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Hi Above ground 3200 GA Been choking it using method here and poolmath calculator for 8 years. I know how to do it and have learned from a lot of my mistakes in the past. Water has a little foam on the top and when i put my hand in the pool, it feels very greasy (Like maybe too much bleach?)...

Hi I own a small 3200 gallons above ground pool. Great pool, got chemistry down, all is fine beside a leak. The leak is at the outake, the plastic part that screws on inside and outside of the pool and where the filter outake tube connects. Last year it was leaking and we purchased the whole...

Hi My 5 years old cartridge filter died. I want to try a sand filter but I have called several pool places and they recommend from 14" to 26" and anything in between. I am very confused. I have an above ground 3200 gallon (Small but we love it.) What size shall I go for? Thxs a lot Pat

Hi My filter plug fried and trying to open it I broke one of the long screws inside which is unreachable but by a technician. The filter is 4 years old and I never liked it anyway. Do I go to the pool place to buy a new filter? I am afraid to order the wrong one online on my own. Thxs Pat

Hi I am opening the pool and the motor kept blowing the fuses. Upon inspection of the plug, I noticed it's all black. It seems a little fire append in it. Do I need to bring the motor to be serviced? I can cut the tip of the cord and put a new plug but the wires would be exposed when the whole...

I usually use bleach to shock my pool but there's none in the stores. I was told to use HDH chlorine but have no clue how to use it. I tried to search the forums prior to post here but could not find the search function. Thxs Pat

I know it's me but I can't find search prior to ask my question in case it has been answered. Thxs Pat

I don’t find the Taylors CYA test very accurate. Add testing water until the black dot about disappears. I do that but never sure to what level it has to disappear. So I add like 3 drops and the results go quickly from 70 to 60 for example. The glare outside does not help either. I m pleased...

Hi I have a leak in my above ground pool. I have no clue how to locate the leak. The ground is moist all around the pool, not soaked. I lose about 2 to 3 inches of water daily. I think patching it from videos I watched is the easy part but locating the leak is the challenge. Thanks Pat

Hi For the first time this season I have a level of combined chlorine. It is at 0.4ppm. My FC is at 4ppm and has been going down weekly and I have upped the amount of bleach added daily today to raise that level. Thanks a lot Pat

Hi I am opening my pool, water is green. Tested CYA to calculate schock level and CYA is 0. So went to poolmath and entered 0 current and 40 target for CYA. Here is what poolmath said: Add by 17oz weight or 18oz by volume of stabilizer or add 44oz of liquid stabilizer. What is the...

Hi I was using Costco tablets and my CYA went to 100. So I was told here to switch to bottled bleach. I went to the math calculator and it said to replace 44% of the water to lower CYA which I did. Now my CYA is at 40, which I believe is good. Looking at the CYA to FC chart here I targeted my...

Hi I am asking because the previous one was broken, it would not stay in place anymore, it seems the hinges were worn. So we ordered another and until it arrived ran the pool without one for 5 days. Nothing bad happened, so I wonder what that flat does? You can see it under water in the pic...

Hi I have been using these stupid tablets from costco instead of bleach in my pool and was told here to stop as my CYA would climb. I just tested and indeed it did steadily week after week. It is now at 90 and should be at the highest at 50. What does this CYA do? Anyway I have an above the...

Hi Cartridge is in its second year. We have noticed a small film on top of the water that wasn't there last year. I am just wondering how often does the cartridge has to be replaced. I have a 3200 GA above ground pool. Thxs Pat

Hi I am wondering why my PH drops fast. I test my pool weekly. All numbers are fine but my PH which drops every week to 7.0 or below, so I add the amount of borax needed per the pool calculator but it still drops back to 7.0 the following week. I didn't have that problem last year. My FC is 5...

Hi I have a modest 3200 GA above ground pool, that's enough for us here in Atlanta. Water is becoming fine right now but I would have wished to be able to go in earlier in the month. I did a quick search and was overwhelmed, pool heaters go from $200 to thousands. What would you recommend...

Hi I am in the process of slamming my pool, I am almost done. I have noticed that my pool has a lot of fine particles floating on the surface (Really small stuff as I net everything that falls in daily). Filter is going strong and water level is fine. I do not remember having that problem last...

Hi I removed cover and net and as expected my pool water is green. All is ready to go but I would like to know what chemical I need to throw in there to kill that green stuff, prior to start the filter. Thanks a lot Pat

Hi The specifications for my pool should be on the bottom of this post. I winterized the pool filter in our garage. I just hooked everything up and topped off the water in my pool and before I could start the filter it leaked real bad. So I try to tighten the rings real hard and it did not...

Hi I am following the steps listed on this site to close my pool. I placed Clorox shock into my pool and let it run for 24 hours per instructions. But then it says to run filter for 24 hours to ensure no algae bloom remains. Well my pool is green right now and the algae does not seem to be...

Hi That test is dropping my 2 bottles of R-0013 in a hurry and I don't test everyday. Where do you buy your refills? Amazon has a 16oz R-0013 for $14.23 shipped. Thanks Patrick

Hi Just getting started here, I actually entered my pool for the first time today, it was great. Question about chlorine. I tested with taylor K-2006. It says my free chlorine is 1.8ppm and my combined chlorine is only 0.4ppm. I use costco clorox tablets. They seem to take time to disolve, I...

Hi I am new to pools. The pool school says to add vital info to my signature prior to post. I went into my profile but I can't find anything related to my signature. Thxs for the help Pat

Hi I just had a 12' above the ground installed and I have questions. How do I know how many gallons of water my pool contains? The pool guy couldn't tell me:confused: This is key to putting chemicals in it. The pool guy also said to go to the pool place with a water sample to be tested so they...

Hi I am new at this. I was looking on amazon to buy my Cyanuric acid. Can I go with the cheapest? Some are 8lbs and some are 25lbs,I have a 12' above ground pool, how much do I need? Any preferred brand? Thxs Pat

Hi I don't have my pool yet, the installer is running behind. It will be an above the ground 12 footer. I am trying to learn the max I can right now about running it. Do I really need to test for Cyanuric Acid (CYA)? I read on many sites what has to be tested and lots don't mention it. Thanks...

Hi We are looking at getting an above ground pool installed. It seems we will have to go with a small 12' one because we don't swim and just like to lay there enjoying a beer and space does matter. We have a small retaining wall and we want to put the least amount of pressure on it. So we went...