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He now has a foamy mess. It has been three days and pump has been shut down and it's still all foamy. Can anyone tell me what to tell him to clean this up? I'm at a loss.

The spot is right by the steps opposite of the stainless steel for skimmer and return. It was caused by the wratchet for winter cover rubbing. Saw it last summer, but didn't get to it as my dad passed away at the end of the summer. I found fairoaksproducts.com a place that sells stainless...

I currently have a cartridge filter...After 8 years maybe 9...I'm not a fan. I am thinking about switching out to a sand filter. Why do those of you who have sand filters choose sand over cartridge filters? What if any drawbacks are there. The biggest draw back I see is that my cartridge...

And after draining the pool by half I got the pool form 120 CYA to 60 and CH from 440 to 360...then I had pH of 7.6 after shocking for two days. Then rechecked FC was 7...target 5 to 9 ppm. And oH was still 7.6. TA was 110. A week later the the pH is 8.2 or higher, and TA went to 220 ppm...

Hey everybody...first time here in while. My neighbors have what I estimate to be a 30X12 fiberglass inground pool. I don't have the particulars on pump filter and those things because well it's not my pool. However, they had pool guy come and take the cover off, and clean and "open" the pool...

My buddy has an 18 foot pool with a sand filter. He has filled with water and has pump running. His problem is that he very little suction on the skimmer side. Water is flowing through, but he feels no draw of water down the skimmer. When he tries to vacuume the vacuume hose cover does not...

Any ideas on Man Made Shade for an above ground Pool? We used to have trees...big ones 85 feet or taller on the east...neighbors got a pool and they all got cut down. Now my pool topped out at 96 degrees last summer and it wasn't even fun to get in it. Does anyone have any ideas for man made...

I have been baffled by this. My pool prior to June 19th was testing right at 7.4 ppm for the pH and prior to June 1 the TA was 90. I just got back from vacation on the 18th...and now since the 19th my pH has been pushing toward 7.6...colors don't quite match up...but it seems to match more...

I can help just about anyone clean up their pool...but I don't know what to tell her about the baquacil and cleaning it up. Do they continue to add more baquacil...if so what is the process? I know they need to keep filter running 24/7...which they weren't doing. They don't want to do a...

All I want to do is open my pool and go swimming... How about you???

Great story for dog lovers. My Newfie Golden Mix Wrigley climbed up the ladder and jumped into the pool yesterday to save my wife who screamed when she fell off her raft as she was trying to get on. Newfoundland dogs were bread as fishing companions to fishermen off the Newfoundland coast...

Last Saturday NW Indiana was hit with a huge storm...we had 100+ mph winds and hundreds of trees if not thousands were damaged or just blown over. I have noticed that over the next several days that my pool has been collecting pollen on the bottm at a much greater speed and amount. Normally...

I have a Hayward Pump and this year when I put everything together for opening I did so with my FAFCO solar panels in place. For the first couple of days the pump primed fully, no air bubles in the pump basket. Now it won't fill all the way to the top. There is like half of the clear top to...

Solarcovers.com I just ordered a cover from there. It is a clear 12 mil thick solar cover. comes with a full 2 year warranty and a limited 8 year warranty. The beauty of it all is that shipping was free for orders over $20.00 and there was no taxes to be paid I think because they are out of...

This will be my fourth season third opening, and it is by far the latest I have opened my pool. The weather just will not cooperate. I was going to open it this past weekend, but my father fell down the basement steps and broke his arm and ribs and a vertebrae in his neck ( not serious though)...

She loves the pool so much and is in it every day. However, I had to explain to her that there is still 8 inches of snow on top of it and it is still frozen from top to bottom. In her eyes that crazy pool is the best thing I ever bought. I told her last night just about two more months and we...

They are the battery operated self contained units that go on the end of any telescopic poles. They operate just like your home vacuume cleaner in that there is a bag inside that catches debris inside the mesh bag. I have read a lot of mixed review, and do not know what to think...if anyone...

Make sure you get a permit before installing your in ground or above ground pool...One community out on Long Island. River something or other started using google earth to check on which properties have a pool and then make sure that building permits were pulled before the pool was built...

I went out to take a dip in the pool and found the pump not running...it should have been because it was supposed to be set for an 18 hour run. It turned out that the circuit breaker in the house tripped. I re set that and then went out and hit the switch...it had power but just...

Does anyone use Solar systems to power pool pumps and other auxillary applications out side away from the house, rather than running electric. I was just wondering if there is even an application available for something like this. Solar panels that go to an inverter for 110 volt usage that...

And No I don't have a heater!!! I was stupid...I threw my temporary floater in with about 15 1 inch Trichlor tabs in it. They all fell right to the bottom. I tried to get them out with my leaf net...and no can do...So I called the Mrs. and said I need you to help me...She got a deck chair and...

Does anyone really miss their pool right now? I know I do!!! :mrgreen:

I gotta admit I didn't expect this. We had my wife's family at our house on saturday...It had been way too long since we had all seen each other...It was 90 degress finally and everyone ended up at one time or another in the pool. This is where I am still on cloud 9...Everyone complimented me...

Since the weather is going to get cold for yet another weekend I decided I am going to close my pool early this year...long term forcast for the midwest shows below avg temperatures through September... :hammer: So I might as well get a good early start on things. :grrrr: oh wait just looked...

I have been rolling along all summer at TA of 110 ppm and pH of 7.4-7.5 During the past week my TA has gone from 110 to 130 to 150 in a matter of about 5 days. My PH yesterday was pushing 7.8 but not quite on the colors. I knew something was wrong because when I got out my skin was itching...

During the spring I was stating my support for a program of mostly bleach or liquid chlorine most of the time and using Cal Hypo Shock on Sunday night after a long weekend of swimming. There were lots of Pros and Cons on for or against doing it that way...many people siding with FPM saying that...

I went on vacation on June 19th...for the 10 days I was gone we had the hottest weather of the season...90+ degrees and huge humidity...When I came back My pool was perfect. Before I left I shocked up to 16 ppm FC, and cleaned the pool. I put the solar cover on and turned the solar heater off...

I ran into someone at the pool store that was complaining that they wanted an easy method of pool care. After listening to her spout to the salesman about this he was telling her about this and that and these pucks and this liquid...after he left her alone to ponder...I approached and told her...

during the day I lose at least half most of the time more. No CCs registering. CYA is at about 40...I say about because when I did my CYA test it came in just below 40. My pool gets direct sunlight and I don't put the solar cover on every day. I like to look at my sparkly pool water not a...

I was wondering if there are any tips on how to repair this. I know they sell a repair kit, but is there anything I can do do repair this without spending that kind of money. I have only had it since the begining of the month. Just wondering if anyone has experience?