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Black Beetles swimming in my pool!

by Homer Golden » Thu 25 May, 2006 21:58

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I bought my kids a 20' above ground pool and filled it up with water yesterday. I get home from work this evening and there had to be at least 50...

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The only way to get rid of them is to take away their food supply, for water boatmen its algae, for backswimmers its other water bugs such as water...

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Mon 15 Aug, 2016 21:50
Honey Bees Attracted to Pool Water

by Alicia Acconcio » Sat 22 Jun, 2013 03:58

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What can I use to repel honey bees from swarming around the corner of a salt water swimming pool? Alicia Acconcio, Molokai, Hawaii

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Honey bees need to collect water to use in their colony. They will tend to collect water from sources that have a pungent smell, because that is...

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Mon 15 Aug, 2016 21:40
earthworms in pool each night
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by Art » Tue 24 Mar, 2009 16:51

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worms in my pool.
i clean the pool today and tomorrow there are 50-100 of them.
I live in south east florida. My pool deck is 3feet wide on the lawn...

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Earthworms naturally will seek moist areas, whether in dirt, sand, etc. That being said, it seems that they would try to go deeper into the earth...
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Mon 15 Aug, 2016 00:43
white mucous-like stuff floating in pool

by Guest » Thu 01 Sep, 2005 18:14

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When i opened my pool this year there was tons of this white cloudy mucous-like stuff floating in the pool.

I thought i had gotten rid of it by...

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this white mucous like stuff floating in pools are organically occurring fungus. It forms a heavy, protective coating, providing the organism with an...

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Sun 14 Aug, 2016 23:36
Sand in Pool

by adp_pool » Sun 14 Aug, 2016 05:26

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I have consistently been seeing very fine sand at the bottom of my pool over the past few months. I have a robotic vacuum not connected to the pool...

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I doubt that there is a possibility of the returns being a problem because they are under pressure and any hole that would let sand in would be...

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Sun 14 Aug, 2016 08:57
little red worms
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by pooh85bear » Thu 15 Jun, 2006 18:25

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I have little red worms in my pool? What are they and how do I get rid of them?

Thank you poohbear :oops:

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:wtf: I have the worms in my pool my dog water and my turtles tank I personally recommend emptying then bleaching the pools and then rinceing really...
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Mon 25 Jul, 2016 15:26
Ants in the pool?

by nofx1981 » Wed 16 Jul, 2008 11:31

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I woke up this morning and looked at the pool and noticed a lot of black specs on the surface. Upon closer inspection I could see that they were...

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If you can't trace the source of the ant infestation (which could be caused by different things), the best way to address the issue is to use pool...

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Wed 20 Jul, 2016 22:35
fine dirt in bottom of pool after using shock n swim

by echobravo » Wed 13 Jul, 2016 11:46

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hello all
does anyone or has anyone ever had problems with fine dirt atcthe bottom of their pool after using shock n swim or chlorinate granules?...

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I used to get a grey matter covering the pool floor and it was a pain to get rid of, I put it down to the fact that a lot of these pool chemicals...

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Thu 14 Jul, 2016 10:47
A conservative and a liberal contemplate less-than-optimal 2016 front-runners.

by inetryconydot » Sun 05 Jun, 2016 17:28

After the results in Tuesday's Acela primaries, the presidential chances of Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders have passed from a forlorn, but still...

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Sun 05 Jun, 2016 17:28
Dirt in pool

by 19by41 » Tue 03 Sep, 2013 15:58

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I've been operating this 19x41 vinyl pool for 35 years, but this year I've run into a problem I've been unable to solve.
The pool gets dirt on the...

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I think you should maintain a routine by which you should vacuum the waste regularly and apart from that you should change some old systems in your...

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Mon 18 Apr, 2016 07:55
Pink organisms betwin tiles

by grzech » Wed 30 Mar, 2016 04:35

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Hi

I have indoor swiminpool. The the water is chlorinated.
From the beginning, I have a problem with organisms that appear from time to time on the...

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Hi
That is strange. I haven't seen anything like it before but maybe someone else has and can advise
How is your chlorine level? maybe...

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Thu 07 Apr, 2016 08:44
Poured liquid filter cleaner into pool.

by Jmhranch101 » Sat 19 Dec, 2015 00:43

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I have an inground salt pool and I recent poured liquid filter cleaner into the pool because I misread the directions. Now every time water runs into...

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Now every time water runs into it, it bubbles
What bubbles, how big are the bubbles and how long do they last?
What brand of cleaner did you use or...

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Wed 23 Dec, 2015 04:50
Brown powdery sediment on pool floor
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by Writchey » Tue 20 Jul, 2010 11:49

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I purchased my house and settled escrow a month ago. The pool looked ok when I made my offer in April. Now I am experiencing problems with algae...

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First make sure all leaves & sticks are out of pool so that what u have remaining is the brown sediment or algae.
The filter will not get rid of...
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Thu 25 Sep, 2014 22:57
How long to run my automatic pool cleaner (daily or weekkly

by BallGiants » Tue 27 Dec, 2005 12:19

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Hi

I have a realatively new pool and want to know how long to have the automatic pool cleaner running during this time of the year. The manual...

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Hi. I am a saltwater pool owner from South Africa and I am running my pump for 1 hour per day during winter, 2 hours per day during autumn, 4 hours...

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Mon 04 Aug, 2014 04:29
Shock turns water green
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by ThreeFillyz » Fri 12 May, 2006 19:39

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My pool was crystal clear with only a bit of residual algae on the sides/bottom. The cholrine level very low and so shocked -- it immediately turned...

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i had shock my pool a few weeks ago and it turned brown but after a few days of cleaning the filter it came crystal clear a month after i shock it...
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Mon 28 Jul, 2014 19:15
Cloudy water too long.

by Old Eagle » Sun 13 Jul, 2014 21:23

I have just put new sand in my Hayward sand filter. The sand was purchased at Namco. I did a backwash to get any really fine dust out.

It seems to...

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Sun 13 Jul, 2014 21:23
Bromine?!

by whitemok » Mon 02 Jun, 2014 00:38

My bromine level is 10. Too high. Why? I plan to backwash tomorrow...

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Mon 02 Jun, 2014 00:38
Using high sulfur well water to fill pool

by waynevan » Thu 29 May, 2014 13:13

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Howdy all. We just bought a house in Southwest Florida with an in ground pool that looks great, but cyanuric acid is very high and I can't even get a...

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I'm using filtered, aerated, softened water, screw it. I kinda thought I might find some expertise here, guess I was mistaken.

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Fri 30 May, 2014 12:47
Tiny Bugs clustered on Pool Surface

by AnnC » Mon 10 Mar, 2014 18:04

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There are millions of tiny bugs on the pool surface. It looks like dirt floating until you pick it up and the bugs crawl on your hand. They are the...

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Small insects as well as pollen are common this time of year. The good news is the seasons are short. While they are here there are a few things that...

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Thu 03 Apr, 2014 21:12
Maggot-like worms in bottom of pool

by alp » Wed 31 Jul, 2013 16:26

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I suddenly have lots of tiny (?maggot-like) white worms at the bottom of my above ground pool with salt filter. After several years, this is the...

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This sounds like something from a horror movie. I have no experience with worms in my pool, but I hope you find out what they are. It sounds...

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Mon 24 Mar, 2014 15:51

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