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Thanks! I have the pump going. Not looking forward to 9 degrees! Brrrrrrrr

I leave our pool open during the winter in North Carolina. A freeze is coming and I need to know whether or not there is something that I should be doing to prevent pipes from freezing. The pipes are 2" PVC. I always turn on the pool pump when the temperature goes below freezing. But this...

Yes, I had been backwashing the filter every time I vacuum. I did read on TFP that this wasn't necessary every time untill the pressure goes up. My pressure always stays at 20. But now that you mention it, lately a couple of times I backwashed, the water didn't look as dirty in the glass thingy...

Good Morning! Been dealing with this problem for a few days. About 10 days ago, did my testing and found the CYA was very low so added stablizer to bring it up to about 25 - our second year, don't think it's ever been over 25. Then the rains came. It's been very wet in central NC. pH got high...

Hi John ~ No, have not used any of items mentioned. Yes, I did have my water tested. Copper was <0.05 mg/l and iron < 0.10 mg/l - both below "not to exceed" levels.

Jason - just wondering how metals can get into the water? We orginially filled the pool with city water brought in. For the past 1 1/2 years I've been topping if off with our well water (which has low iron and copper) as well as rain water. Just wondering!

So I should just let the FC fall from 12 to 2-3? This could take awhile without sunshine, right? Is that OK? The pH is about 7.4 right now. Should I lower it more? Not sure what sequestrant is???

Jason - I just went out to take another look. From the deck, I can see to the bottom at the shallow end. However, I cannot see the bottom at the deep end. When I'm at the edge of the pool, I can see the bottom at the deep end.

Hey, Jason Thanks for replying. It is clear transparent green.

I don't close my pool during the winter. Yesterday I vacuumed the pool. The water was blue but it did need vacuuming. The FC was 0, so being that it was temperature was warming up, I added some bleach. The TA was 70, so brought it up to 100 overnight. Today the water is GREEN! The pH was 8.2...

We're located in Mebane, NC and had our pool installed last October. I kept it open and uncovered all winter. There were a few weeks of lots of leaves but once that was over there wasn't much to do. I put a couple of chlorine tabs (which I don't use during the swimming months) in the two baskets...

Started to shock. Can I vacuum while in the shock process? I just got through brushing. There is a lot of yellow/light brown dust on the bottom in no particular pattern. Just looks like fine dirt. The sides are clean. The shallow end is clear. Deep end is cloudy. I'll be back . . .

Richard ~ PPM went down 2 last night. Guess that means I need to shock. Or should I retest? Thanks! Billie

It's been a great summer so far . . . but for health reasons (where's my cane?) I had to neglect my pool for three days. Now it has lost it's sparkle - especially in the deep end. Cloudy but not green. There are also brownish marks that aren't stains and brush off easily. I was thinking the...

Thank you for your guess. When the pool store analyzed my water on April 5, it had zero CC. Guess I'll have them do it again. This pool a new, all closed all winter and has only a few people in it since opened this spring. I'm mystified where the CC could have come from. I looked at the old...

This morning I started chlorine for the first time. Then I added some stablizer. Can't find an answer to this question: How long must my grandson wait to swim after these chemicals have been added? I love TFP! What a terrific place to get needed information! Thank you all so much! Billie

John and Chuck ~ Thanks for quick response to my questions! So great to find this forum! Fence is going up around the pool today. We live on a farm so not too concerned about the dogs, cats, horses, chickens or grandson getting on a pool cover. But there are deer and they can jump a fence...

Where to begin :oops: 20 x 40 vinyl. 8.5' deep. Live in NC. Pool store owner suggested I leave pool uncovered this winter. Electric running makes this very expensive not to mention cleaning because of leaves. Also pool store owner recommended using EZ-Pool which I now know will cost an arm/leg...