I was recently told by someone that putting Chlorine pucks in your pool's skimmer will is bad for the pool because it will eventually ruin your filters/mechanics of the...

I just had my pool water tested at the shop and was shocked to find the fc down to .5 I have been doing the Dpt tablet test often and balancing the pool. Everytime I...

Our chlorinator is not putting chlorine in the pool. We called a pool guy who said that it must be "gunked up" and that we will have to replace the...

I live in a villa in the UAE and pool maintenance is done by the staff so I have never worried about the readings. I bought a cheap kit just to check clorine level and...

My mother's pool maintenance company has been dumping enormous amounts of chlorine into her pool this summer, but always gets 0 ppm at their next weekly visit. I began...

This is the second time I've addressed this issue, and haven't gotten a response so I wonder is it pink slime or not. I've seen a few people inquire about pink algae,...

I'm giving up and closing the pool this weekend. I have had the same problem all year of not being able to keep chlorine in the pool. I can double shock the pool at...

PH 7.0 Akaline 40 ppm Chlorine remaining @4 ppm or more will not come down. and still making Algae. have backwashed for thirty minutes and refilled twice, Pool size is...

Greetings PoolFolks,

We've had a small pool for a few years now...no probs. :D

Our question is about the quality of chlorine which has been stored over the winter...

It seems like every other day I have to add chlorine. I recently drained my pool does that have anything to do with it? What do I need to add to keep chroline levels...

Hello. My husband and I are having a "discussion" on which form of chlorine is better for our 22,000 gallon pool in Florida.

Better for the pool and our...

I've been unable to get a chlorine level all summer. I'm pretty fed up and now just want to get the water right so I can throw on the cover. I have a 17,000 gallon above...

I've been reading a lot on this forum about pool chemistry and the one thing i haven't found is how to determine what my FC level should be based on my CYA level. I've...

I tested low in chlorine. Should I increase setting to 65% and re-test it after 24 hrs.? I have a chlorine generator and it is set to 60%, PH is ideal. I have been...

I keep getting black spots on pool bottom. Added chlorine granules and raised alkalinity level. Next day chlorine test strip shows deep purple (past the color on the...

I just bought a Taylor K 2006 test kit, and if I performed my first test properly, here are my readings:

FC = .4ppm

CC = .22 ppm

pH = 7.6

Alkalinity = 120ppm...

How much chlorine per liter do you use to shock?

Wife went to shock the pool 2 weeks in a row and both times I have gotten up the next day and the chlorine is just sitting at the bottom of the pool. Scrubbing it gets...

Evidently I had a high chlorine level when my local Pinch a Penny rep said to add a half a jug of liquid chlorine and 3 pints of acid. It didn't register as having any...

Hi.

I've had a pool for years now but this is the first time that I have water which is slightly foggy/murky and whenever I add chlorine it turns greenish.

I've...