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A heaping one. Just make sure you don't use the paddle side. Use the bowl side or you will be wasting it.

I put ant killer around my pool several times a year to make sure they do not get under liner and eat through it. Susan

UHow do you vacuum your poll now? Unless it is a robot that is self contained then you use you pools pump to vacuum. If you do then you can vacuum to waste. Inground pools have the option to vacuum to waste. Susan

You are on the right track. He doesn't that expensive stuff. Baking soda is cheap. The pool stores want to make money from all the chemicals they sell. If you know what you need just go to Wal-Mart etc. and get it. They don't asked if it is going in the pool. They just sell you what you...

You can also vacuum the pool while you are emptying the water if you have a vacuum that attaches to your skimmer line. Might as well get 2 jobs done at one time and all the debris on the bottom will go out with the water. Just a thought. I do this every time it rains alot, might as well use...

Are you using the cup part of the spoon or the paddle part of the spoon for the powder? Use the little tiny cup part and swirl for a few seconds between drops. Susan

Your CYA is to high. You need to get it down. Read through Pool School in the upper right hand corner of any page. There is an article about cya/chlorine. Susan

While you are shocking your pool you need to run your pump.

Good Luck. Susan

I live in the county (Georgia) and you do not even have to have a fence around an inground pool. The only requirement with an above ground pool is if the deck is 30 inches or more above the pool you have to have railing at least 30 inches high. All of this varies from state to state and county...

You can take some to your County extention agent to have them identified just like you take soil sample to them to so you can amend your soil. They will have an answer for you as what they are and how to eliminate the problem. They are usually located at the courthouse if not someone their...

Wal-Mart sells a siphon pump in automotives located with their gas cans that you can use. It looks similar to the pumps in the ready to use bug killers that have a long tube. Susan

How tall is your pool? I also have a 18X33 above ground pool. Mine is 54 in tall and it holds around 15,700 gallons of water. This might make a difference in how much chlorine you need to shock your pool if it is as tall as mine. Take your water back to pool store and have it tested for...

I work for Wal-Mart and can tell you they are making all of their store brand labels basically white because "white stands out when there is a lot of colored labels on the shelf". Still all of the same products. They are just trying to draw the customers attention. Susan

Had my above ground pool for 5 years. Half of it is buried because of the slope. It is about 30 inches from top of pool to ground. The PB said we could bury or leave big hole. Neither would void the warranty. We buried but I have wondered if we did the right thing. So far no problems. I...

I used the hand weights last year to hold down my step until I got new steps. We had no problems. We did this after a sandbag busted and we had to clean up sand for a few weeks. The new steps came with a huge tube that we filled with pea gravel and sand the screw the stopper in and caulked it...

Hello, Wal-Mart carries the stabilizer under the name of aquachem in 3lb containers. It is a purple label and says balane+protect on it. You can also get stabilizer at Home Depot. C.heaper at Wal-Mart. Susan

The best way I have found to add cya granules is to dissolve in a 5 gal bucket of hot water for about 4 hours and pour into skimmer. Instant results. Just like you added liquid cya. Susan :wave:

Hi and welcome, I know what you mean by white water mold. I had it last year along with pink water slime and algae. I spent $1400 or more from pool opening around May 1 until I converted to chlorine in Aug. According to pool store white water mold and pink slime are not due to Baquacil but...

Hi and welcome, I recommend using liquid chlorine or bleach and do away with the tablets. You are headed to an algae bloom. Susan

I am having the same problem with the rain. I just vacuum and add bleach as needed, and check levels often. So far have only added bleach and a little cya as the rain has diluted cya. Susan

We just bought a 4 burner uniflame grill with a sear burner for steaks and a side burner for $150.00. We grill out year round and was going to buy a very expensive weber but husband just lost his job of 34 years (2 years away from retirement this coming July) and had to cut corners. So far we...

Hi and welcome, Is the pool pump on a timer and did you leave it running? The stabilizer you added can run you psi up on your pump. Do you have someone to watch for the psi rise? I really think the pucks would have been better. Hopefully all will be ok though. The cc was really high and the...

How big is your metal frame pool? This may not be big enough for you. Solar panels may be cheaper. Also where are you located. Welcome, Susan

I keep mine on a bookshelf under the pile of bills in the bedroom. Just wish it would make the household bills go down as it did for my pool maintenance bills. :sunny: Susan

You could also put on a skimmer sock during the day but just watch it as it will get clogged pretty fast. This catches a lot of the finer particles. Susan

Shock your pool to the recommended level for your water volume using the pool calculator for the shock level as target. Check chlorine level after about 1 to 2 hours and bring back up to shock level. You need to know your FC and CC level. Just keep adding the chlorine and have lots of patience...

I am well pleased with my dekblok deck at the pool. Going on 5 summers and still just as sturdy as when it was built. If you have the option of either dekblok or digging holes dekblok is the way to go. We have both types. The one off the kitchen is in concrete and the one that is my front...

Re: Starting Conversion - Finally! and have some questions The water color will probably turn green and get worse. Buy more bleach!!! I changed my pool from baqua to BBB in the middle of the summer and uses about 95-174oz bottles. You will probably not need near that many but it will take a...

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