new pool owner

Good day to this amazing community! I'm a log time lurker who finally decided to to officially join this community. After years going to the pool store, I am ordering the TF-Pro Salt tester and jumping into the deep end! :) Appreciate any early advice you can share with me! Look forward to...

I have been quietly observing this wonderful community of pool enthusiasts for a bit now, soaking up knowledge from both seasoned experts and fellow newcomers like myself. It's truly a fantastic environment & I'm grateful for the wealth of knowledge shared here. As we near the final stages of...

This is my first pool. I got my TFPro test kit last week, Today ran a full set of tests. Also had tested at 2 pool stores. One store did the drop tests - my results are pretty much consistent with theirs except CYA which they measured as 60 PPM. The other store's results were all over the place...

Hello, My name is Jim and I just bought a house that has a very nice pool. It is about 35 feet by 18 feet. I do not want to use a pool person, so I am going to fast track myself on learning pool chemistry. I'm sure I will be doing lots of post and look forward to all the repsonses. Thank you.

Hello all, I am brand new here and this is my first post. Our pool is under construction and going faster than I expected. PB wants me to finalize my color choice for the Diamond Brite plaster. I'm at a loss after endless hours on Pinterest, Houzz, and Instagram as all the pics look like a...

Hello everyone. I've been a lurker on this site since May 2022 and finally created an account now that I almost have a pool. We live in northern Texas panhandle and this will be the first pool we've owned. I grew up with an inground vinyl pool but did nothing to maintain it myself. Earlier this...

I have an 18 foot above ground pool, Intex XTR. Just set it up, and levels all test in range except for chlorine of course. I added 64 ounces of liquid chlorine. How long should I wait before I retest? When do I need to add a stabilizer? Should I have done that prior to chlorine? Blah there’s...

I’m a first time pool owner. We recently bought a 27 foot round pool for our back yard. We live in South Georgia. We are excited to start this new journey of pool care and I want to do my best. Any advice is appreciated. We are about to open the pool this week we just filled it up yesterday. I...

Hey all. I renovated my 30,000 gallon inground pool this spring, new plaster went in May 28, 2021. I have an Intellichlor SWG that I’m hoping to start using soon. I’m having trouble getting the FC level up before I turn on the SWG. I added 4 gallons of bleach last night and here are my levels...

Hello TFP! This site is truly amazing. It’s great to see people helping people. As a pool owner for the first time, questions seem to be never ending. We have a 27000 gallon in-ground pool with a sand filter and in-line automatic chlorine feeder. I am already dealing with what seems to be a...

Hello everyone! We are moving in a new home (new for us) and the home comes with an underground pool. Neither me nor my fiancé have ever owned a pool before or even know the first thing about caring for a pool!! We are excited to have a pool for family and friends but don’t have a clue on where...

Hello - I'm not only brand new to this forum, but I am also a brand new pool owner. About a week and a half ago I had an 18' round 52" high pool with sand filter installed. The place I bought the pool from taught me next to nothing about maintaining a pool. Same with the installers. With my...

Hi! I am a new pool owner and we had a professional open the pool and start us off. We were maitaining the chemicals in the pool and at first assumed the brown lines in the pool were sand(not sure from where) and let the robot vacum get them. After a week or two I realized it must be something...

Hi, I am new pool owner been trying to balance my water and keep chlorine levels up. Been raining quite a bit here in Atlanta. Its forecast to rain in the next couple of days. What do you guys do in this type of weather? Do you continue to shock pool and add chemicals to the water or do you...

I'm a new pool owner just recently purchased my first pool.. Its just a 14x48 bestways frame pool, I just wanted a little something to cool off in. I am kinda familiar with pools I understand the servicing & general up keep, but I want to learn more about the water science & balance. So, this...

Hey everyone, I'm a new pool owner getting ready to setup my first above ground pool. We bought a summer waves 14x48 metal frame pool (in the light wicker print pattern - not that it matters). As a side note, it seems like this particular pool may not be a common model. The 14x48 size with the...

Hello all! I appreciate your input on helping us maintain our 12' Bestway above ground pool with filter pump maintained all Summer long! This is our FIRST experience with pools of any kind and I'm not naïve enough to think we fill it with a hose and call it a day.. I want to maintain it...

We just bought this house in October. They replaced the filter. I want to know if they put the salt generator thing back on correctly. The flow arrow makes is seem as though water is going from the IC20 salt generator back into the filter. I don't know what I am doing- I have added 8X 40lbs...

Good day all, Day 3 after pool company came to start up my brand new pool. (Details are in my signature) I believe they did an acid start up. I have three 3” chlorine tabs floating. Water is clear, ph is ideal level. However I’m not registering a chlorine level. How to proceed? I look...

Hey guys I'm new to this whole pool ownership. I have 16x48 ultra frame Intex 5,061 gal sand filter.. My Alkalinity is a high & water is a bit cloudy.... Ph level is perfect now used PH down. No chlorine yet as this is a new setup. I did add 1gt of metal out powder today but Alkalinity is still...

Hi. Brand new to this site and forum. Also new to owning a pool. Just bought a 10ft round pool for my kids - stands 2.5 ft tall. Based on my calculations (using the formula Pi x Radius squared x depth of pool x 7.5) 3.14 x (5x5) x 2.5 x 7.5= 1472 I’m estimating the pool to be under 1500...