Hello

[Ronda Nordman]

I'm new to this group. My husband was a member and couldn't say enough great things about this group. He passed away January 18th. We joked about the pool being his but in all honesty, it was "Chuck's pool". He understood all the chemicals and had the patience to keep it running and beautiful. It is a fiberglass, beach entry pool. I just opened it up (well paid 700.00 to have a local pool company open it up). Chuck would be rolling over in his grave if he wasn't cremated. I have to laugh as opposed to crying all the time. It is very comical that I am "stuck" with his pool and never learned from the expert. My pool is cloudy and the pollen here in NC is absolutely off the chain right now. It is a salt water pool and right now the chlorine is reading low and the pH is high. I'm so lost without my sweet Chuck. I would appreciate all the advice and guidance this great group of pool owners can give. Thanks in advance! Ronda
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[TinFoilHat]

Ronda, Sorry for your loss and please,
keep on keepin' on. You're going to be okay. This reminds me why I intend to teach my wife how to take care of the pool too. If you have the test kit he used then you should get that out and see if you can identify the brand and/or model number of it for us. The key here is to get good tests from your kit and then the rest is downhill. Here are some links to get you started:
Pool Care Basics
Test Kits Compared
FC/CYA Levels
PoolMath

 

[Newdude]

Hey Rhonda and Welcome.

Sorry to be meeting like this, but rest assured, we got you. We just met but I promise you that I am way more of a spaz than you could possibly be, and they all taught me how to manage the pool with ease. You're gonna make Chuck proud when you're waltzing around out there like you're the boss

We'll be your training wheels for as long as you need and to start you don't even need to understand any of it. Report the #s and we'll guide you from there.

Let's keep this for introductions here, so start a thread in the just getting started sub forum and we'll be on our way. Include pics of the pool and wide angle shots of the equipment so we can see what all the pipes do.

 

[woodyp]

We're certainly no replacement for Chuck, but I assure you you are in just as good of hands as his were pool wise.

Welcome to the same forum he obviously felt so comfortable with. We haven't changed and are at your beck and call.