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Ok so, decided this year after a very successful opening to clean my sand. We’ve never done it before but felt necessary to improve filtration (sand was put in in 2010). The clamp bolts were rusted and one broke. Had to get a new clamp. So we get it off finally and are cleaning the sand and...

Since joining TFP last year our pool have never been easier to keep up. Thanks guys! So now great looking pool, no pump. Automatic vac ran yesterday, cut the pump off as we normally do about 6:45 pm last night. Went to turn it on today and nothing. Checked the breakers, they aren't tripped...

So in my area folks have figured out pool chlorine is bleach. I bought the last 3 Walmart had and was told they would not be getting more in as it was seasonal. I bought ACE Hardware last 5 bottles, and cleaned out Lowes and Home Depot. As I posted on another thread, I am in the process of...

Hi! As we have fought the last 3 years to opening a swampy pool that takes tons of liquid chlorine=money and time and now I am wondering a couple of things. Backstory: I have never, ever cleaned the filter. No idea it needed cleaning. I replaced the laterals and sand in the pump about 8-10...

Last year our pool was a mess. Loads of issues upon opening. TFP forum was my SAVIOR! I'm hoping I can get some words of wisdom this time around. Ok, so we opened about 2 weeks ago. Had a leak in a pipe which had to be fixed before we could turn it on. Fixed that then couldn't find my test...

So we’ve had a ton of rain lately. I don’t know if that matters or not. Our pump is 17 years old. Turned it on today, ran about an hour, it threw the breaker. Now won’t come on. Any ideas what’s wrong?? Trying to figure if I need pool help (new pump) or electrical.

We've been SLAMMing out pool for over a week now. (posted on thread SLAM Help here for further info). Have run into an issue today. Need help on what to do about ALK test.. Test results: FC 37.5 (lost 0 Chlorine last night) CC 0 PH 8 (possibly higher as it was ore purple than fuchsia pink)...

Ok so we are starting day 3 of the slam. Day 1 results were: FC 6 CC 3 Ph 7 ALK 9 zero CYA We added with a couple of socks per Pool Math 8 lbs of CYA to raise that to 40, Baking Soda to raise the Ph. Pool Math said to add 2 Gal & 2 C of liquid 10% Chlorine. We added all that, brushed the...

Ok so I finally got my kit today. Here’s what we’ve done so far: brushing daily, adding 1 gal of liquid 10% chlorine. My first test results are: FC 6 CC 3.2 Ph 7.0 Alk 90 CYA we could see the dot the whole time. Filled the thing all the way up. I’m trying to figure out pool math. We’ve got...

Ok so a newbie to the bleach, borax, baking soda use. I’ve always rested the water and kept chlorine tablets in the little yellow container. This year will be my first year using bleach. Will I need to keep using the tablets for my daily chlorine upkeep? Will I just test and use pool math to...

We’ve had a 22,000 gallon in ground pool since 2002. Same pump, replaced liner 1x, new valve on sand filter last year. Added salt chlorinator 2017. Salt chlorinator is no longer working as of 2 weeks ago when we opened the pool. So without seeing the need to spend $500 plus on a new salt...