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Same here. Still same fading in my pool. Going into 6 years now, I think I'm at the “just ignore it” phase.

Hi everyone. I’m season 6 with my pool and had a question about cleaning the filter. I need to confess that I have never done a deep clean of the filter sand. My pool looks great and I run it year round so I have not really felt that it “needs” to be deep cleaned. So my question is - “Do I...

Hello everyone, I have a 13,000 gallon pool with a Hayward Aqua Plus SWG chorlination system and a t-9 cell. I'm on year 5-6 of the salt cell so I image I will be replacing soon. Questions: 1.) Some on this forum have suggested upgrading to a T15 cell and that the T9 is a bit undersized for...

Thanks for the recommendations. One further question. The T-9 cell is rated for 25,000 gallons. This is about 1.8 X the size of my pool (13,000 gallons) which I understand is close to the minimum recommendation for cell size. Would you recommend when I have to replace staying with this or...

hello. I have a Hayward T-9 SWG that seems to still be working fine. However, I am entering year 6 of use. I know there are lots of factors that determine cell life but if it’s working ok, any need to replace just based on age? What should I look for if it starts to show signs of...

I think the anti-freeze and tarp are great ideas. When I get the RV anti-freeze, how much would you pour into the outlet? Does it have any effect on pool chemistry, water safety ?

Hello all, I live in Raleigh, NC. We rarely get extended periods with temperatures below 32 degrees. I have freeze protection running on my inground pool, and it has worked great the last five winters leaving my pool open year-round. My question is about a waterfall that is off the main...

Thanks Marty. Have you heard of anyone having any luck just using magic eraser ?

I have few very small brown stains on my fiberglass pool. (0.5-1 inches or so in diameter). I'm thinking iron stains. Chlorine level is bit high for the last few days so they do not seem to be organic (FC=7, CYA 60). I'm planning on trying magic eraser on the spots first (saw a post...

Got an algae bloom and had some Cal-hypo granulated shock sitting around. I dissolved thouroughly in hot water and added to the pool. My CH is around 230 and I have a fiberglass pool. not too worried about the calicum going up much. My plan is to continue the SLAM with liquid chlorine but...

Thanks Marty, I haven't used any floccuants, clarifier, etc. If I ever did have to deep clean due to channeling, I watched the video on the main post here about the process. I am always a bit nervous about disconnecting PVC piping if I do not have to (I cracked a PVC pipe once from over...

Going into year 4 with my pool. Sand Filter. Living in NC I keep the pool open year round. We get lots of pine pollen in the spring but the filter seems to do fine filtering out. Question about what maintainance , if any, is needed on the sand filter. I'm reading here on TFP that changing...

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Anyone from Raleigh, NC area? A friend has a concrete pool that needs some general concrete patching/maintenance- anyone have a pool company they like that specializes in concrete?

Hello there, I keep my pool open in the winter and note again that my CSI is going very low. I have a fiberglass pool and not really sure if CSI really means much in the winter with fiberglass. I could certainly increase the Ph to 8 which others have suggested and increase the calcium but is...

Got a mysterious problem with concrete staining. Hundreds of small white spots all over concrete- popped up one day. Tried power washing it but did not resolve. Doesn’t look like typical bird poop but that’s my best guess. But hundreds of small spots. Almost looks like white paint and only...

I've had a mustard algae outbreak. I did a regular SLAM about 6 weeks ago and everything went great. When chlorine level drifted down after 2 weeks started noticing algae again. So 2 weeks ago did another SLAM but this time raised the chlorine level to mustard algae levels for 24 hours...

Yes - that's my pool. There is tect Yes - that's my pool - there is textured concrete I guess I misunderstood you - I thought that you meant red colored concrete. Its not red sandstone I do not think. Do you think the runoff from this concrete can cause an increase in iron ?

I’ll get a picture next time I vacuum. I do not have high iron in fill water that I am aware of - not well water. No stone around to cause. Only seemed to occur during mustard algae SLAM. Unless what I thought was mustard algae was iron. Had that brown dust appearance when I started the...

Question about some material I picked up with my vaccuum. So I did SLAM 2 weeks ago - all went well. Then this week started noticing brownish "dust" at the bottom of the pool with some cloudiness. I did an OCLT and it was borderline with 0.8 chlorine loss. So I just decided to SLAM and then...

thanks Marty ! Your're the best

Hi everyone, Doing my first SLAM - everything looks good - pool already blue after initial shock level. Water mildly cloudy but clearing. Thinking probably have a few hours more to go and still need to do the OCLT tonight. Problem - I forgot (and did not realize) to lower the Ph before...

Have had my pool for 3 years and have been meticulous on chemistry, After the recent hurricane and subsequent rains - pool got cloudy/blue green and finally started seeing algae along the walls of the pool - was very disappointed - very OCD about making sure chemisty has always been good and FC...

Just bought the pool blaster catfish li battery powered vacuum. It says it fits a standard sized pool pole - I have two that are the standard sized pole (1 1/4 inch diameter). The vacuum is just slightly too big to fit the pole. Anyone else have any experience with this. I can make it work...

Thanks makes sense. But if I happen to have 55% Diclor can I take 55% of the weight that I use and enter in to pool math?

Question about the PoolMath app and Diclor. The app only lists “Diclor”. But what percentage does this refer to. Diclor comes in variable percentages especially for spa shock. If it applies to 90% Diclor in the app does that mean if i am using 33% or 53% does that mean the expected rise in...

Thanks. Out of curiosity- what do you think about the inline chlorinating system (frog). I realize it’s slammed a bit here on TFP, but is it really that bad ? Not easy to find bleach these days and my understanding is adding bleach bumps the ph up quite a bit. Any thoughts?

Just purchased a new Marquis Vector series 320 gallon spa. I've been maintaining a pool here on TFP for the last 3 years. Now ready to dive into hot tub maintainence.. Water is balanced at this time. Using an inline chlorination system for now (seems at though they dont get very good...