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Pool Chemical Help Please

by B77 » Sun 01 Sep, 2013 17:14

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Hello! We have a 12'x3' above ground, we cannot get the chemicals to adjust properly.

PH is 8.4
Chlorine is 5
Alkalinity is 180
Stabilizer is...

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Being an above ground pool I will assume its manually chlorinated??

If so and you use Liquid Chlorine - Liquid Chlorine has a high natural PH....

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Thu 10 Oct, 2013 02:52
Confirmation before draining all water.

by DaveOB » Sat 07 Sep, 2013 08:32

Hi all. New to the forum after reading so much great info and learning so much here - Thanks to all the guru's for that.

I would appreciate if...

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Sat 07 Sep, 2013 08:32
We replaster oools and build pools

by polanco pools » Mon 02 Sep, 2013 20:59

Hi there we will replaster your pool to the lowest prices we will go personaly and evaluate the job and make an estimate I guarentee we will do tge...

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Mon 02 Sep, 2013 20:59
Paging CHEMGEEK, pick up the white courtesy phone

by TSH Tech » Wed 28 Aug, 2013 19:51

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ChemGeek, got a scenario question for you, it's an advanced one.

Background-
My company has a client on chemical service only, that is interesting...

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Awesome. Ok, that makes a little more sense now AND to be careful around our Swedish, Icelandic and Norwegian clients.
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Thu 29 Aug, 2013 00:59
Safe to swim in this pool? High CYA

by jesseosby » Mon 26 Aug, 2013 21:45

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Hi, I just moved into a house 9 days ago and the previous owners left me a messy pool from a big storm. Leaves, sticks, green algae. Pool is 24' AG,...

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Yes, your plan is reasonable. You probably won't even notice the FC level being that high since the active chlorine level is proportional to the...

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Wed 28 Aug, 2013 21:08
Swimming Insects
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by Carol » Tue 07 Jun, 2005 08:25

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I live in Central Florida and have just recently put up an above ground 18' x 48 pool. Since filling it I have noticed swimming insects in the pool....

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[Only way to get rid of these biting bugs is to net them and squish them or they will fly back in po ol!
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Sat 13 Jul, 2013 19:42
Chronic Black Spot

by drseuss » Fri 22 Mar, 2013 21:55

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Hi
I've had a chronic black spot problem for about 10 years now. I've scrubbed, chemically dosed, Gueryned and tried pretty much everything I could...

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sounds like black algae which is the hardest algae to get rid of. There is a black algaecide at Leslies pool supply or any pool supply store. It...

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Wed 26 Jun, 2013 21:04
What is the best bromine chemistry for indoor pool

by tstephens3956 » Thu 13 Jun, 2013 11:36

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I have and indoor lap pool, 18000 gallon, gunite, sand filter. The original installation used the combination of a Nature 2 purifier/filter plus low...

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Thanks Chem Geek for your reply. I also asked this question in other forums and got different answers. Local pool supply shops suggested to not use a...

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Mon 17 Jun, 2013 18:25
Drastically Different Recommendations From Different Stores

by scubaks » Sun 16 Jun, 2013 10:36

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New pool owner with a 25,000 gallon fiberglass in-ground saltwater system. Was open fo the winter (when I obtained it). Just starting to learn pool...

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You've been "pool-stored". Take charge of your own pool, especially since you've already got the right test kit -- the Taylor K-2006. Read...

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Sun 16 Jun, 2013 17:43
Low FC level

by dorlando » Fri 07 Jun, 2013 20:57

I have a SWG and my chlorine levels are low, algae is growing but salt reading is fine. I was told my phosphate levels are high but based on what I...

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Fri 07 Jun, 2013 20:57
Chlorine block continues
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by Chemist101 » Tue 21 May, 2013 06:50

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I need help desperately. Last end of season I had CYA readings above 150-200. I drained 1/2 pool twice and added endless chemicals.
This year I...

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I would check the ammonia level. See what that reading is and if that doesn't work than I wouldn't know what else to do. I guess you could try...
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Wed 05 Jun, 2013 16:17
Leslies Pool told us to drain half the pool

by jinxies » Sun 28 Apr, 2013 20:10

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We live in Northern Cal and leave our pool uncovered, with the pool running all winter. We went to just the chlorine tablets in the float for the...

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The following are chemical facts independent of concentration of product or of pool size:

For every 10 ppm Free Chlorine (FC) added by Trichlor, it...

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Mon 29 Apr, 2013 14:33
Cloudy water, white substance on bottom of pool

by lenad89 » Wed 14 Jul, 2010 22:21

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Long story...Ready?

About 5 weeks ago my pool turned green. Took water sample to local pool store and all of my levels were Way off. Free Cl-7.4 ,...

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I had problems with cloudy pool water and my pool store suggested that I purchase the circulator. They said alot of my cloudy pool water and chemical...

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Wed 27 Mar, 2013 16:36
Solution for iron problem
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by TheMartin » Fri 27 Jan, 2012 17:10

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Hello Everybody!!

Because brown water caused by excessive iron in water drove me crazy until now, I want to share the 2 possible definite solutions...

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I'm cross-linking this thread to this TFP thread where an experiment was done to remove metal stains using hydrogen peroxide and it appeared to work...
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Sun 17 Mar, 2013 20:08
Testing a bromine pool after a chlorine shock

by SgtBilko » Fri 28 Dec, 2012 05:01

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Merry Christmas everyone !!! I hope someone is around this morning (UK time !) to help.

I have an indoor 67500 litre pool and use Bromine (via a...

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Thank you, that's interesting.

I have emailed manufactures (Sensafe - Industrial Test Systems Inc) for an explanation. I will, out of interest, post...

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Sun 30 Dec, 2012 05:17
beetles that live in our pool

by beetlelady » Fri 20 Jul, 2007 18:26

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Please help! We have beetles in our pool. My granddaughter says that they bite. How can I get rid of these

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Buy one of several brands of liquid "solar covers". One is Natural Chemistry's "Cover Free", comes in a 32 ounce bottle. These...

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Sun 09 Dec, 2012 20:32
Cyanuric Acid for indoor pool

by Denniswiseman » Fri 07 Dec, 2012 08:43

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Hi

I know that cyanuric acid is not required for indoor pools to stop UV degradation of chlorine
I want to know if there should be an amount of...

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Thanks for that ChemGeek

It's put my mind at rest as I wasn't going to add any Cyanuric acid

I will test and try 4ppm FC with a 20ppm Cyanuric acid

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Sun 09 Dec, 2012 03:35
No Chlorine

by jsbacarisse » Sun 21 Oct, 2012 09:10

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I have no chlorine showing up when I and or Leslies Pool Supply test my water balance. NO chlorine = algae and my pool starts to get it every 4-5days...

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It's far more likely that your Cyanuric Acid (CYA) level is high and you are not shocking to a high enough Free Chlorine (FC) level to kill off the...

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Thu 01 Nov, 2012 19:51
Fine dirt on bottom cant remove

by wenchli » Sun 26 Aug, 2012 13:33

There was a small hole in my above ground pool that leaked in very fine dirt. Patched the hole but now cannot get rid of the dirt. Ive used...

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Sun 26 Aug, 2012 13:33
Chlorox alternitive

by indoorairpro » Mon 30 May, 2011 14:32

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Since I may need to get rid of pool if i dont find less expensive alternitive to gallons of chlorine and weekly shocking , how do I lear the method...

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I already gave the primary reasons regarding chlorite and breakdown from sunlight. Chlorine dioxide is not more effective than chlorine as an...

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Sat 25 Aug, 2012 01:29

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