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thx. loop loc cover, I believe. It is about 12-13 years old. A couple of tears but nothing super big. Then a few holes - look like from cigarette burns (I don’t smoke lol). I can’t take pictures until Friday - leave early come home late when it is dark. My pool guy tells me I need to...

Hello everyone, I’d like to evaluate my pool cover - either repair the existing or get a brand new one. Who should I get quotes from, please? I live in Livingston, NJ. thank you!

hello everyone, I seem to be doing something wrong as I get leaks and replace these O rings one after another. The O ring just pops out with the pressure of the water, I guess, but I am probably not correctly putting it together? Tightening the screws wrong somehow? So my question is this: do...

Thanks! Yes, I had the plain white plaster before. What my contractor told me today when he came is that my pool is still curing and the final result will be white with small blueish sparkles in it. So it won’t be a smooth white surface I am used to but rather something different compared to...

Thanks! yes, the builder came Saturday and showed me how to brush. Also he started up my pool filter and told me to balance the water. I went to the store and had the water tested - ph was 8.4 and ta was low at 3. I added baking soda and muriatic acid later to correct. The water looks super...

Hello everyone, I just had my pool replastered - used the Diamond Brite white color for a classic look/ wanted to replicate what I had before. (I had a white plaster and not diamond brite tho) The job was done on Friday. i have balanced the water on Saturday - ph was high, ta low, but nothing...

Thanks James. I can’t take the picture now as the water is murky. Once the water clears, I will post a picture. As I said, the stain is 85% gone. I sort of decided to try to enjoy the pool now vs continuing with the stain treatment. I plan on finishing Removing all the stain at the end of the...

Thanks. Yes, this has been an ordeal. shouldnt pool filter catch the copper and thus remove it from the pool? I assume that’s why JM representative isn’t recommending to drain and refill? how do I “ensure that it is safe to drain and refill”?

Yes it was just 12% chlorine /pool shock. I am just beyond stressed right now, lol!!!

Thanks again. my staining is copper that came from my pool heater as my pool water was imbalanced upon pool opening. That led, most likely, to the bleeding of copper into the pool, I was told ny the MJ rep. one more thing I just noticed when I added bleach just now - almost instantly the...

Thanks Texas Splash! i wonder why the MJ rep would say that I don’t need to replace the water then! to replace the water - I’ve never done that. Do I empty the pool first and then start refilling, or can I simultaneously drain and refill at the same time? Thanks!

Hello, quick update: I used Jacks Magic #2, as first suggested by you plus as confirmed by the test kit. I am happy to report that my stains are 85% gone. I now gave up on the remaining stain and am hopeful I can use the pool today for the first time this season. First of all, I wanted to...

James, you were right all along, and the test kit confirmed it!!! i have copper stains and will need Jack's Magic products! I need to do the heater bypass first and unfortunately cant find anyone fast enough; my pool guys is unavailable - perhaps I need a new pool guy! So I started off with...

Good morning: quick update and question: i called Jack's Magic helpline and they strongly advised me to first use their Test kit. I am getting this Test kit and will follow the instructions. My friend's pool guy actually suggested that I use Sparkle Conquest - 2 quarts for my 24k gallon pool...

thanks, James. how do I apply/use sulfamic acid? Do i apply it in one spot of the pool first and then apply to the whole pool? i searched online and found this information: Directions Add 1/2 gallon of muriatic (pool) acid per 10,000 gallons of pool water. Add Jack's Magic The Blue Stuff...

hi, James the plaster is light blue/turquoise. The PH was 8.0 on opening

thanks. I took another picture just now - i hope it is better than the prior two. best, q

Another update: bought the PH reducer and put it in a sock - sadly, no effect on the stains at all. I'd appreciate any further pointers. That would be very much appreciated.

Thanks again. I don’t have the puck but what I did is poured one back of shock In one spot overnight. Sadly, nothing happened. The surface seems etched and rough to the touch. could it be that the plaster reached its useful life and I see what is underneath plaster? In other words, there is no...

Quick update as I just took the measurements using tf100: ta 120 (I must mention that upon opening the pool on Saturday morning, the ta reading was low at 40 so I added 15 pounds of baking soda) ph 7.4 cya 45 chlorine 12 as I said, the stains are not responding to brushing; they also appear in...

thanks, Texas Splash. i use only Bleach in my pool. to your point, however, when the pool was just opened, my pool guy used Seachlor (it is some sort of chlorine based shock). To your point, i will use my kit and post my measurements by end of day. best, q

Hello everyone, I just had my plaster pool opened on Saturday; the pool is 12 years old. As the water cleared over the weekend, I can now clearly see something I have not seen in prior years. I have some sort of staining all over the shallow end of the pool - almost uniform. This stain does...

Folks, hello! My saga with leaking multiport valve continues, unfortunately! On "filter" setting, the water was leaking out the waste line at quite a quick clip. I had to refill the water as the level was close to below skimmer. I can attempt to replace the gasket again, of course. However...

Thanks zea3!