new pool owners

The post title says it all. I am a new pool owner. We have an 18' x 52" above-ground pool, roughly 8300 gallons. The pool math app has suggested very low amounts of my 12.5% liquid chlorine to raise my FC. I ended up adding 256 oz of the liquid chlorine and the FC level is still 0. My CYA level...

Hi! I just moved from Seattle to Phx and am renting a house with a pool for the first time. Yay! But I don’t know if what I found is actually normal or if I’m getting jerked around. Landlord said pool was filled 4 months ago and that the issues are not agile or slime because it’s too cold for...

Pool was completed about a week ago, right before a cruise so today is really "Day ONE" of caring for the beast! Saw this group mentioned in. Salt Water Pools Facebook chat and here I am! First Salt Water pool. First "I had this built" pool so I'm a little intimidated. Came home yesterday from...

Hello, So, My Taylor K-2006C just arrived today and I will be learning my pool chemistry again :) which I forgot when I was in college. While reading on this forum has helped me understand immensely, however, I would still like to ask the help needed. My pool has not been opened since we became...

Hello everyone! My name is Aleksey. My wife Kim and I were given a second hand Coleman 16’ x 48” above ground pool last summer. We enjoyed every waking moment of it, but being completely unfamiliar with pools, we sure made some mistakes along the way...with plenty more to come...