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It’s that time of year where all the stores are out of chlorine- at least the good stuff. I hate buying the weak forms. Is this stuff an option? Or do I have to go with Walmart Crud. Think in terms of slam.

I am puzzled by something. I just tested my CYA and it is 100! I don’t add anything that would account for this. My water is lower than I would like- crazy hot here. I’m getting ready to fill. I know CYA for not evaporate. Would less water though, cause CYA PPM to increase? I’m trying to...

We have been having some issues with our heater- this led to us realizing it would not stay fired when our pump was running at low RPMs. The pool company also diagnosed something else with it( which I can’t recall). We were out of town, so after we returned, we fired up the heater and increased...

You would think I’d be en expert at this after last year. After digging all the gross caulking off my skimmer yesterday I decided I better perform and OCLT. Pool is crystal clear, but I know better than to trust that. I did loose over night. After my first addition I tested after 30 minutes. I...

My pool company had the pace plate off my skimmer just a week or so ago to caulk around it. I cleaned it. I did not notice any of this. My pool is crystal clear and I’m not having and demand issue on my chlorine but look at that nasty! I want to pull it out. Is there a product I ac use to...

Our pool company always comes and does the official opening. They are coming next week, so my water isn’t moving yet. (Have to stay on their opening and closing or we are screwed if we ever need maintenance). Opened to crystal clear water. Yay. I’m going to get my vacuum in and thinking I...

Before everything gets turned on, I need to address this. These cracks are above water line, but still seems to be a culprit for losing water…I seemed to be adding quite a bit last summer. What is the best/easiest product to use to fix this. Our skimmer is under a lot of concrete.

This Spring, when I opened my filter housing, it was full of mold. I had the pool company leave it open so I can clean it good before closing. Then, we had a loss in our family and I forgot. Ugh. So here I am. They fill my lines with antifreeze. I can see some punk in the bottoms. No big deal...

I’ve been following TFP method all summer after a nasty opening; it’s been fantastic. This post could go under several categories, so hopefully you’ll be patient with me. First, I’m having some reddish/ brownish staining on my tile silicone (I assume it’s silicone, but I may not be using the...

This picture makes me angry. You all know how sickening it is to spend a fortune on your pool build and then have quality issues. We put our pool in 2017. The weight of concrete seems to have been made our track for the auto cover a bit unlevel in certain areas. Anyway, time for new stain so...

Finally recovering after my SLAM. I’m bringing CYA up. Alkalinity was very high, I or previously lowered with muriatic acid because I wanted to get rid of a contained I’d been storing. Now I’m aerating to bring PH back up. I’ve read several threads that said not to worry too much about...

One of our laminars is haywire as you will witness in the pictures. I noticed the little needle portion broken off where the water comes out. See picture of what it should look like. I’ve looked in the manual and do not see a replacement part. Has anyone had this happen. The one laminar is so...

My pressure guage always reads 0 unless u run over 2000 RPM. I just bought this new one from TFtestkit site. I was so excited to get it. I didn’t pay attention to the fact that it is a rear mount. My current guage mounts vertically so the stem is under the fiat he not behind it. Can I use this...

I am posting my log. I have made a lot of additions today and have not budged my FC. CC is increasing. Am I on the right track? Do I keep adding massive amounts of bleach? https://troublefreepool.com/mypool/gJrVWM6

This is the first year I’ve rolled my cover back to to find crystal clear water. I’ve been spoiled for 5 years. I’ve used my net, but I can’t see the bottom I’m draining some to add fresh water in preparation for pool opening on Tuesday I will not let them add any chemicals my problem last...

The insert that the cartridge goes over has an arrow which says to point towards inflow. I have a Pentair system, single cartridge. However, my insert won’t seat in that direction. I can’t think of any reason this should matter, but obviously it is there for a reason. An anyone help me out...

Yesterday, I measured my free chlorine at 2.0 and my combine chlorine a .6. My salt reading was showing 2800. I use the Taylor K Dash 2006C test kit. My salt cell is flashing for high salt. I checked the hours on my cell and it is showing 2000 hours so plenty of life left in my cell. Yesterday...

I’m distraught over this black that is only on the silicone around my tiles. My water is and always has been algae free. I’ve never had an issue with my water. I’ve scraped, used chlorine, rubbed chlorine tablets. It’s above and slightly below the water line. I’ve debated adding a ton of water...

I’ve read so much on this, and know that I should take the pool stores guidance with a grain of salt. Typically, it is to buy product. I even went to second store and was surprised they brushed me off when I was concerned about .5ppm CC. I have a salt pool, above ground, fiberglass, about...