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I took my cover off on May 11. Wasn't terrible, but I haven't had the time to commit to doing it right. So....I've been running the filter, feeding bleach, brushing and vacuuming to waste maybe 3 or 4 times over the week. Hopefully, last night I got the last of the dead algae that has been...

But then how do I winterize or put the eyeball in?

This is the adapter and Schmear they sold me.

I just changed my pool liner and am refilling my pool when I noticed this. A crack in the return adapter. My pool store suggested using Schmear and an adapter to fix it. But having the adapter permanently stick out of the wall isn't ideal(to me at least). So, searching the internet, I found...

A friend of mine just moved into his new house this past weekend. I know, I know, he is using test strips at the moment. The strips are reading nothing(brand new). The owner had been running pucks and my friend added 2 bags of shock. He added about 2 lbs. of pH up and a lb. of baking soda...

I am in the process replacing my inground pool liner. The old liner is out and I need to move some sand around due to washout. It seems that there is some type of hardener in the sand, more than just compaction. Is that a thing? If so, where do I get it? Thanks in advance.

No, I don't. But, I would describe myself as fairly handy though. In my first liner replacement, I did the measurements myself and made some measuring errors that were obvious from the start resulting in some big wrinkles in the liner. Having learned from that, I feel pretty confident in what...

This will be my second time replacing my vinyl liner(2008). So....I think 16 years is great. Problem is, I can't remember where I got it. I know the place was somewhere near Detroit. Looking for suggestions as to brands to look at/avoid. 16 x 32 inground hopper. Thanks in advance.

I have replaced the liner once myself. Then I learned that I had inverted a measurement and created a big wrinkle in my pool. Been there for 10 years now. It will be a custom liner, but none of the sites I have found allow for the variations in the side wall of the deep end. I have found...

Hi, I am in the market to replace the vinyl liner in my inground pool. I have downloaded measuring forms from various sites but my measurements are showing inconsistencies that aren't addressed on the forms. I will include a pic with my measurements. My main concern is the hopper in the deep...

About 3 weeks ago, I was a bit lax with my pool and came home to a green pool. It wasn't to terrible, so I just got it cleaned up and never SLAMMED. Pool looks good/clear. BUT, I keep getting persistent spots of algae in my pool. Especially the south side(shaded). I started a slam on Friday...

Went to out of town softball tournament this weekend. When we left on Friday, all was good. Checked it today and pool was cloudy(you could strain to see the bottom.) Put in a gallon of 10 %. After an hour it barely turned pink. Put in another gallon. After an hour, it was at 2. My CC's...

I have narrowed an air leak down to the skimmer side of my skimmer/main drain divertor. If I tighten up the union coupler, the leak goes away, but I can no longer turn the diverter valve handle. Any simple fixes here?

Is a CYA test accurate during a SLAM. My CYA has always been around 40 at startup. I jumped the gun and started added bleach without testing. Been at SLAM level since about 2 pm yesterday. Tested at noon today and raised it to 16. Tested at 3:30 and was back to 10.5 Fairly sunny day. Will...

Oh, I forgot. Adding 4 lbs. of cya only got me to about 40 CYA. Should I add some more? or wait a little longer to see if it is done dissolving? I added it on Wednesday.

FC 3.5 CC 0 pH 6.8 TA 60 CH 125 Poolmath is suggesting 178 oz of baking soda and 105 oz of borax. Should I do the baking soda first, then test and adjust borax accordingly?

I am in the process of dissolving 4 lbs of CYA in my pool. Tested the pH and it is a 6.8. I assume it will drop more by the time I am done. Should I adjust now or wait?

Tests were done with Taylor TF 100. Thanks.

Family went on a 25 day road trip this summer. Had relatives checking pool and using pucks to maintain. Pool looks great, a couple of numbers are low though. FC - 5 CC - 0 Ph - 7.5 CH - 125 (should be 250-400) TA - 70 (should be 100-120) CYA - 40 Pool math says 143 oz. of baking soda and 243...

AM numbers FC 5.5 and CC .5 Gonna bump it up.

Thanks Richard...I'm on it.

Not sure what I'm missing in closing, but I opened today to another blue lagoon. Here are my numbers fc 0 cc 0 tc 0 CH 175 TA 70 Ph 7.8 CYA 30 I've vac'd 5 inches of water to waste and stopped. Still lots left in the deep end. Should I hit it with Bleach tonight or wait until I can get...

Ok, SLAM is complete. But, water is still cloudy. I assume maybe because CH is so low. I remeasured it at 75 last night. Pool math is telling me 513 oz. calcium chloride. That's 32 lbs. Should I try to add that much all at once?

I loosened the union yesterday to try and move it around and check it, but it is firmly in place. I thought about caulking it. It is 26 years old now. There are some cracks showing along the threads to my pump line because that's where I disconnect it yearly when closing. Originally, I...

Opened my pool on Monday. While SLAMming, noticing lots of bubbles coming from return jets. I've narrowed the leak to somewhere on the skimmer side of the 3 way diverter valve(no bubbles when using only port 2). My suspicion is the union is leaking because it is on that side of the valve...