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I ntoiced my Walmart is now stocking large bags of Baking Soda in their pool supply section. :) And Arm and Hammer has some Backing Soda 3" Tabs they are selling there too. Evidently you use them in a feeder (separate from your Chlorine feeder) and they offset the PH drop from the Trichlor...

I've had a lot of trouble getting my pool started this year. Had a pump go out on me, and the pool set for about a month with no care/chemicals/circulating water. I finally got all my pump and plumbing problems worked out and started shocking the pool to get rid of the algae/green swamp. I am...

I am having an issue with my pump not priming from the pool, but it primes just fine from the spa. Let me give you the full story. Back in late February the pump kicked on overnight due to it's freeze protection activating. When I awake the next morning, the pump motor had burned itself out...

Just got back in town last night after two weeks gone. The pet sitter called on Saturday (two days ago) and said the pool had turned green. I told her not to worry about it, I would habdle it whne I got home on sunday (yesterday). Got in later than I intended last night after swinging by...

So I am guessing these "stains" on my fake rocks for my grotto are some sort of calcium scaling from the PH being too high over the winter (didn't check the pool chemistry as often as I should have). PH is now undercontrol, but what can I do about these stains? Anyone know of any products that...

Okay, am I missing something here, or does backwashing the filter simply pump the water through the filter backwards through a waste "outlet" instead of back into the pool? The reason I ask is I just spent 2 hours cleaning all of my cartridges from my cartridge filter and was thinking a...

I remember reading somehwere on here about CYA being converted to Amonia in a pool by bacteria. If this is correct, would it not be possible to lower your CYA level by introducing said bacteria into the pool, and then shocking to remove the amonia and bacteria, thus avoiding a drain/refill...

I have an UltraPure Ozone Generator installed on my pool, but it has recently quit functioning, and I am debating on what to do about that. We have just started swimming again, and I am already noticing an increased chlorine usage when compared to last year (of course I didn't track chlorine...

Not sure if this the right location for this or not, but hoepfully someone can help me. I have a GoldLine Controls Pro-Logic control system for my pool/spa. About 6 months ago, the valve acuator for the pool/spa suction quit activating when the unit was placed in Spa mode. Essentially this...

Hello Everyone, Just a little advice please. I still have a faily new pool (It was built last July). Not sure if the plaster is still curing, but thought that might matter on the numbers. I've been using mostly bleach, but suplementing with the original batch of TriChlor tabs provided by the...

So, I have decided I would like to try borates in my pool. I still have a realtively new plaster pool (about 5 weeks old now). Is it too soon to add borates? My PH still seems to be rising from the plaster curing, will the borates help buffer this as well? Here are my current test numbers...

Okay, just had a pool party yesterday, I raised the CL to 4.0 before the party (Friday Night, the party was on Saturday). I left the pmp running on highspeed overnight. his morning here are my test results: FC 0 CC 0 TC 0 PH 8.2 TA 70 CH 100 CYA Approximately 30 (best guess) Now I'm adding...

1st let me say this site has been invaluable in getting me started and on the right track. I appreciate all the help so far. ow I know generally most TFPer's don't care much for ozone Generators's, and had I found this site before building my pool, I probably would not have had one installed...

My water is pristine and perfect, almost sparkly. However I accientally put a little too much Chlorine in i the other day (about 4 days ago), and I can't seem to get my chlorine levels to drop. I had two trichlor pucks in he skimmer (per my PB's requirement for the 1st 2 weeks) and added a...

I just got my TF-100 in and performed my first set of tests. Here is what I got: FC 8 (I added a little too much Chlorine last night (forgot about the pucks in the skimmer while adding bleach, and had incorrectly figured my original volume by 200 Gallons) CC 0 TC 8 PH 7.5 TA 320 CH 70 CYA 15...

Not sure if this belongs in here or not, but to me this seemd like a fairly advanced question/topic. I'm fairly new to my IG pool, just finished Wednesday, but I'm already seeing some things I'd wished I'd one differently (or I should say I wish my PB had done differently). My pool has a Two...

What should I use to take my water to the pool store for testing?

My wife just called and told me they had finished the plaster and the pool was slowly filling. MY PB will be out on friday to do the "Pool Startup" My question is how soon should I begin brushing my plaster? Is it okay to wait until the PB comes out on friday and starts up the equipment or...

I'm new here and a new pool owner. My pool details are in my signature. The superintendent from my PB recomended a solar cover to extend/maximize my swimming season. I am wondering what the feasability (both economically and practically) of achieving year-round swimming would be, and how much...

Hello All, Our new inground pool is due to be finsihed this week (just waiting on plaster), and I have been doing a lot of research to make sure I properly maintain the swimming pool for comfortable year-round swimming. I am interested in automating as much of the process as possible. The...