Well almost pool season here in Northern Iowa. Having a problem with the infamous green algae. Dumped 2 boxes of Borax in yesterday and 3 gallons of bleach today. We...

I am a new pool owner. I have a 30,000 gal grey gunite pool. I just had my water tested. I thought all was fine from my own tests but the pool store said to add 7 bags...

Hardness: 250

ALK: 120

pH: 7.5

Stabilizer: 40ppm

Total chlorine: 1.0ppm

free chlorine: zero

I have approx. a 12,000gal IG pool with an automatic chlorinator...

I have been have a big problem with my PH and Total Alk. being severely low. The TA is non exisitant and the PH is around 6.5 and will not rise.

I was told that one...

i am working on a pool at my in-laws house and the pool got overdosed with chlorine.

i opened the pool up for the first time in 2 years, so the water was pretty...

I'm new (last summer) to above ground pooling. We used granular chlorine last year but can get tablets cheap this year. Should I switch? What are disadvantages of a...

Hi aganin: What is the shelf life of a individually sealed pucks? Though they are all in the same bucket, they are all individually wrapped in plastic.

Thanks!

do they have Cyanaric acid "stabilizer" in them?

Any advice on how to get rid of combined chlorine. Have tried chlorine and non chlorine shock, granular and liquid. Still nothing!! My pool has been open about 10 days....

I can't get any FC to stay in my pool. I've shocked with cal hypo several times. When I shocked the first time my CC was 4ppm with no FC. Since then after three more...

I have had a pool for 8 yrs. This year I cannot get a free chlorine reading and the pool is cloudy.I have put ,ready for this, over 50 lbs. of shock.I have a TC reading...

Every year I have trouble getting chlorine in my pool. I will usually use 15 to 20 pounds of chlorine and about the same amount of shock to get a good chlorine reading....

Here's an odd one. We're having problems getting a free chlorine reading after reopening our pool this spring. We've gotten some new test strips that work for both pools...

I have read with interest the comments about no chlorine readings. i have had an inground pool for 9 years and never had this problem till this year.

We have opened the...

We use granular chlorine as a method of water disinfection. The problem is that we have a lot of calcium build up in the chlorine tanks.

Is there a system for sale...

I've got a Taylor K-2006 test kit which I began using this year, but have a question I'm hoping you experts can help with.

As per the instructions, I use 2 dippers...

Every year we have to shock our pool more then 9 bags to unlock the FC, This year I have done it twice and the last time with 12 bags. PH is 7.6, Alk is 90, CYA is 30,...

Hi! I own a 12,500 gallon vinyl lined above ground pool. We use a sand filter and a chlorine floater with tablets. We have low chlorine, and have had low chlorine all...

I have a 28,000 gallon in ground pool. If I start out with zero chlorine when I open the pool how much should I initially add? What should the nornal level of Chlorine...

My 3rd year with this pool. I have a Haywood filtration system. Haywood Model CL200 Chlorinator. Serial #340A33. Haven't had any problems yet...

I just opened my...