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Above ground pool 10,000 gallon pool. When opening the pool I emptied to only a few inches of water left and filled with new water. Measured CYA and it was 40. Balanced all chemicals and had pool open for about a month. Using tablets in an automated chlorination system set at 4 which maintains...

Above ground 7,500 gal salt water pool. Was green when ready to open with leaves at the bottom. Added copper based Algecide, turned slightly blue, green mostly gone. FC was 0. Brought FC up to 7. Water turned cloudy. Pump running 24/7 and backwashing daily. Added Floc. Vacuumed. Water got a...

10,000 gal above ground. Had bad algae, no chlorine, added copper algecide, green went away but water became cloudy. I added flocculant. Vacuumed and kept running the pump for a few days. It cleared up some. Then took the following readings: Ph 7.1-7.2 TA 40 CYA 0 I raised CYA to 30 Brought...

I just noticed that the CYA recommendation for SWG is higher than for regular pools. What's the reason behind that?

I looked through all the information and couldn’t find the order in which to balance the chemicals after a complete water change. I have an above ground rectangular 10,000 gal pool. I had to empty and scrub it because I didn’t winterize it property las year and it was full of leaves and algae. I...

I’ve been wanting to switch to a SWG but every single system I’ve looked up has horrible reviews, they seem to only last 1-2 years at best. If you’ve had a system longer than 3 years that hasn’t given you problems, please share. I have a rectangular above ground 10,000 gal pool

I have an above ground rectangular 12,000 gal pool. The last couple of months of last summer I battled green algae. Before closing I added the max dose of algecide but I can’t remember if I added the extra chlorine. We live in SC and we had a warm winter. Now my pool is dark green, can’t see the...

I have a 10,000 gal above ground Pool. I have never had cloudy water before. This is our second year. What changed? Also, I see you guys recommend chlorine in the 5-7 range but everything else I’m reading says chlorine ove 4 is not safe, cancer causing, etc. I’m not challenging your...

One of the gaskets in my lowest drain (the part where the water goes out of the pool to the pump) has gone bad and has a tiny leak. Do I have to empty the pool and replace the part like the pool guy recommended or is there something I can seal around with? It's a vynil pool with the frame

One more question, since finances are tight I need the cheapest test kit that will get the job done for now. In a couple of weeks I can upgrade. What should I be looking for in a basic kit?

Please help so I don't mess this up. I just added water to my 10,000 gal above ground vynil pool with a sand filter. What chemicals do I add, how much and in what order? I filled it with well water that is very very hard, the ph of the well water is about 5 and it has a very high iron content...

Can the Harbor freight anti fatigue mats replace the sand under the pool? Also, do I need to spray a grass killer after I remove the sod, and if so is there one that's recommended?

We are in the process of setting up our first pool. It's a vinyl above ground used 13x23x4. I am looking to use the least amount of chemicals possible because one of my sons has a genetic mutation that makes it very difficult for him to detox chemicals that enter his body. I have a few...

I would love to learn more about the pros and cons and biguanide systems. I did find a whole bunch of posts of people trying to convert from Baquicil to chlorine. Is that the most common Biguanide system? Are some better than others? Are there any studies showing human toxicity of biguinades? I...