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Does anyone have any ideas on how to keep my hang over the side skimmer basket in the water when it starts up automatically? I have tried everything. Came home today to find it out of the water again. Thanks

still working on my pool. Am contacting intex because something is wrong with pump. However it will run for 8 to 10 hrs. Just did pool calculator so going to add bleach and acid and hopefully get back on track.

have a question for whoever might have a intex 2500 filter pump. I ordered a new one July 1, 2012. Loved it at first, but for last week have been having trouble with it. I now have my pool fixed I think and my pump quits. It will run but not pump water back into pool or suck it in skimmer. Has...

thanks, baby coming home tonight. Will do overnite test tonight.

ok, well had eventful week. My daughter had her baby boy Wed eve. Everybody doing good. Except my pool. I left Sun nite. Bryan cleaned and shocked pool Mon nite. He hooked back up my swg without my knowing and sometime that eve they realized it read low flow. He cleaned out all the filters and...

thanks for info. I didnt get this til Mon morn so did not add bleach last night, but will have Bryan add about half jug tonight, just to be sure. Really hard when you re not home to take care of it. Update of PG daughter. Been having back pains for 3 days. Today is due date. Its a wait and worry...

my pool is light cloudy and dull. I can see all the bottom of the pool. There is no deep end. It is just 18' above ground. I just did not want to lose everything I have already done to it. Should I add bleach? Or just wait til I get home? When do I turn on the swg? thanks

here are my numbers. FC-15.5, CC-0, TA-200, CYA-60, PH 7.7. Pool calculator says add 5.7oz bleach, 7.2 oz muriatic acid and 7.3 oz stabilizer. So I will go put more stabilizer in sock, put acid in pool and have Bryan put bleach in later tonight. Will not be here to check so is it going to be ok...

the first time I put in stabilizer it was 22 oz, then when I did pool calculator couple days later, It said add 29oz again, so I have put it all in. It is all dissolved. Not sure what my CYA is supposed to be or I dont remember. I will recheck. I dont always have a good memory. Something to do...

ok but according to the three tests on overnight my FC went down too much, so does that mean the algae is not really gone, just hidden and will start growing again while I am gone? Do I need to go ahead and shock it the 62 oz tonight? Im sorry, Im confused.

I redid my pool calculator for a FC of 16. It says I should shock with 62oz of 6%. This is according to my CYA today, but what about my CYA when I started? Do I raise my FC number just because my CYA is higher today? Or do I stay with what it was when I started all this?

so I did my test for this morn. Unfortunately my FC went down more than 1. It is 10.5, CC-.50, did not test CYA, TA-200, and PH 7.5. So although my pool looks fairly good, it did not pass according to the 3 tests. Pool calculator says put in bleach.(40oz) My question is this. What is the normal...

did my test this eve for the overnight. FC-13.50, CC-0. CYA-50, TA-150, PH -7.5. Will test in the morn and post. I know I did not need to test CYA so soon, but Im like a kid with a new Christmas toy. LOL

thanks Chuck. Will do test late this eve and in morn. Hopefully it will be ok. It is starting to look really good.

ok so I still need to add bleach even tho my number is above 12? Wont test cya again for a week after dissolved and no< I go to work at 3am so was not able to test it until 2pm. Fri night will be a better test as I dont work Sat and can test it earlier. Sun was on the pool all day. yes th swg...

ok, its fun doing the testing. Hope I did it right this time. FC - 13.50, CC- .50, CYA-25, TA-130, PH -7.5. going to go to calculator now but would appreciate hearing from some of you experts on the readings. My pool looks alot better. Not completely clear yet, but going the right direction. I...

ok, its fun doing the testing. Hope I did it right this time. FC - 13.50, CC- .50, CYA-25, TA-130, PH -7.5. going to go to calculator now but would appreciate hearing from some of you experts on the readings. My pool looks alot better. Not completely clear yet, but going the right direction. I...

ok thanks. going to test pool now.

no, it is crystal. Should I take the sock out?

I put in another 29oz of stabilizer last night on top of the other 22oz. Have I really messed it up now? worried!!! I will be gone for a few days first of week and my very preg daughter and husband will not know what to do. So I need to make sure it will be stable enough for me to go. NO choice.

I guess you would call it a blow up pool. It is an easy set intex with the blue ring you blow up around the top. I was looking at my book and that is where I got the 5455, but it is 18 by 48 so it probably is more water than that. So I added the last amount of stabilizer and the borax. Are you...

I must say that everytime I read the posts or the pool school I learn something new. I have now refilled my sock in my pool and also put 9.2oz of borax in my skimmer. I see no green in my pool, but tomorrow if it doesnt storm, I will get in and scrub from the inside. Was worried about high...

when I ordered test kit, I did not order salt strips. Darn. Can I use the ones at Wm? or that I got with my SWG pump?

oh, well Dr told her yesterday that she is not ready to be induced yet. He was going on vacation and he gave her option to have it today, but no go. It is a little boy. He will come when he is ready. Thanks for asking. Here is my results now. FC-17, CC-2.5, TA-180, CYA-probably around 10, PH-...

what baby? and it is supposed to be 34 x.5?

man, not sure if I am doing this right or not. my FC is 1.70,(took 34 drops) my CC is .25,(5 drops) TA is 180, CYA is 20, but I could still barely see black dot., Do I need to test for anything else? Why is my Fc so low or am I doing it wrong? thanks

yeah, got my kit. Gonna go out and test in a min. Yes, have been running my pool filter 24/7 but not running my SWG. Altogether I have put in about 12 qts of bleach. Not all at once. I also put 22 oz stabilizer in sock. My pool is starting to look better. I have not tried the pool calculator...

ok thanks. I added more bleach. Praying to get kit tomorrow.

I just tested pool water. My Cl (on wm test kit) is on the red side of color. My ph is 7.2. My sock is almost empty.Well, according to the ABC's I cannot use the ortho test if I have algae. Maybe my ph is lower because pool store had me add muriatic acid. Should I now add borax to raise it or...

day 3 - waiting on test kit, still reading, reading and reading. My water looks just white cloudy. I do not see any green when I sweep now. Does this mean I can quit adding bleach. My test kit I have does not go higher than 5 so not sure of #. I am hoping pool will be clear by Sun at latest...