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Disclaimer: I am a new pool owner and am weening myself from pool stores. That being said, my local pool store is pretty legit and I trust them... I went in today to get some new cyanuric acid reagent for my test kit and spoke with my favorite salesman. He asked where I'd been and I told him...

For reasons I will not get into here, I have no circulation from the main drain. I have just one skimmer and that's how the water circulates. When I opened my pool this summer, my CYA level was 50 (pool store test). Since then, every couple days, I stick the vacuum head underwater and pull...

I've searched the forum and couldn't find any answers... I have a standard vacuum head attached to my hose and telescoping pole. Recently, when I've vacuumed, I get too much suction and cannot move the head. I either have to break the seal at the skimmer or wrench the pole sideways to break...

Greetings. We have a W/SW view and get relentless sun. I was thinking a pergola off the side of the house would be just what the doctor ordered. Does anyone here have experience building these? I'm reasonably handy with tools but not a professional by any means. Any plans on the internets...

I've noticed that my vacuum hose has a tiny, almost invisible, hole in it. I can hear it hiss when I connect it to the skimmer (its right at the waterline). I'm still getting a good suction. Is there a product that anyone would recommend to fix it?

Greetings. I'm waiting for my test kit (I got the Leslie's brand FAS-DPD kit) so I've been relying on my local pool shop. These are my levels: FC: 8 TC: 8 pH: 7.9 TA: 140 CH: 290 CYA: 70 I'm trying to do the BBB method but can't do a whole lot without my kit. Used the pool this weekend and...

Recently moved to a house with a pool and trying to figure everything out. I have an old Arneson Pool sweep pump in the pump house. The intake and outflow pipes (I think) are cut and I can see some cut pipes cemented in the floor. I assume that the pipes from the pump were, at one time...

Greetings. Last year, the wife and I (and 3 y/o) purchased a home with a circa 1980s in-ground gunite pool. For the most part, the pool is in pretty good shape, although some of the gunite has cracked and the paint is wearing off. Since we didn't move in until summer last year, I didn't open...

First things first, I am a new homeowner and our house came with a nice pool built in the 1980s sometime. I'm glad I found this forum...I've already answered many of my questions. When opening the pool last weekend, when I tried to put on the diverter valve (aka twinkie), I noticed that one of...