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Hi, needing advise! 1st post here on TFP, I am a design/build residential general contractor in Upstate South Carolina. Our personal pool has become a diy design/build (long story). With almost 50 years in the business I am very comfortable with the engineering and construction of the...

Winterized my pool last year for the first time, and my one big regret was not having a leaf net on top of the winter cover to easily remove all the leaves when necessary. TONS of trees here. Seems like the leaf nets are crazy expensive though at the pool stores. Any other alternatives that...

Hey y’all. I just started taking care of my pool a few weeks ago, after ending service with my pool company (too expensive). It’s been good and fun so far, but could use another set of eyes on my test results to make sure I’m doing everything right. Since Sept 8 I’ve already used a gallon and...

Hello, I noticed this afternoon that a section about 4 feet wide on my 15 x 30 pool has shifted about 4 inches out from the bottom. Just one section though and my deck appears to be holding the vertical post of the pool from falling. Attached is a picture from the underside of the deck and...

So I am trying to close my Coleman 22ft above ground pool, but was on vacation for 3 days came back to an alagae bloom. have used 2 bags of hypo cal shock for 13,500 gallon pool and also have used 4 jugs of liquid chlorine. We have a robot vac that doesn't do very well and the dark green alagae...

Hii!! Please help! I’m having a hard time understanding what to do about water hardness. I have an above ground pool 26x14x4 ft oval. And it’s super cloudy right now. Ph 7.2 Alkalinity 120 Total hardness 500 I tested my tap water and it’s 250. If I lower it by about a foot and replace with my...

Good morning! Our pool opened end of May, has since flooded with mud twice- this last time, the only remedy was to drain it and start over. We bought a pump and rented one; and, spent over 12 hours draining and scrubbing. Fast forward, our pool is now filled AGAIN, and I'm trying to get it...

I got my TF-Pro kit today and it just proved how inaccurate the test strips really are. Even this morning the CYA was still showing 0 on 2 different brand of strips. I had added 14oz of dry stablizer this past Sunday because it was a fresh fill and I didn't want to add to much. I am going out...

Been using Pleatco pc7-120 for a few years and they seem to work well, last a lot longer than the cheap ones you can get at the local big box store. Everywhere I look though that has them at a not inflated price has them out of stock though. Should I just hang tight and use the cheap store...

Hi y’all. I need to buy a new pump and am trying to size it properly. My first question is whether I need an IG or AG pump. My setup is a Radiant 24’ circular pool that is buried in the ground. (“The above ground pool with the inground attitude.” Cheesy tagline. Lol). Also, my filter (sand)...

Test came back Chl-5-6 ppm Ph 7.2 Alk-40 Hard-30 Cya is 30-40ppm after 50% water change Pool is green and cloudy, pump is operating flawlessly and is double the size for the pool Intex 24’x52” Sand filter 16 inch 8500 gph 2 hp pump Skimmer added I had pool store help, and problem got worse...

tl;dr: the automatic pool cover stalled, the rope is tangled, and I cannot manually open or close it and don't know what to do. Hello, TFP. First time poster also kind of first time lurker today. I've gone through the similar posts in this forum and tried troubleshooting on my own but I'm hit...

Had two questions, one practical and one I'm just curious on. 1. Will leftover CYA in a resealable pouch from last year still work this year? Work but less effective? Not work at all? 2. I know this would depend on conditions, but what's a ballpark half-life of CYA itself? Thanks for the info.

Draining my pool to fill it fresh after algae, but is a shop vac vacuuming over the wall the best way to get whatever remains in those last few inches of water below the drain port? Figure that's probably the worst of the worst in that water, and my little handheld pool vacuum says it needs to...

Long story short, draining water from last year because it turned green so just going to start fresh. What's the best thing to use on the walls to kill any remaining algae? Been reading posts that said scrub with straight bleach, bleach water mix, and other stuff, so really confused now.

Hi everybody. Want to get a little cordless vacuum, and have narrowed it down to these two I think in their price range: Pool Blaster Hydro 500 vs. Pool Blaster Centennial Li. My problem is I'm having a hard time figuring out the differences between each one. They almost look the same but...

Hey there! We had pool installed and we have someone that takes care of it but it’s a new person and I’m pretty sure he switched it and it’s not in the correct position. This is regular not being vacuumed mode / runs about 8 hours a day Can anyone tell me if this is how it’s supposed to look...

I've always torn down and stored my Intex or now Coleman (Bestway) AGPs in the past, but I see so many people here saying they just winterize, so think I'm going to go that route starting this year. Found this blog post on here...

I have rapidly reach the limits of my competence. I’m a new pool and hot tub owner (both came with the house I purchased in April). I have not touched the hot tub until the last several days. The previous owner said something was wrong with some of the jets but didn’t know and didn’t want to fix...

Hello, I have a problem pool on my hands. here are the chemical levels. 10ppm cl 7.6ph 120cya 120alk 0 phosphates Pool is clear where you can see the bottom. There is no algae as nothing brushes off the walls or floors. The filter is clean everytime i go to clean it. But the pool water is...

Hey, been lurking for quite awhile. I'm familiar with the method. I've used it with success In the past, but now not so much. Here are my test results FC 2 TA 200 PH 7.0 CYA 30 CH 40 I let the FC back down to take these tests. I've been keeping it at about 12 FC per pool math. I can tend to...

Hey all - I was getting a hang of the pool stuff but I think I need help… the past week chlorine FC levels have been dropping fast. 9:30am on 6/13, zero FC chlorine 10:30am on 6/13, added 3 gallons of liquid chorine at 10% bleach. Sand filter backwashed Noon on 6/15, zero FC chlorine, 0.5...

Upgrading this old pool a little at a time, as we get enough money for each phase. And well, we've finally reached electrical. My pool subcontractor just installed the new variable speed 3hp Black & Decker pump, and now he's telling me my old timer might not have enough power for it? I'm...

Hi All, First time pool owner here. The pool was opened mid May and we installed a new pump, DE filter, heat pump and SWG. I read just about every pool school post and started the slam process. The pH was off the charts low so I followed pool math to bring it up with soda ash before adding...

Hey all, just bought a new house with a large pool. It was going okay until today when I noticed it was cloudy and the sand filter pressure was high. Uh oh! I open up the chlorinator which was empty and backwashed the filter+cleaned basket. I used my TF-Pro test kit and found out I have ZERO...

Edit: thanks for feedback, raised concerns with contractor and hes updating it all

Hi all, We recently moved into a house and this is our second season with the pool. I was hoping to get some guidance on our concrete pool walkway. Pics added. I think these have been here for about 20 years. How would I go about repairing these? I think water is getting into these areas...

I have Pentair automation easy touch. Starting with the IC40 at minimum. 16,500 gal in ground plaster. I have few questions of course and any other insights you can offer. 1. My initial thought is removing the inline chlorinator which i don't use anyway. That is only 20 inches from behind...

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