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HOW TO SUPER CLORINATE YOU,RE POOL

by JUNEBUG » Tue 05 Jul, 2005 15:08

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WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO SUPER CLORINATE OUR POOL

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See if this works.

poolchemcalc.html

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Last post by vaughanwilliams
Wed 06 Jul, 2005 09:44
How hard can it be to get a pool's chem. at a safe level?

by hipertongue » Sat 04 Jun, 2005 03:06

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Hi..we just purchased our home which also included an above ground pool. The pool has a 16000 gallon water capacity and has very good equipment....

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Hi Deb,

Total Alkalinity and pH are very closely related. What is used to lower one will lower the other and the same for raising.

My advice is...

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Last post by John B.
Tue 05 Jul, 2005 13:53
Chlorine is missing

by Done487 » Fri 01 Jul, 2005 11:02

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I need help, I shocked my pool last night with 8 gallons (pool is 18,000 gal. in-ground liner) this morning I still show no chlorine. For a week now...

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Have your water tested for stabilizer. This keeps the chlorine from burning off so fast. My pool is 40,000 gallons 20x40 with vinyl liner. I shock...

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Last post by Guest
Tue 05 Jul, 2005 05:48
New to pool need help

by rbjones21 » Mon 06 Jun, 2005 20:32

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I just moved into a house with an above gound pool.

It has a Jacuzzi DE Filter: Landslide LS40.

I have followed the directions that I could...

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P.S. Check out poolcenter dotcom. They are a Jacuzzi dealer and have info on the LS-40. Maybe they can get you and owner's manual.

John

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Last post by John B.
Sat 02 Jul, 2005 14:55
kiddy pool advice

by marie1980 » Thu 30 Jun, 2005 16:39

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we got ourselves a small pool for the kids, there is enough room in there where we can both sit and the kids (4yrs & 18months) have enough room...

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blow up kiddie pools are meant to be emptied and re-filled, sorry.

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Last post by Gov
Thu 30 Jun, 2005 21:13
pressure problem

by Paul » Wed 29 Jun, 2005 22:00

My sand filter is gaining about 10-12psi in a short period of time in the filter position. This causes the flow of water into the pool to become very...

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Last post by Paul
Wed 29 Jun, 2005 22:00
also problems with green color

by Matt » Thu 23 Jun, 2005 21:30

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we have a brand new pool and also have well water, same as Sue in her post green . the water has been green from the get go & we have used a...

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control the other topics this problem answered two times.

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Last post by tommy
Wed 29 Jun, 2005 04:04
need some serious help!!!

by k8ewilliamson » Thu 16 Jun, 2005 17:58

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we moved into a house that has an inground pool-30k gallon-that had not beed cared for in about a year or two. we drain/refilled and cleaned it. when...

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Algeaide doesnt help to change the water color your water have some materials like mangan, cupper or iron so when you chlorize the water the color...

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Last post by tommy
Wed 29 Jun, 2005 04:01
sand in pool

by kelly » Tue 07 Jun, 2005 20:40

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This year opening my pool , I find that i have sand blowing into my pool and when I waste and rinse there is also sand coming out. The glass is...

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first of all sand comes from filter not pump .,second sounds like you have a cracked lateral in filter or someone did not istall sand properly

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Last post by matt
Sat 25 Jun, 2005 16:28
Asperilius niger

by tht » Sun 19 Jun, 2005 16:40

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I get a grayish type stain on the bottom of my vinyl pool liner. I have heard it is caused by asperilius nigerfungus. Does anyone have a solution to...

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keep your chlorine level at 5ppm or higher

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Last post by matt
Sat 25 Jun, 2005 16:22
DE in pool

by JimH19991 » Tue 21 Jun, 2005 18:36

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When my new DE filter was installed, the installer hooked it up backwards the first time. Clouds of DE got into the pool. Ever since then I get algae...

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plaster pool or vinyl liner

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Last post by matt
Sat 25 Jun, 2005 16:20
hair strainer basket above hole

by dkdd250 » Thu 23 Jun, 2005 11:45

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I have an above ground cartrage filter. The problem is the hair and de strainers basket is not being sucked to the bottom and stay above the hole the...

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simple fix put a small rock in your basket, if you dont like that then your basket must have had a handle on it that hit the top of the lid and...

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Last post by matt
Sat 25 Jun, 2005 16:19
Plaster problem

by John B. » Fri 17 Jun, 2005 19:54

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Last season I renovated my pool and had it plastered by a professional pool company. This season, the walls (about 6-8 inches below the tile line)...

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John,

Just ask your local pool store for a product like hydro quest. It dissolves the scale. Stain and scale control only prevent it. Any...

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Last post by Guest
Sat 25 Jun, 2005 16:10
Can't vacuum

by continia » Sat 11 Jun, 2005 13:59

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Everytime I plug in the vacuum system air fills up in the pump basket. I watched at the pump while my son plugged in the vacuum and could see air...

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Mine issue just started 2 weeks ago. I have infact replace the skimmer line and all fittings back in 2000. My issue as soon as you close the main to...

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Last post by mcastor
Fri 24 Jun, 2005 10:22
Waste returns to pool

by Frustrated » Sun 05 Jun, 2005 19:35

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I recently opened my pool for the year. Last year when I closed it there was a lot of algae in it. I put new sand in the filter and when I vacuum the...

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Vacum the algae to waste then add fresh water.Keep chlorine level up to 10ppm until the algae is dead.

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Last post by doubled1
Fri 24 Jun, 2005 05:34
Algea problem

by Guest » Tue 14 Jun, 2005 22:39

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:( I have an algae problem too. I shock it real strong and use an algacide and within 2 days the green comes back on the walls of the vinyl liner. pH...

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Thanks for your help.

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Last post by Guest
Thu 23 Jun, 2005 21:29
pool not winterize, what's the consequences?

by sally1815 » Wed 22 Jun, 2005 11:12

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I have a gunite inground pool not winterize, what's the consequence/problem after? I really need help?

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Hi Sally,

Depending on your location, there may not be a significant problem. However, you don't say what not winterized means. If it means that...

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Last post by John B.
Wed 22 Jun, 2005 15:20
Algae Cloudy - New Pool Owners

by kernnal » Mon 20 Jun, 2005 06:16

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Help! We just bought a house with an inground 17,500 gal pool. We have never owned a pool before so we have been using a pool place here with no...

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Ok, Run the filter, a lot!!!!

24 hours minimum after adding all your shock and algecide.

Vacuum and backwash filter (about 3 minutes).

Repeat next...

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Last post by Gov
Mon 20 Jun, 2005 20:38
losing pool water

by rsonny » Thu 09 Jun, 2005 08:21

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My inground pool is losing water through the waste pipe. I have replaced the Hayward filter valve, but it still loses water. I put the valve on...

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Yes you can put a valve on the waste line.Shouldnt do this with a new multiport valve,sounds like the gasket is getting rolled out of place

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Last post by Helper
Sun 19 Jun, 2005 22:38
green tinted water

by kc6697 » Sat 21 May, 2005 12:48

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i have an 16x32 in ground pool. the deep end is 9ft. the water is greenish at that end, the shallow is blue, but cloudy. i have shocked it 3 times,...

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You don't say what the total alkalinity might be. If low, even though everything else is OK, this can cause a greenish and cloudy tint. Slowly adjust...

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Last post by John B.
Sat 18 Jun, 2005 18:24

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