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Thanks guys! My PH target so far was 7.6. I test it once a weeek and it would always max out the taylor k-2006 scale (8.0 is the max) and require 2-4 drops of "acid demand reagent" to bring back to 7.6. Now with this low TA, PH is still at 7.6 where I left it last week. I bought the test kit in...

Hey, everyone. Maybe one of the chemistry wizards here can help me out. I have a 450gal spa with an ozonator. I sanitize it with 6% bleach. I've also added about 30ppm CYA and 50ppm borates when I first filled up. I originally balanced the water to a TA of 80 per the booklet that came with...

Hey north man. I'm from southern Quebec, which is not that much warmer than northern On. I know people who use retractable plastic solar covers and are happy with the temp boost they're getting. Don't waste your money on chemical solar blankets. I tried those when I used to have a pool and they...

cool, thanks! i've sent the local pool co an email with the pic asking for an estimate on parts and labor. hope their answer doesn't scare the heck out of me :)

Will I need to remove & then reinstall the pillars as well? i.e. basically rebuild the entire pool from the ground up? Ouch, my wallet!! :) If i have to rebuild it, then I might just ditch it and sell the house a couple K cheaper. It will be the same money-wise and I won't have to go through...

You mean an entire wall all around, right? That probably means a new liner too since i assume they'd have to drain the water to replace the outer wall. I can't really do a getto repair job as we're looking to sell the house so it has to be properly fixed. The house was built in late 2002, but...

well, warm weather came, the snow around the pool melted and unfortunately i found what I think is the reason for the inward bulge: the outer hard sidewall has split open under my deck. So the pool is bulging outwards at the crack level and then inwards above the water level. I've heard people...

thanks CB. This is definitely reassuring. hope we get a few warm days over here soon so that I can fill it up and hope that the wall bounces back into place.

Thanks John. I'll fill her up as soon as the weather warms up a bit. I'm attaching an inside view of the bulge which also shows the water level. The bulge is hard to see, it's to the left of the return hose in the pic. What i find weird is that the bulge didn't appear when the pool was almost...

Hi everyone. I'm new to the forum and also a newbie pool owner so please excuse me if I don't use the right terminology. We had some really cold temps here in Canada and the 3-way selector that joins the skimmer drain and bottom drain hose to the pump has cracked one night and I woke up the...