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I let my pool get green over winter. Bought some magic Algaecide potion from the pool store, additionally applied some 1-2 lbs of powder shock at the time and within a day or two all green was gone and had turned into gray matter. Cleaned filter, backwashed a few times and all was good. That was...

So, it appears I have a leak in my pool. I never did the bucket test. I am estimating I have a loss of about 1,000 gal of water per week. I've been a pool owner for a little over a year. The previous owner installed an autofill device. My TA, CH, pH values appear to be exceptionally stable...

I got a new bottle of Taylor R-0013 reagent yesterday and noticed the CYA test result came in 10 ppm lower than with the last bit of the reagent left over from last season. I have read several threads on the Taylor CYA test on this site and am aware of the subjectivity (and hence uncertainty...

Hi there, I'm a brand new home and pool owner in the Tampa Bay area in Florida. I have zero experience with pools and mainly got a pool with a house (err.. a house with a pool) for the wife, who is in a wheelchair (though she is not paralyzed) and wants to use the pool for exercising. We had...