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I ordered a bottle of the R-7065 CYA samples that is supposed to be pool water at 50ppm CYA level. I wanted to verify how close (good or bad) to accurate my previous CYA readings had been because I don't feel they have been very accurate based on the FC readings I get back. When I used this...

I am having some filtering issues, and have a quick question. Is it possible to have broken laterals *and* not also have sand being returned into the pool as a result? I know the general consensus is that you don't really ever need to replace your sand in your sand filter. A yearly deep...

I've been fighting the past few weeks with my pool. To keep the story short, I'll focus this one thread on a specific question related to FC and the amount of 12.5% liquid chlorine required to raise my above ground pool to Shock level. My pool is roughly 7600 gallons or so (18ft above ground...

Long time member (since 2009) but very infrequent poster/visitor due to the fact that the methods here just work and I haven't needed a lot of help. This year however, I cannot seem to get rid of the "green hue" in my pool no matter what I try and I continually will get a fine build-up of...

anyone one else having or have a problem with the wheels on their Pool Rover Jr. above ground cleaner falling off? The circular metal "spike" clips that are supposed to lock into the end of the wheel axle to keep the wheels from falling off simply don't lock in and stay on for me. The wheels...

This is my first summer using BBB and I have a question regarding what to do when away from the house. This weekend I'll be away from the house for the first time since I started BBB and I'm just wondering what the normal process is when folks are away for a few days (3 for me in this case)...

I'm thinking of changing my pool's hose plumbing to either hard plumbing or flexpvc with rubber fernco clamps. Here is my current plumbing: This connection consistently leaks year after year (all 4 years since we bought the house and inherited the pool with it). I'm thinking of doing hard...

Once my pool is balanced and crystal clear, what is the process for daily chlorine testing? I'm assuming everyone isn't doing the FAS-DPD test every single day or you would blast through the powder in no time. I have the TF100 test kit. Do I just use the K1000 kit that has the two cylinders...

I've read the pool school stuff a few times and checked out the recommended levels page as well. I just have a question on when its "safe" to use the pool. Most place (other than here) say not to use the pool if your FC level is above 4.0 ppm. According to the recommended levels and the CYA...

Man, what a joy and a frustration it was for me to find this site yesterday. Frustration that I didn't find this site 4 years ago when we bought our house (and inherited the pool with it) and joy that I finally found the place. I came across TFP after searching for a good way to stop leaks in...