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Hello all, You all have taught me how to keep a pool for the last 10 years. I am in the process of moving from the home where I built the deck and pool. I recently purchased a home with an inground octagonal 23 ft vinyl pool. I am new to an inground and try to keep up with both until my old...

In the last 24 hours my water has dropped significantly . Maybe 1/3 full and the cover has come undone at the same time. I feel something is really wrong and I don't know what to do. water on top is still frozen but I fear what wasn't has leaked out. Any advice?- Melinda

Hello, I came across something new today...I tested my ph and it cam out a pale pink. It didn't match any swatch and it was pink rather than yellow. The last time I tested it was Friday and it was a strong 7.5. We had a big rain yesterday. Not sure what pale pink means. Any thoughts? Melinda

Hello all, thanks to your help, I have not been on this great site for some time. I do have a problem maybe someone could help me with. I have already topped off my pool for the season but need to do some maintenance. I need to replace a piece of pipe and valve coming from the heater to the...

Hello Folks, Question here. I found an area on the bottom of my pool yesterday that has me worried. It is about the size of half of a quarter (coin) and that shape as well. It is a hole or depression, I cant tell. It looks like a deep sharp depression filled with sand. When I vacuumed it didn't...

Hello all, I am having output issues with my pump. It works, both speeds, but is not stong. Any ideas where to start to troubleshoot? Melinda

Thanks to all, Every year this is the 5th? Open pool to crystal clear water. Just need to raise my cya from 20 after topping off pool! Love this website!!!!!!

Hi all!, What do you all recommend to lube o rings and threads of my cartridge housing? Thanks, Happy pool opening! Melinda

Hello folk, We had a great summer with the pool and adding the heater was almost as enjoyable as adding the deck a few years ago! My question is: I am closing and want to add chlorine to shock level. When I distribute this will it harm the heater? I have no way to divert the water away from the...

Hello all, Very excited for the season! I have decided to add borates to the pool (also a heater, but that is a different topic) I started yesterday AM with test results of FC 2, PH 7.2, TA 70 CYA 30. I have reall y gotten comfortable with maintenance, thanks to this site, but am a little...

Yes, I used the thick Clorox....Didn't even notice until I saw the suds....Old thread about this but not definitive. I believe the answer was to increase to shock levelwhich is what I was doing to close. Now I don't understand why shocking with regular bleach will kill the suds...any help?

This Is what my pool looked like when I uncovered it yesterday. a little early to avoid the **** from the trees but I had to strike on my day off, with good weather and a helping hand. That doesn't always come at the same time for me! Thanks TFP!

Hello all. New pool concern. My original pump tripped a breaker last year, about a week before it was a year old. It didn't sound the same when we restarted it. I called Hayward and they first referred me to a local repair/service rep where I got no help(that is a whole other story) When I...

Hi all It is nice to be posting in a category other than 'algae'! We had 2 big downpours in the last 2 days. I drained my pool to the proper level and ran tests. 6-FC, 0-CC, TA-60, PH-6.8, 35 CYA. To address the low PH I added 2 boxes of borax, a little less than the calculator recommended but...

Hello all, I am dealing with an algae bloom again. I have had no swimmers in the pool for a week. I have run water tests everyday (sometimes morning, sometimes evening and sometimes both. I have kept my FC at 5 with it dropping to 4 usually but once to 2. I have kept the solar cover on so I...

Hi all, looking for some input. My pool looked all pretty and sparkling so far this season. I was away for 2 days and todays test gave me FC .5 cc 0-.5 CYA 20. I have had to drain a couple of times due to rainfall so I understand why the CYA is 20 but my water looks a little cloudy and there is...

Hi all! I love this site, it has helped me from the start. I opened my pool a couple of days ago and I have to say working from a deck is a lot easier. I ran my tests today 2 FC, .5 CC, TA 60, CH 40, CYA 30, PH 7.2. Starting with 2 lbs of stabilizer in a sock. 1 1/2 bottles of 6% bleach...

Hello all! Still working on building a deck and my maintainence is lapsing. Still new to this. I have been sailing along smoothly but now I fear I am dealing with something dreadful. It looks like- or at least I fear that it is- mustard algae. I am not familiar with what it looks like, but this...

Hello all! I have finally taken the cover off of the pool for the summer although the deck is still under construction :| Water look great numbers are: FC 1.5, CC 0, TA 50, Ch 100 Ph 7.5, BR 2 @ 78degrees. My results from calculator are, 75 oz of 10% bleach, 282 oz of baking soda, 596 oz of...

Hello all. This is my first spring opening. I just tested my water and p,urged the numbers into the calculator. I am confused. First let me say that the pool is at 66degrees and is clear. Hooray! It is still covered but circulating. We are constructing a deck and I don't want to uncover until it...

Good morning all! This newbie is learning but I still have a Long way to go and a few more questions. I had cleaned my pool for closing a few weeks back and temporarily covered it to keep it that way until water temp came down to sixty as recommended. Last Saturday high winds took the cover off...

Ok, I got my TFT 1000 yesterday and got the following result FC 3 CC. 5 TC 3.5 TA 500 CH 110 CYA 20 PH. 7.2 Questions are do I need to amend the water or is it safe to cover and close? Temp is 68 degrees thanks for helping- Melinda

Hello, new to pool stuff. I want to start off by thanking those that advised against the vision pro mineral cartridge system last month when my pool was being installed. Short season, but i really loved the little time spent in the pool. I wanted to start off with the BBB system, but i had a...

Good morning! I need some guidance with my pool. It was filled yesterday, 20000 gallons by a water hauler and the rest from my garden hose. The pool is 21x 43 AG oval. Supposed to hold 28,000 ? Anyway it is filled, pump is running and I can't seem to download the info I need to get started. It...

Hello all. I am new on the forum and considering making a pool purchase. I am looking at AGPs and specifically rectangular or oval 21x43 ft. I had a pool store associate tell me they don't sell either shape because they are not stable and have more of a chance of failing structurally. Is this...