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Hello Everyone, Just getting the pool ready. This is a pretty simple question (I think). I have an above ground pool with about 6-8 inches of murky water. I am not sure what approach to take in order to clean it. Should I work to clean the water that is in there and then fill it? Of...

Ok, I will check the CYA when I get there. Thanks for the tip, they did seem to need chlorine ALL the time. When the water evaporates the CYA just concentrates right? They do have to fill the pool regularly with new water but of course they are always using the tabs too so I guess one cancels...

Hi everyone, back for the first time this year. My pool is fine but last year we went to the grandparents for a month up in Maine and my kids got the wickedest rash anywhere their bathing suits touched. The boys in the nether regions (terribly painful) and the girls sort of all over. They had...

I figured out what the stains were on the bottom of my pool (A quick set 16x42). When I took it down last year, thinking there would be a winter (there wasnt) I found that some kind of mold or something had grown under the pool and tarp and stained through the white bottom. Just wanted to let...

Thanks for all the help everyone, thanks a lot! I left for four days with a still cloudy pool. I brought the pool up to shock (probably more than necessary) levels, covered the pool and left for four days. Came home to a sparkling clean pool (in spite of a crummy pump). My awesome husband...

I opened the season according to pool school for small pools but since we have had both rain, splash out and our little vacuum uses the hose-we have added water since. When I add water I have added small amounts of CYA but technically no, I have no accurate reading. I can only tell that it...

Ok, so this can be achieved through the shock process? My water was crystal clear before the outbreak so now I get what you guys mean but can I do this with just chlorine? If this is the case why do so many people seem to have trouble "clearing" cloudy water? why not just keep shocking...

That's for sure. We do run the pump 24/7 though which in the GA heat (between 95-105 everyday since May) will certainly shorten the life of that crummy little thing. As for the criteria- I dont have a good test kit yet, this is our first year with a pool and it was already an investment so I...

My husband says fixtures for hoses wont be a big problem. I asked this question earlier and got and answer from frogabog, want to hear your take linen. What do you mean by clear or crystal clear with the shocking process? I mean, I had the pool at shock level for about a week and have cloudy...

Any suggestions for replacing a 780gph summer escapes pool pump/filter. There are so many pumps I dont know what to choose. Pool is 16x42. I dont mind cartrige filters, that is what this one is, the added expense is just having to buy new filters every now and then. What is the added expense...

I have read all of pool school (many times). I have one question though, this is my first algae outbreak (after having a baby and being unable to watch the pool closely). The green is gone and now the pool is cloudy. I see millions of questions about this and I often read that one criteria of...

Thanks, I did reread the shock info and have been shocking over the last two days more consistently (by that I mean keeping my chlorine at shock level). I have a cheap drop test that measures to only 5 for ch but I have been using a dilution method to try to get a reading I can use. The water...

ok, I did have an intex cartrige in but switched it out to a walmart brand one and then whirlpooled and swept to get things moving. Ok, so the water is clear and there is a little green sediment on the bottom, then I sweep and whirlpool and the water of course becomes slightly greenish. Is...

I have an algea outbreak beaten but have a very small pump. I am wondering if a nylon sock could help with my cartrige filter and where would I put it? I have a 16x48 easy set pool with accompanying filter (780gph I think) so not too much power. just want to get it cleaned up as soon as...

Thanks guys. I will run some water to the pool store, never done that before. But for tonight I will try the dilution method to test the ch. Things look good this morning after shocking, clear water, just some green on the floor. I just dont want to stop shocking to early. I do have a cheap...

Just had a baby and wasnt able to tend to the pool as usual. I thought I had it covered just instructing others to put in bleach but there is no substitute for actually seeing the pool myself. Anyway, went out tonight and there was a greenish hue with some apparent algae on the floor of the...

The pool is intex "like" but actually its a summer escape. Does the intex stuff fit?

Sorry, its 16x42. Just reading in the manual, pump is RP800filter system with F700 pump, 780gph. I pretty much leave it running all the time. I have talked to you before, I have only a drop test and some strips this year, will upgrade test kit next year. So I have to go on what I have. CYA...

Ok, first question-We have a 16x48 easy set pool, 3800 gallons. Is the pump that came with the set adequate? The water (thanks to this site) has been crystal clear and clean, at least as clean as I can get it. There are tiny little flecks of this and that floating around most of the time...

Yikes! Good grief I cant believe you had so much trouble with all of that. Well, at any rate, i do want to upgrade but it will have to wait until next year- I am aiming for a good test kit and possibly a new filter for next year. This year we are tapped so I am making due. I know the stips...

The walmart does contain some copper element to it which I understand from the site is not the best. I test the cl and ph daily and others (with strips, I know they arent the most accurate) a couple times a week just to get an idea. I am really on top of pool, I never thought I would enjoy...

Is algaecide necessary? My Fc is good, has only gotten low once (I shocked it that night). The water is very clear. Pool school for AGP recommends it once a week I think. Do I need to if all is well? Also, I only have the walmart algaecide for small pools not the polyquat, would it be...

Still not sure what it is exactly but the cl and ph are perfect and the water is crystal clear, feels great. I cleaned the filter and vacced the pool yesterday. I shocked the pool last night. They dont appear to be spreading or doing anything at all really. I will just keep an eye on things...

Quick note, the kids dont leave the pennies in there, they play with them and then bring them out when they get out. Still think it might be the pennies? The numbers are good (according to pool school) and the water is clear and clean. Just a little nervous.

The kids love to play treasure hunt with a handful of pennies. I noticed today some pinkish spots here and there on the floor of the pool. I am wondering if they are from the pennies or some kind of algea. I remembered reading that copper affected/was a bad chem in the pool. The FC was...

Thanks everyone. I love this site. I laughed with my husband after telling him I think I could be a TFP junkie. I stopped at a local pool store (just to look at the toys) and waited until this poor confused guy came out to tell him about your site, the pool guys in there were scaring the...

Right now I cant spend anymore on test kits, I just have to sort of make due with what I have. Still, I test the TC and PH everyday and use the strips just to get an idea of the rest about twice a week. I check the water a couple times a day for any signs of trouble and of course we are in it...

Thanks. I have used the pool cal several times for bleach but had no idea what numbers to put in for borates. One more question if anyone is still here, is the TA all that important? I only have a pretty cheap drop test kit for ch and ph and strips for the rest (I know these arent too...

I am new to pool care, we have a 16x42 quick set pool. Thanks to the info on this site all is well, the water is clean and clear, the numbers are in the normal range (oh, and 3800 gallons). My question is this, how much borax needs to be added in a pool my size in order to change the feel...