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I'm so sorry that I'm going to ask what is probably a very stupid question... What is a roll pin? What would I be looking for to see if my cover has this? I'm having a similar issue that seems to be caused by what the OP is experiencing... New to pools and not very mechanically inclined myself...

New pool owner here, searching through some threads to try to educate myself a bit. No words of wisdom, just saying hello from Poland, OH! =) Looks like we still have a lot more rain to enjoy these next few weeks.....

Hello everyone! Second summer as pool owners and getting discouraged that something always seems to be breaking. We've had a slow closing cover since we opened about 2 weeks ago. Today it refused to close at all. Upon investigating, we've narrowed down that it seems to be this piece... The...

Happy Monday! This is where I'm currently at: FC: 14.5 CC: 0 TA: 130? (turned purple) 140? (finally went fully pink/red) pH: 7.5 CYA: no reading, but I can tell it has gone up because atleast this time the cylinder had some cloudiness when filled. 1. I know the FC is high... that is our...

You're the BEST! Will post next time I have a change =) THANK YOU!

Okay... needing to go back to the store for more. I feel like I saw this on another post... is this where we keep repeating and retesting every 15 minutes? At what point would I "stop" this and try to adjust CYA again? Above 5? Sorry if that's a stupid question...

Okay... FC: 4.5 CC: 1 Keep going with the chlorine until it doesn't drop below 5? Go for the CYA next? Thanks in advance =)

Yes, it did! Our CYA was actually on the high (max) end all last year up until closing due to our foolishness in the beginning. We got A LOT of additional water throughout the winter/spring. Will do guys... thanks for your help! Alexa

Hello all! Writing in this year because, although it is our second year opening our pool, it is our FIRST year wise enough to leave the pool stores be and not just dump things in blindly. We ended up in a real pickle last year and this forum ended up being our saving grace when we found it...

Hello! I am writing in again because after a few months of seemingly perfect water, we opened the cover today to find it quite cloudy. I can still see the bottom of the shallow end through the cloudiness, but certainly not the deep end. Color looks good. Pump is running well and we clean out...

Okay thank you so much! As far as waiting for the FC to go down... is that something I just allow time for? and retest everyday or something?

Should I go ahead and add some acid to lower pH? and is it safe to swim? Thanks!

Hello all! I battled a green pool for a few weeks as a new pool/home owner following pool store advice... Finally came on here a little over a week ago and seem to have everything taken care of on that end. Wondering if I could get some advice now regarding any maintenance or anything else I...

I had absolutely no idea what that was but I youtubed it and that makes everything look so much easier! Also I just did it again and relaxed a little bit this time... FC 22 CC .5 I'm going to retry in the morning though now that I feel like I have a little bit of a better grip on what I'm...

Another question regarding doing the testing for the chlorine... I know you are supposed to add drops until the pink solution turns clear.... I'm wondering how "clear" it's supposed to be... perfectly colorless? i feel like it has the lightest pink tint for the longest time and it's really...

Holy moly, thank you guys, that already helps quite a bit. Yes, the water is... I would say.... 95% clear. I can see the bottom very well but based on the example above, I probably couldn't see a heads/tails quarter so there obviously is a little clearing up to do yet. Yes, my test kit came...

Hello! Thank you guys so much for all of your responses.... I'm going to admit, I'm feeling a little confused and overwhelmed. I have read both pool school and the the SLAM procedure, and looked at pool math, and basically tried to do everything I can to help myself figure some of this out on...

Okay so here's another update with numbers from the test kit... granted this is my first time doing this so I hope they make sense: FC: 20 CC: 11 TC: 31 TA: 160 CYA: 80 pH: 7.8 Pool has absolutely no green and I'd say is about 95% clear. We do have some white film/foam on the top that just...

Encouraging is an understatement! I could cannonball in there right now from excitement! (But I'll resist, obviously!) Yes.... I went to the pool store knowing I should come home and check their facts before doing anything and was so mad when I realized they just told me something blatantly...

So we've actually had a big change overnight... I did add some store bought bleach after realizing that it was the shock that the first pool store sold us was raising the CYA... I'm not sure what the "miracle" was this time but I woke up and... the pool is blue! 3 weeks of this and the pool is...

Thank you guys so much for your early responses. Test kit has been ordered =) Just hoping to find something that will move us in the right direction while we wait for it to arrive. On my way to get some bleach now. I figured new-pool ownership would be an adjustment but this was a gut-punch!

Hello! My husband and I just took ownership of a home with a pool and as expected, it was dark green and cloudy upon opening. We've basically begged the local pool stores for guidance and had them come out once and dump some chemicals and then leave... everyone has been less than helpful. I'm...