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Thanks for the feedback Geebot!

Thanks for the info - it may not be an option for this calendar year but will consider for the future options to achieve FC.

Thanks for the reply Texas Splash. How does a SWG work with a fresh water pool? I know nothing about SWG. Correct - I do not have a SWG.

Thanks for the reply and the good advice. Yes - nothing better than pulling the cover in the spring and having clear water...makes it so much easier! I think a SLAM is on the fall schedule now.

Greetings all - I am contemplating keeping my pool closed for the upcoming pool season and would love to hear feedback regarding possible issues that I may encounter by keeping it closed for an extended period. I am in the mid-west and my pool season runs from April/May to roughly October. Due...

Thanks for the reply and clarification. Now it makes sense to me. Yes - it will take awhile to dissolve and I will likely take your advice and just use powder. By the way - I love the the pool math calculator on this site and even have the app on my phone and am learning to use it...many...

I need to raise my CYA 18ppm to reach my target of 40ppm. I would like to use the pucks that I have I storage to do this now that I use only liquid chlorine. My question is - how many pucks will I need to reach my goal? With pucks weighting about 6 ounces (or is it 8 ounces) with 10ppm of FC...

Re: Liquid Chlorine Prices My Menards in zip code 47201 has 12.5% strength liquid chlorine for $3.99 and buy one and get one free...so about $2.00 per gallon @12.5%...am not sure how long the sale is....good luck.

You're welcome. I am sure someone will come along and post what you are looking for. Good luck with the replacement...just replaced mine a few years ago... demo of 40 metric tons of concrete decking and replaced with about 8,500 brick pavers and used white travertine as the new coping...worked...

Funny thread. Option #1 - blame it on your homeowners insurance and your new policy...huge liability with non residents and their children swimming on your property - they are not an insured liability....maybe the neighbor would kick in $200 or so for added liability coverage. Option #2 -...

Greetings and welcome - have you tried: Inground Pool Liners - Latham Pool Products It looks like they have images for above and inground...hope this helps.

That is an excellent idea - simple and effective! I do notice in drought conditions - which has been little to none this year - that every bird within 10 miles flocks to my lawn sprinklers when watering the lawn...kind of funny to see several bird species all using a common communal water source.

Greetings from Columbus - 36 miles east of you. I have had about 3" of rain lately - and about the only change in the water was that it pushed the PH down slightly - which was needed - other than that - not much changed.

- numerous frogs - a few birds - opossum - numerous moles - a few mice - a few rabbits I live in a suburban setting - so thankfully nothing larger than the above victim list. I have a large squirrel and chipmunk population - but no squirrel or chipmunk fatalities that I recall. I do notice...

Current water temp is 82 degrees with the air temp at 92 degrees.

I can relate - in no particular order I have pull out of the skimmers or pool water: - numerous moles - a few mice - countless frogs - baby rabbits - baby opossum - a few birds I am sure I am forgetting a few creatures. Nothing like lifting the cover of your skimmer first thing in the...

Your pool appears quite similar to mine...if you have have a bottom drain and (2) skimmers - you would close off both skimmers via shut off valve(s) thus you would be pulling from bottom drain only...then turn the veriflo valve to backwash...does this clarify at all? Also - that is good advice...

Welcome. I just went through that about a month ago. My CYA was about 150 - 170...in any event I calculated that about 2/3 of the volume would need to come out...roughly 23,000 gallons. I just opened up the filter to discharge and let her rip. If I recall correctly - it took about seven hours...

I would say that the algae is not a danger by itself - however - the bacteria in the water that feeds on the algae waste may be a problem if ingested in some fashion by swimmers...I am others will stop in and offer their opinions.

Cleaned skimmers and checked PH and CL this morning just after a brief but heavy rain fall...water temp 82 degrees with air temp pushing 90 degrees today.

Greetings Oly - I would tend to agree with you - the more I think about it...I don't think that the difference in volume will be near what I thought it was. The pool is literally 20' x 40' with an extra 4' x 8' step area...I would think that I could multiply L x W x average depth of stairs =...

Nice to meet you as well.....maybe it is considered a 44' for winter cover purposes only and not necessarily for volume purposes...as the cover needs to be longer than 40' Thanks for the reply!

I agree with "nope"...and would also add "however it does increase the comfort and relaxation level of my life" Sorry - I have no snappy comebacks...but I might add that being in the mortgage business - I have seen many home appraisals with pools. While it can certainly go both ways - I have...

This is likely a dumb question. I believe that I have been miscalculating my pool volume. My pool is rectangular and is 20' x 40' with 4' x 8' stairs thus making the overall length 44'. I learned this yesterday while shopping for winter pool covers. I have always considered it to be 20' x 40'...

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Thanks for the replies - I do appreciate it...I did just that and discovered that for each 7oz trichlor puck - based on my volume - my CYA would go up 0.8 ppm...does this sound roughly correct? Just got my new TF test kit....great customer service - speedy shipping and an excellent kit as well.

I have a question regarding the CYA level in Trichlor pucks. I have read in this forum that "For every 10 ppm Free Chlorine (FC) added by Trichlor, it also increases Cyanuric Acid (CYA) by 6 ppm" This makes sense and is the reason I stopped using pucks in favor of liquid chlorine. My...

Thanks for the tip! I never would have known...I loaded up yesterday at $1.77 per gallon...best deal around...and I am sure the sale will end soon. 48 gallons??? You should be set for a few years...:D

Excellent! This sounds like the best solution thus far. I think I will go this route...thanks for the input and taking the time to post.

Thanks for the warm welcome all the way from the land down under! I appreciate the tips on the TA and TH...My PH is in the process of going up via aeration to recommended levels. No - I have not ordered the TF test kit yet - however - it is on the list of things to do today/tomorrow. Hopefully...