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    how to remove stains?

    So I opened the pool about 2 weeks ago to a wonderful toxic waste dump. With the help of all the write ups on here Its now clear as can be, and with my new pump and filter (75 sq quad de and a 4x160), never looked better. Except the skimmer, steps and returns all have gone from a crisp white...
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    four winds spa's....

    I thank you all very much for the help with the heater. We got a 116,000 BTU electric heater and it works great. But were ready to replace our ancient 26 year old spa. We went looking yesterday and today and found two spas we really like One brand was Four winds. It retails for about 13k, but...
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    equipment...

    Well, wife and I were talking and we have some extra cash laying around and figure while we got it we should put it towards what we use 7 months out of the year, before we spend it on something else (like maybe a new truck to replace my 192k mile 8 year old pick up :lol: ). We would really like...
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    Dry Ice...

    So while my wife and I enjoyed a lovely vacation last week. But while we were gone, my son and his buddies got a hold of a 50 pound block of dry ice and decided it would be FUN to put a said 50 pound block of dry ice in the swimming pool. After they put dry ice in 2 liter bottles and threw them...
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    Pool guys say I should be shocking with bleach as well???...

    OK, when I opened the pool this season I decided to switch to BBB for normal upkeep. Working Great. But I still shock with the powder cause from what I thought bleach was only an upkeep and to shock you used every week or when needed. Pool guys say bleach is great, use it all the time, Is this...
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    fell in my pool...

    HI, a long time lurker here, Finally have a question. I was shocking my pool today cause of an alge problem, But I fell in on the last bag of shock ( I put 4 bags in as 2 was not enough) So My level was pretty high. I didnt swallow a lot, maybe a gulp on the fall. But Is there any health risks...