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We finally got my brother's hot tub cleared up. But now it's turning his wife's silver jewelry black. What could that be? I just came back from testing his water. FC 4 TC 4 PH 7.6 TA 60 CH 160 CYA 30 He wants to use chlorine, but his wife is convinced chlorine is the problem because this...

I'm trying to help my brother. His hot tub filled with white particles. He went to a pool store and they told him it was a calcium issue. He drained the hot tub and refilled it but there's still stuff floating in the water. Most of it is tiny, but when you can find a piece large enough to grab...

I have another thread under ALGAE PREVENTION as I had an ammonia issue almost 3 weeks ago and although my pool has been crystal clear for almost 2 weeks, I cannot seem to pass OCLT. Everything has been removed from pool. Then today I notice the plume. Maybe this has been effecting my OCLT not...

I was late getting my pool cover on last fall. And I woefully neglected the pool over the winter. :brickwall: When I took the cover off to get the pool ready you could see to the bottom but it wasn't pretty because there was a ton of leaves. The water is way too cold to get in so I drained about...

Hello! A couple days ago when I went to turn my pump on low to backwash it sparked by the switch. I ordered a new toggle switch but the pump still won't come on. Anything else I can check or did that spark blow the motor? If the pump is blown, do you have a suggestion for a replacement? I know I...

I've been sick and neglected my pool about a week now. I haven't tested but did put in a gal of bleach every other day or so. Somehow still clear and sparkly at the moment. :( I've run out of bleach and am not up to going to store. Then I remembered I have a box of 1 lb Poolife Turbo Shock...

My pool is sparkling clear but I had CC of .5. I never have CC's so I did the OCLT and failed. :( I began the shock process yesterday morning. My CYA was about 25 so I was shocking at 12. But here in HOT Texas I needed to get my CYA up so I put in enough stabilizer to get me to about 40 CYA...

I have a 50 lb tub of Poolife 3" 3-in-1 Cleaning Tablets that I've never opened. (Came with the pool) My CYA is at about 25 so I need to increase it but have no stabilizer on hand. I was trying to figure out how many will get me to about a 40 CYA when I noticed copper in the ingredients...

I was trying to hook up a vacuum and turned the pump off cuz there was air in the hose. When I tried to turn it back on it hums like it always does but the water doesn't start circulating. Any thoughts what I can check? My water is sparkling but I was just starting shock process cuz my cc is at...

I have had problems with nutgrass growing thru my liner. We put chemicals down but within about 5 months it grew thru anyway. I am ordering a new liner today and I came across this GLI Armor Shield that is supposed to guard against nutgrass, tree roots, and other things from penetrating the...

Has anyone here had the liner that looks like an aquarium? If so, like it? Have any pics? I'm not having much luck finding many 30' round options that aren't $800 or more. Thank you!

UGH!!! I just noticed 4 places where grass is growing in my pool (that's only been up 4 months). I'm afraid if I leave it till spring it will spread and I'll have a forest. But the water is so cold. Anyone know if it will get much worse? Or do I have no choice but to brave the cold?

We had massive storms roll thru here over the weekend. Yeaaaa, we desperately needed it!!! I even had to backwash to keep the pool from overflowing. But now my solar cover is filthy with a layer of dirt/dust/gunk all over it. How can I clean it without dumping that goop into my sparkly pool...

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My pool was installed less than 3 months ago. I noticed it looked off by the water line so I took a tape measure to it. About half of the pool is 4 to 4-1/4 inches from water to rail (level a bit low due to our water restrictions). The other half ranges from 3 to 6 inches from water to rail (not...

Stage 3 water restrictions start here Monday. On stage 3 you are not allowed to refill a swimming pool. :shock: So how do you keep it from getting below the skimmer? Anyone have experience with this? Crafty solutions? Help!

We were discussing the deck we're about to start and I decided I don't like where the pump/filter is sitting. If we are going to move it, better now before the deck is done. If we hard plumb, how far can it be moved from the pool without effecting the flow or water pressure? It will be basically...

I want to put a border around my pool. I was thinking of using landscape edging and pea gravel. Is there a better material to use? Whatever I go with, how deep should it be? And should I place directly on the dirt or put a layer of sand first? Is 1 ft wide enough? Any thoughts from all the vast...

I live near San Antonio. I'm curious how others in this area handle their AGP over winter. I don't think I need to close. But do I need to buy a cover? If so, what kind is best here? Do I just maintain chemicals? Leave it open and just keep solar cover on? Run pump all night when it's super...

My SpeedStir arrived today so I drove straight from the mailbox to the pool. It felt like Christmas. Lol. I only needed to check FC/CC. I had so much fun with it that I tested everything. If you don't have one, get one! I was just a BBB snob. Now I'm an SS snob, too. :party: FC 6 CC 0 PH...

My boys made me a pvc aerator. Good news - in 18 hours it dropped the water temp from 95 to 84 and lowered the TA from 210 to 160. And that's with the pump on low. Bad news - the weight seems to be pulling the pool wall inward and I'm afraid the liner will pull away from the jet/washer going...

Is there a difference in the type aerator you need for raising PH vs one for lowering water temperature? I've searched and found aerators that spray from above the water and those that spray from under the water. I ask because I need to do both. With solar cover on the pool is up to 95 degrees...

I just had a wonderful swim in my 2 week old pool. When done I was walking around the pool pulling the solar cover into place and saw sand next to a support beam. It wasn't there yesterday. I felt it and it's very wet. The dirt is wet as well. Should a brand new pool be leaking? Should sand...

I replaced the sand sacks that came with the pool with plastic jugs full of sand. But I cant get rid of the sand that keeps settling on the bottom. My readings are great and my pool is sparkling thanks to following BBB. So those little whisps of sand stick out like a sore thumb and are driving...

My AGP came with a 1.5 hp 2 speed pump. I've been running it on high 24x7 since it was filled. Mostly cuz I'm terrified of things going bad. My pool is sparkling and passing oclt. But I'm thinking that's due to being less than 2 weeks old and not that I've mastered BBB (but I'm sure trying!)...

What is the best way, or best thing to use, to measure the bleach? Last night I had to add a portion of a 182 oz bottle. I estimated cuz I didn't have anything to use to divvy it up. I will eventually need to do the same with MA. I could go buy a measuring cup just for the pool, but that's such...

I cant find liquid chlorine anywhere. Have you found it? Or happen to know if walmart, heb, lowes, or home depot has the best prices on bleach? I'm heading into town and would rather not have to stop at all of them. Thx!

I'm making my new pool a BBB pool. I'm wondering if I can do the same with my hot tub. It currently has bromine in it along with other pool store chemicals. Sure would be great if I could use the same stuff on both. Thanks!

I had my pool installed 10 days ago. I'm going thru chlorine like crazy. I will use BBB, but using up all the chemicals that came with the pool first. I put 2 lbs Poolife Turbo Shock in at 10pm last night. Pool readings at 10am: FC 14 CC 0 TC 14 Ph 7.8 TA 190 CH 300 CYA <20 (need to try this...

I've been out looking to my replace my old pool. The new pools in South Texas come with "The Perma Salt System" but I don't know anything about it. The only posts I found were from 4+ years ago. I'm wondering if they were too new then and if there's more information on them now. Should I steer...