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Hey guys. Looking for some assistance for my friends pool. This site has given me some bravado to tackle my own pool on my own but my friend has some weird numbers and I don't want to steer him incorrectly. Some assistance as to where to begin is appreciated. He has a underground pool that is...

Hello. My pool is an above ground 12x18 oval pool and have a swg. I know that the first thing my pool needs is chlorine. Can anyone tell me how many jugs of bleach I should put in to start? The pool is about 6000 gallons. Thank you. Sent from my SM-N920P using Tapatalk

Hi all. I am about to open my pool tomorrow and forgot what could be a very important step. When I closed the pool after the summer I drained all the water out of the sand filter. I hooked everything back up and would like to know if I have to add water into the filter or can I just attach all...

Hi all. I would like to buy a Hayward 100kbtu heater for my above ground pool. My pool is surrounder by deck. There is about 4 feet of space below the deck. The manual says not to put heater under the deck and the top should be unobstructed. Has anyone done this type of installation? How hot is...

Hi all. I just ran a natural gas line to my backyard and now ready to buy a heater for the pool. My pool is 12x18 oval and a salt water system. I found a site to help calculate square footage and it comes out to be about 170 sq ft. My research pointed me to the Hayward H1001D heater. Its 100k...

Hello everyone. I am thinking of installing some underwater lighting into my pool. After lowering my water below the level that I want to install the light, is it OK to drill a hole through and area other than the steel part that the skimmer and return is hanging on? Thank you Sent from my...

Hello. I should of asked this group before the party but I forgot and now probably paying for it. As of this morning my FC was at 8.5 and PH was a nice 7.6 with crystal clear water. My daughter had a graduation party with 18, 10-11 year olds swimming for about 4 hours straight. I told everyone a...

Hello, The kids were swimming in the pool and splashing alot of water out of the pool and I also backwashed so my water level dropped significantly. I added some water to bring back to proper level and rain also added some more. I tested CYA yesterday and it registered around 30. My goal...

Hi. I use the Taylor K2006 test kit to test my water and the one test that I never really know if I am doing right is the CYA test. My question is, do I stop dripping sample into the small tube as soon as the black dot begins to disappear or does it have to be completely not viewable before I...

Hello, I live in NY and we had about 3 days of constant rain. My pool water rose almost to the top of the skimmer. I felt it was a good opportunity to backwash the filter while removing some water. After backwashing until glass was clear, I stopped the pump and then rinsed for around a minute...

Hello, My friend just opened his 30,000 gallon inground pool and began treating the pool with shock. He went this morning to the pool store with a water sample and the pool store told him to buy some stuff to level everything out. I am not familiar enough with the readings he got in order...

Hi all. I have decided to rid my pool store of their advice and would like to go at it on my own. I ordered the Taylor K2006 test kit a few days ago and it should arrive today. I would like to do the water tests tonight and send in my results to this forum and hopefully get advice as to what I...

Hello. I am a somewhat new pool owner and trying to get my pool opened correctly. I have a salt water generator for chlorine production. I used the pool store statup kit to get the pool opened (unfortunately I dont know what i put in). I would like to stop going to the pool store for advice on...

Hello everyone. I just installed a 12x18 above ground pool and built a deck around the entire pool 1/2" below the lip. The skimmer is about an inch or so below the bottom of the deck. My question is what do you suggest I use as a top plate on top of the deck to cover the soon to be hole I will...