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Just checking everyone thoughts on how I should approach balancing my water. First time pool owner here and am opening a poorly maintained pool for the first time. My plan is to add roughly 10.8 lbs by weight of soda ash to increase the pH to 7.6 and then retest to figure out the amount of...

I have a clogged skimmer and want to clean out my DE filter. Cleaning it seems pretty straight forward, but now I don't know where to put the DE. Im waiting for a PG to come and unclog my skimmer. I tried using a water bladder to no avail. Only a small stream of water came out through the pump...

Hey everyone, I'm in the process of partial draining my pool to reduce CYA levels. This is my first time trying to get the pool up for use since buying a new home. After turning my valve to only be on the skimmer (my main drain is clogged), I can see water entering the pump and exiting the...

Hey everyone! This is our first time opening the pool after buying this house. Exciting! I don't have my Taylor K-2006 test kit in hand yet. Shipping is taking a while, so it wont be in till next week. While I was at Leslie's to pick up a replacement spider gasket, I got a test done and this is...