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Our pool is about 20' by 40', it has two return jets in the shallow end and two in the deep end. We've had the shallow ones turned off for several months now because there is a leak in the pipes somewhere. My boss is concerned that the lack of circulation will cause algae problems, among other...

Our pool is quite old, 15 years or so and has never been resurfaced. We have a bad black algae problem and I've been doing lots of scrubbing with a wire brush. The upshot is, a lot of very fine crystal crete is making its way into the filter grids and clogging them. The maintenance man says...

The owner of the resort wants to know if we need to refinish the surface of the pool. I haven't the faintest idea, so I told her I'd ask here. My question is how do you know when it's necessary? Ours looks okay, and still holds water. Some of the grains of sand in the finish come out here and...

We have drained and are refilling the pool at the resort I work at. Never done this before. It's going to take about three days to fill. What should I expect when reopening the pool? Thanks for your help!

The pool where I work is about 14 years old. I try my best to keep the water chemistry in line. Our current problem is that the crystal crete is disssolving and coating the filter grids. The boss has agreed to get it resurfaced for the first time this fall. Anything I can do to prevent it...

Is there any way to fix a leak in the plumbing without tearing up the concrete deck? The boss recommends a product that you pour into the filter intake that should somehow seal up the leak. I looked online and found a product called Fix-A-Leak. Sounds too good to be true. Anyone care to...

My new test kit came and some of the results I got were a bit disturbing. Ph 6.8 TA 110-120 CL a bit low, but I can fix that CH couldn't get a handle on this one. Either it's way too high, or I'm doing it wrong. CYA 180 is my estimate. I could only get about a quater inch of water in the...

The pool I care for has not been emptied in at least five years. I have no way of testing for TDS. I am concerned about a buildup of cyuranic acid from the tri-chlor I use. No way of testing for that either. About once a week I dump a small amount of the water and refill. What is the...

I take care of a 46,000 gallon pool at a small resort. For the last four months or so I cannot get the ph to rise to normal levels. I think part of the problem was the alkalinity was quite high, but I have that under control now. Even so, I've dumped about thirty pounds of soda ash/ph up in...