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That rolled up hose is needed as well when you back-wash the filter. Might keep the algaecide 60, and the floater for vacation.

XtraBlue ..... is the hidden additive for metal. You do not want to start battling metal stains. Do your "Shocking" with regular bleach only.

Put a heavy duty skimmer sock in your skimmer. The rocks/sand will get trapped before they hit your pump.

My 2 cents: The guy that came to open the pool for you, the guy you complained about wasting $200.- on, was trained by the usual pool store. Be prepared to get the same bad advice and results at the store.

What I have done in the past.... Hook up filter and pump, fill up with water and start the pump. Check Ph, CYA, etc Add chemical needed with the cover still on. On a nice day, clean cover and remove. Throw in the pool cleaner and recheck all levels. But with the TFP method my water is clear...

If you have trouble with the reading, repeat several times. Just pour the solution back into mixing bottle and redo. No need to use new water and new reagent. (Don't ask how I know about this;) )

Got it. Thank you

I do order a lot from amazon, but never paid attention to Amazon Smile. When does the option pop up in the check-out process?

I also pour into a marked 1 gal bottle. But I cut out a large opening behind & underneath the handle. Easy to pour into without a funnel. Then I submerge near a return to mix into the water.

Have you tried the "Bucket Test"? Fill a bucket with water and set on a step in your pool. The level in the bucket should be at the same level as in the pool. Wait and observe. If it is evaporation, both levels should stay at the same level. If your pool has a leak, the water in the bucket...

More deck and more sun is always better. (That's my opinion) Add a few feet to the footprint of the pool for retaining wall, uprights, and so on.

Re: Brand new pool - plaster worries - Help Sorry to hear about your trouble. First, take a deep breath and calm down. Knowledgeable members will reply and help. Second, post pictures with the streaks, so these members can give advice.

First, let me tell you that I am sorry about your pool problems. Second, I think you need to read up on Pool School again. In order to SLAM your pool, you need to keep the chlorine level UP at all times, do not let it come down!! Or you get your result of recurring algea. The SLAM level for...

Since the CYA went up with your use of diclor, your target FC needs to go up as well. Double check the chart

Are you sure that the level neverwent below shock value at any time? If it did, that means you are starting from scratch at that point. The algae would just come back during that time.

Why cant he "winterize" the pool during the summer? It would take some extra time to open, but would cost less than $1000 for a company to keep it open. Or have the company come a week or so early and open?

I usually hook up my filter after the last big freeze, fill up with the cover still on. Slide the cleaner under the cover, too and let it run. Start balancing the water, but mostly just killing the nasties. By the time the cover comes off, most of the algae is dead and I can finish shocking and...

Price?? In ground pools are way more $$ than above ground!

I have a skimmer sock in my basket & check every morning.

Sorry to read and point out this part of your comment. You might not be done shocking. How about draining some of your water to get that CYA in better range?

Last vacation was 2 weeks. I put on the winter cover, floated some pucks under it & had the pump on low. Everything was perfect when we came back. Our son came home one weekend, took the cover off, swam, put the cover back. (I hold the cover down with some weights)

In another thread, this link was posted for low cost CYA. http://www.dtydirect.com/ProductDesc.as ... onditioner

This sounds interesting. Can you elaborate on this?

Why is the "Pool Repair Guy" in the "Poll water maintanance"? This is reflecting badly on the store, since they are recomendim him to the customer. The store needs to find somebody else to do the water maintanance duties!!!

Don't know about the spots, but the pipe in your filter looks like it's there to help the cartridge stay centered when you put the top back on. (This is my guess, since I have a sand filter with a pipe sticking up, for centering the valve assembly.)

That would be a neat gadget to have!! Could you post a picture; with your hook-up? I would love to see how it workes. Somebody might be able to come up with a DIY solution.

I interpreted it as: filter is on a timer, only running in the evening. To me this meant: filter is not running long enough every day to make any significant head-way to filter out enough gunk. But you are right, with this much stuff, definitly keep an eye on the pressure & backwash as soon as...

With gunk like this, shouldn't the filter run 24/7? How about some filter socks, also? With frquent backwashing & refilling with fresh water, your numbers should improve, too. (Don't think that cartridge filters can be backwahed) Keep adding chlorine!!!

I checked my water yesterday. FC : 2 CC : .5 CYA : 30 Temp 50 My water is still below the skimmer, the cover still on. To stop the algea from getting out of hand before opening, I slipped a floater under the cover with 3 pucks set on slow release. Hopefully this will be OK until next month...

The blue + gray on blue is very hard to read. Otherwise a nice lay-out & easy to navigate. I just did not read anything, since I had a hard time distinguishing between the background and the writing.