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Does anyone have any tips on removing a solar cover? I have a 30ft, 8mil cover and the pool sits right next to several large pine trees. After leaving it on for a day or two, it's pretty covered in pine needles and tiny pine cone thingies. When I remove the cover, about 90% of that stuff...

Hey Everyone, This was my second time opening my pool, but the first after I closed it myself. The first opening was after the previous owners closed, and I opened it to a slightly green pool that took about 5-6 days of SLAMing before passing the Overnight test. This year, I opened a little...

I'm having a hard time with CYA. I understand the basics; it's sunscreen for your FC so it doesn't burn off so quickly. What I don't get is why more is not better. If CYA protects FC like sunscreen does, then ff you have a higher CYA, then FC burns off more slowly, leaving the FC in the pool...

I was in Leslie's a couple days ago and heard the guy at the counter mention that they will have a new chemical coming out this year that will reduce CYA. I told him I thought the only way to do that was to replace water and he said that it's brand new, never been on the market before. Anyone...

Here are my numbers: FC: 1 CC: 2.8 PH: 7.2 TA: 100 CH: 220 CYA: 30-40. Will use 40 to be safe I have brought my pH level down to 7.2 and will be adding the chlorine in a few minutes to get FC up to 16. Plan on testing every 2 hours or so initially and adding bleach to keep the level at 16...

I bought my house over the winter and have begun the process of opening the pool for the summer. It's my first pool and I plan on following the methods laid out on this site. However, the previous owner left a bunch of stuff in the garage and I was wondering if I could use that up before buying...

I've ordered my test kit (Taylor K-2006), but it won't be here until Friday, 5-15. I took the cover off the pool on Sunday, 5-10, to begin filling, as the previous owner said it would take 10-15 hours to fill back to just above halfway up the skimmer. I should be complete filling the pool...

Hello. We bought a house back in November and the previous owner turned me on to this site. I've been reading and will probably begin posting questions very shortly. I've ordered my Taylor K-2006 test kit, which should be here Friday and have taken off the cover and began filling it. Hope to...