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When I tested early in the opening I had a salt level of 1200-1400 based on Taylor drop testing. A few weeks passed and I added 80lbs of salt and remeasured again getting a total over 5000! This result makes zero sense. Additionally when I tried engaging the system I get a low salt warning...

Our pool cover died and the pool is full of leaves and debris and algae. I get the slam method and just want advice on how to clear the debris effectively. Pool is dark green (haven’t started yet). Is a pool robot worth the effort to help with the debris? I have a pressure side cleaner but it...

I’m installing an Edge 40 soon at my father in laws pool. I’m the pool boy - lol. It’s a vinyl pool getting a new liner and with the cost of liquid chlorine and my father in law aging I’ve decided to install an swg. All of the pvc plumbing will get replaced at the equipment as the pool is older...

Edit: I found how to mark them! No need for a reply. I have returned after a long hiatus. I have something like 180 old conversations with notices. If like to dismiss them since they’re quite old. I found a place for alerts that allows dismissal but nothing similar for conversations. Is...

I'm on vacation up here and staying as a houseguest with friends with an above ground pool that needs a little help. But I don't have a kit with me! Need to get a good set of measurements - anyone available to help? Leaving soon - maybe one more day. - Sent using Tapatalk

Has anyone figured out a way to use skimmer socks with a skimmer Angel type handle? I would like to reduce the cottonwood debris from getting into my pump bakery and sand filter. Sent via Tapatalk...

Algae! I "closed" the pool last fall using Polyquat per normal methods. The closing consisted of putting on the opaque safety cover and running the pump when too cold to avoid freezing. The cover is a little old and has some tiny holes (less than dime sized) in a few places and doesn't fit...

Is there data to show that the larger cells last longer? If so does it give quantitative data to show when the price differential is warranted? Sent via Tapatalk...

We have recommended dilution when trying to discover the extent of very high CYA levels. Is the opposite possible as well? If a pool has less CYA than can reliably be measured can you change the ratio of reagent to water lets say 3.5 ml water to 10.5 ml reagent to measure low CYA? My...

http://www.uswatersystems.com/shop/prod ... -E10T.html This one has a built in timer. - Sent using Tapatalk

This is a tad tongue in cheek... and not a pool related question. I have dog water bowls and cat water bowls that develop algae. The dog water bowl is outside and exposed to sunlight and has more capacity and is changed daily during the summer and less frequently in the winter. Algae builds...

My pool is covered with a safety cover but not closed. I may yet fully close but so far I haven't. If I want to agreed bleach I have an access at the ladder but this is not near a return. Can I stop the pump, add liquid bleach to the puck feeder, and with the feeder flow on high, close it up...

I am an absentee pool maintainer. My Father-in-law owns a house 1.5 miles from me with the pool. He's not at all savvy about the pool - and we haven't closed yet. When it dropped below freezing I set the timer to ensure things were OK and then didn't get back for a couple of weeks - he...

My winter cover (Performance Brand?) has drain holes but leaves and water have pooled to either side of the drain panel which runs the length if the cover. How do I fix it so the drain panel is the lowest point. Sent via Tapatalk...

When I have stayed at a number of vacation homes I have used hot tubs - no test kit, no knowledge of water chemistry etc. So we happilly soaked for hours off an on and no one came to add anything to the water and no one told us we should. As a guest what is OK and what isn't OK to do to both...

[Split by moderator - This debate was split from HERE]. Keep further discussion in this thread. Thanks, jblizzle] Use a microscope... I can't imagine sand ever wearing out given the lack of movement and the way sand on beaches behaves. The other info above seems very useful and dead on. Sent...

Split off from the topic "CYA is over 100" in testing and balancing. Please remember to keep very complex or technical discussions separate from new member's threads. Thanks! Zea3 CYA testing trick: If it reads over 100. Don't toss out the solution you mixed... Dilute it and retest. Add one...

I read in another thread that some people use a net type cover over their solid cover to help remove the leaves - at least that is what I think I understood. Can someone clue me in? I have just covered the 16x32 inground at my father-in-law's house - I'll have to partially remove the cover to...

What does the pH tend to do when the pool is closed? Does it go up or down in a reliable trend?

See This thread: closing-advice-t53947.html I can't find anything in Pool School to point them to. I did find this: pool-school/temporary_pool_guide I think either another article on Closing and Putting away your temporary pool or expanding the begineers guide to include closing and storing...

The PPOA folks seem to "get" the chemistry of pools. Their methods are geared to large pools but they have a lot of science backing their claims and they might be able to help refine some explanations and provide a way to defuse "pros" who think they know better than the experts here. Nice...

I have a sand filter with a multiport attached to my pool plumbing using hard PVC. The pool was built by previous owners and seems to have had a few repairs over the years. The plumbing as it is does not really permit removal of the multiport to do any kind of cleaning of the sand or...

I have some persistent "mold" (perhaps black algae?) in my shower that needs to go away. Bleach sprays and mold sprays don't seem to really get rid of it. A lot of the mold is in the caulk - so my plan is to treat around the caulk, strip the caulk and then treat again with no caulk - and...

I'm in Charlotte - this is my first year with this pool. I'm unclear what is normally done in this area to close a pool. I've seen people recommend a full blown closing (pun intended) and people recommend just running the pump when the temp is below freezing. We don't get hard freezes below...

My neighbor who has had an AGP for 15 years and successfully maintained it with pucks and powder... Has a swamp! He will not listen and won't use bleach for fear of hurting his liner! He let me test the water... FC 0 CC 0 TA 90 CH 40 CYA 120 (1:1 pool water, tap water, 2x result ) I think...

I've been mostly happy with my Polaris 380 since getting it. I got a deal on it ($50 craigslist - NEW but old stock) and already had a booster plumbed into the pool so it was pretty much a given I'd try it. For the most part my only complaints are that the thing gets stuck - a lot. The...

I read in another thread about a user who just finished adding borates to his pool using 20 mule team and MA. He mentioned the water was nasty tasting after this - is this a temporary effect or a permanent one? I realize drinking pool water is not appropriate - but I want to know how it will...

When I use Google Chrome and click the icon to jump to the first unread post in a thread it doesn't work. This also happens with Safari on my iPhone (I've sometimes use Tapatalk but find it bugs me sometimes... so I use the full web interface often on the phone). Does anyone have insight into...

I'd like to know more about potassium monopersulfate, MPS. I don't plan on using it but I am curious what the chemistry of it is and how it behaves in a chlorinated pool. I realize liquid chlorine is cheaper and easy to use - and I'm not interested in contrasting them except in the context of...

After looking over the site I only found one thread that really looked in depth at any of the smartphone apps out there for BBB: SimplePool App for Android. A Review. I have the free version of that application and I've considered buying it but I also have an iPhone. That application is not...