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I see the pool store didn't give you a cya level, and the chlorine level is 5+++? This in not acceptable when trying to maintain a pool. The correlation between cya and chlorine is very important. Cya sets the amount of chlorine you need in your water to keep your pool sanitized. There is a...

No - a 3/4hp pump should be fine - what is the size of your filter? If you see some air bubbles in the return line, check all of your o rings and make sure they are clean and lubricated. Waterbear is right, it is probably organics that need to be shocked out of existence :grrrr:

I don't see it on the list, but have you put in any algaecide? I can cause foam. I am not sure of all of the other stuff that went into the water. With a cya of 30 you should have your chlorine at a minimum of 3. I would shock again, don't let the ph go above 7.2 for now. Do you see any...

I closed my pool last night :( , We'll be here to help next season, but i think you will be fine :)

I would not put in the metal control before closing even if you have metals - it will eat the chlorine, and it will also bring the ph down - and you don't want to do either of them when closing.

I get so sad this time of year :sad: , but we had a great summer here in PA 8) I will be closing the pool in the next week - I can hardly bear it :cry: :handwave:

Yes, do as Matt says, and I just want to say BLEACH, BLEACH,BLEACH! I just can't specify how important it is to stay consistant with your chorine. Everything else comes later. As soon as you see the chlorine come down from 20, add more bleach. If you have any trichlor tablets, add one to...

hmmmm very interesting (while rubbing chin)

There have been a lot of posts in the stain section on the Pool Forum this year about plaster pools getting scale over the winter . It seems that some dirt has gotten encapsulated by the scale, causing stains. Some of the pools are new, and others have not had a problem before with this. They...