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Embarrassing but true: we have lived in our house (which came with the pool) for 4 years now and the pressure gauge has never worked. :hammer: I'd like to replace it, but even if I do, I have no idea what kind of reading I should be looking for for a properly running inground pool. We're...

Knew I could count on you guys! Thank you!

So, our pH is high (8.2+) and so is our TA (120). Pool Calc says to add MA, so I'm ready to buy some. DH goes on a pool store web site that says MA is not for vinyl liners. If not MA, than what? I can't seem to find that same info here, but maybe I haven't looked hard enough. Can someone...

Ok, I have no problem doing that. I had an algae issue when we opened, but I wonder how long it really lasted because I kept thinking the metal stain was more algae... I definitely don't need the hassle of that again though... Would you suggest just waiting to close the pool a week longer so...

Ok, did the Vitamin C test today, and it came off very quickly-- I think that's good. I know what it is and, thanks to everyone here, how to get rid of it! I can do the AA treatment now, but I have to order the AA. I can't pick that up in the pool store can I? Have to go there anyway for the...

Ok, so they are probably copper stains. While I will confirm tomorrow, best place to purchase the AA? I saw a post earlier with some chemistry sites listed, but someone also mentioned a health food store??? Or Leslie's? Oh oh. Just reread Svenpup's post. It seems I have my acids mixed up...

I am sitting here with my husband telling him how absolutely amazing you guys are! Seriously, on what other forum on the ENTIRE web would I get such helpful feedback so quickly??? We haven't used any algicide--right before I found this site, I had gone to Leslie's but the guy there didn't want...

Thank you! Had to do a little research to find out about the Vitamin C test, so I will pick some of that up tomorrow. Could not find info on an AA treatment. The search told me AA was too general a search... Can you tell me what that is? And if the pool store tells me that there is metal in...

:oops: :grrrr: :cry: First, let me say that I read Pool School on a regular basis. I read and reread constantly. Here's what's going on: Shocked for days to get rid of what I thought was algae. Kept my level a little higher than 15, which is what Pool Calc says is ideal for my set up...

One other thing: I brushed walls and bottom where it was green, and NOTHING is coming off. Could I have a stain instead of an algae issue? It's not getting any worse, but it also hasn't gotten any better either...

Good- this is what I did. (First smart thing I've done with this pool. Wait no, second. Finding this site was first.) Level dropped from 15 first night to 11ppm in the AM, returned back to 15. We are at the start of a heat wave now and I was down to 3.5 this evening when I checked. Do I go...

Ok, so DH was wondering if the Kruiser will do steps and walls. I'm not sure the walls are so important because we have vinyl, but stairs and ladders are...

What if you don't have a chlorinator? We have the floaty thing for pucks, but DH was wondering if it would be better to put pucks right in the skimmer basket. Also, how do you figure out how many pucks to add? (I'm going away in a few weeks too...)

Ok, so here are the real numbers as per the kit. FC 0 CC .5 TC .5 pH 7.5 T/A 130 CH 290 CYA 0 (tested 2x just to be sure I did it right) Temp 74 When I use the pool calc it says 100 oz stabilizer and 4 gal bleach. So I'll add the stabilizer tonight and wait til tomorrow night for bleach? Is...

Yey!!! No one else even mentioned the Kruiser so I figured I shouldn't bother with it! It's like half the price of the Kreepy Krauly too! Oh so excited!!! Thanks :wave:

I only run mine about once a week, usually just brush the debris, very little most times, on bottom of the pool to the main drain during the week. I don't run it when the kids are in. It doesnt take long to put in the pool, fill the hose with water from a return line, and hook it to the...

Shoot--Now I have another question: if when I get my kit, I find my CYA really is 0, can I add stabilizer and shock it at the same time? Or do I need to up the CYA first? Or do I shock for 0 CYA??? I am sorry to ask questions that are probably answered somewhere (and for feeling so ignorant).

Thanks, everyone. I'm going to hold off on bleach til tomorrow--hoping the kit gets here early so I can get to store and add what I need, but I am going to keep the filter on all night. I figure that can't hurt... Have read both articles, but am going back for another read right now. I'll...

I would like to give it a shot, but I'm worried my pool is too big for it and it won't do a good job. The person I know who owns one says hers is in the pool all the time, but I have little kids in mine a lot and that makes me uncomfortable...

Ok, my kit is ordered, and I thought it was going to arrive today, but it's not coming til tomorrow now. I have an algae issue; not gross disgusting yet, but I'm afraid that's where I headed. My stips are saying FC .5 pH 7.2 TA 80 CYA 0 Do I hold off another day to do anything so I can use...

Thanks for the tips! I am waiting for my test kit to arrive (should be here tomorrow) because I want to get my CA and FC in the right place before I go ahead with the other... Right now I'm using the strips and both FC and CA are barely registering, so I have to get that stuff rolling first I...

Lol--thanks!!!

Somehow, I knew you were going to say that... Just needed confirmation... Have you bought the muriatic acid? How dangerous is it--my mom wigged out when I mentioned using it in the pool. Tried to explain to her but I didn't do a very good job, and somehow she wasn't getting it that the...

I'm sorry--I don't understand :oops:

Ok, so I am way ahead of myself because I am so new to doing anything right with my pool, but I am thinking about the whole borates thing. I was trying to find out how much the MA is and when I went to Lowes online, they were advertising Klean-Strip Safer Muriatic acid...

Thank you, Anonapersona. I ordered the kit and should have it in a few days. Thinking about trying BBB. At this point, I don't have anything to lose, really... I also see what appears to be a good deal on the Polars 360 on ebay. Need to look into the dedicated pressure line and see if I...

I am looking to purchase my first cleaner, and a friend mentioned how much she loves her Kreepy Krauly. When I went to do some research, the Kreepy Kruiser kept popping up, but I couldn't find any comparison anywhere. Then, I started reading the posts here, and it seems very few people are...

Did you pick that up at your local pool store or did you grab it online? I really want this pool looking good. Right now, it looks, well, blah. At any rate, I have been reading up on cleaners that people like, and frankly, I haven't seen much on the kraulys except that people replaced...

Hello from Upstate NY! So glad I found this site--have been a pool owner for three years, and apparently, I have done next to NOTHING correctly! Have a broken gauge to replace (although once I do, I have no idea what it's supposed to read), a good test kit to buy, and am in the market for an...