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I just purchased a vacuum head with a 1.5 inch vacuum hose so I can manually vacuum my pool. I tried using one of those vacuum plates over my skimmer basket and got no suction doing this. My suspicion is the vacuum plate does not create a good seal against the basket. This seems to me to be a...

A few days ago when i was browsing the TFP web site I found a post describing a way to test for borates using a drop test utilizing some of the reagents in a TF-100 test kit, a large beaker that sits on a speedster, a speedster and additional reagents available on Amazon. It also included links...

Hello all, Chlorine 4 PH 7.4 TA 70 CH 250 CYA < 20 Borates (need to test. I just read about the new drop test and may give it a try because I don't trust my strips) I was amazed at how much the record rains in Northern California affected my pool chemistry. I admit that I did not keep up...

Hello all, PH 7.5 TA 50 Borrates 50 CH 130 CYA 30 Chlorine 4 I recently had to replace a corroded water heater in my hot tub. I just re read the sticky about how to use chlorine in your hot tub and noted in the paragraph about PH...

About a year ago I added a quantity of 20 Mule Team Borax per pool math to my pool to raise my borates level to 50 ppm. I test the borates level with Lamotte test strips and get a reading between 50 and 80 parts per million. When i input a reading of 50 ppm borates in the pool calculator to...

I just bought a Wall Whale Pool brush for the first time at Leslies Pool Supply and was told that they are being discontinued. Has anyone else heard this? I am going to try it tomorrow and if I like it I may buy some spares since they will no longer be available.

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I have been reading several posts about how adding borates to a pool affects pool chemistry. I am confused about the logic of a statement I have seen in several posts which says that adding borates slows down the rise in PH but has no affect on muriatic acid consumption over time. It would...

Happy Thansgiving to all! I am thankful for this web site and the kind, patient and helpful members of this forum!

This morning after two days of our first rain storm of the season I went to test my water in my pool and had the following results: FC 5 CC 0 ph 7.6 TA 70 CH 380 CYA 50 On the surface of my perfectly balanced water was a layer of THOUSANDS of dead mosquitos floating around as well as a thick...

Hello everyone, I want to say that I have never enjoyed my pool and spa so much since the day I discovered this web site, studied pool school and employed the BBB method for maintaining my pool and spa. My pool has never looked so beautiful. It has been completely trouble free and is so easy...

Hello All, My Polaris pool cleaner very often gets stuck as shown in the attached photo. Has anyone experienced this problem and have a solution? Thanks

I took apart and cleaned my DE filter for the first time and had a question about draining the water from the filter. My filter sits on a concrete pad very close to the property line of my neighbor. When i removed the drain plug the water drained onto his property and flooded his flower bed...

Hello. I recently joined this wonderful website and think I have finally mastered the BBB method in caring for my pool and spa after hours of reading and posting a few questions in those topics. My thoughts are now directed to my new variable speed pool pump. On the recommendation of my pool...

I have noticed there are a handful of I phone apps available for monitoring pool chemistry. Has anyone had any experience with them and found them useful?

My local Lowes has 20 Baum Muriatic acid for $7.28/ gallon. How does that compare with what everyone out there is paying?

Last weekend I added 20 Mule Team Borax to both my pool and my spa to introduce some borates into my water as is recommended in some of the forums here. I very carefully followed the instructions on how to do this and used the quantities of 20 Mule Team Borax and Muriatic acid according the...

Split by moderator from HERE. Please start a new thread for your specific questions. Thanks, jblizzle Hello. I am new to this forum and am very impressed with the collective knowledge of all the contributors. I have been doing a lot of reading on this site and have been learning about all the...

Would the TroubleFreePool.com suggested goal levels in the pool calculator be appropriate for a 400 gallon hot tub?