a stuffy nose and sore throat and the next morning his lips...

Wanting a new gas grill for the new deck I am building... I have always just bought the cheaper ( $200 ) grills from wherever and they have never lasted very long even out of the weather... I am thinking of going with one of the Weber grills Either the Genesis or the Summit and was wondering if...

New guy here that has been fighting a cloudy pool for 4 of the 5 years I have owned it.... I have decide to try the BBB method and have a few questions... The pool now is cloudy with a very, very slight hint of green. I had the pool tested yesterday and the results are FC 3.1 CC .6 pH 7.5 TA...