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New pool owner- Chlorine

by Stephanie » Fri 02 Jun, 2006 10:36

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Please help. What is the difference between stablized and non-stabilized chlorine? How do I know what to use?

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Stabilizer is a chemical (cyanuric acid) that makes your chlorine last longer. Unstabilized chlorine breaks down very quickly when subjected to...

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Tue 06 Jun, 2006 12:36
pool stains

by [email protected] » Fri 03 Jun, 2005 08:41

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I have brown pool stains in the deep end of our vinyl pool. I have tried pool stain removers but it still persists. We have a heater on the pool. I...

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Have you recently used an algaecide that contains copper or a copper derivative? If you have any heavy metals in your pool water (which could be...

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Tue 06 Jun, 2006 12:26
Enhancer causes sudsy/grimmy film on water surface

by BigGuy » Sun 28 May, 2006 16:28

I added Leslies Ulter Bight water clarifier, because the water was somewhat cloudy. After adding the enhancer the water surface appeared soapy and as...

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Sun 28 May, 2006 16:28
Salt Generators

by Freddy D » Mon 22 May, 2006 13:47

I have an auto pilot digital. Works great sofar. Do I still have to use algaecide?Also what can I do if I already put too much algaecide in?

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Last post by Freddy D
Mon 22 May, 2006 13:47
Tadpoles in pool, help.

by emmy » Fri 12 May, 2006 22:11

I covered my pool and it stormed. After a couple of days, I could hear tadpoles over the place. They are so noisy that my neighbors are complaining....

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Fri 12 May, 2006 22:11
Chemical Question

by MiamiSun » Sat 06 May, 2006 16:45

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I am a new pool owner and am still learning the do's and don'ts of pool cleaning. The pool we have was badly neglected prior to our taking over. The...

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You are welcome! Hope to see you back here soon.

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Sun 07 May, 2006 15:49
pool probs

by summer time girl » Mon 10 Apr, 2006 00:20

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i have had major problems with stains rapidly spreading on my pool surface.the pool service i used for 5 years misbalanced my pool and at 1 point it...

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Stains on the pool surface can result either from organics like leaves (with high tannin content), or from metals in the water.

Running the filter...

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Last post by Poolz
Mon 10 Apr, 2006 15:41
stored chemicals

by ajk » Wed 29 Mar, 2006 20:43

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My husband stored our pool chemicals in a cabinet in our garage.When I opened it up today I noticed a nasty odor and the hinges were rusted on the...

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The culprit may have been chlorine or may have been pH reducer.

Chemicals, especially chlorine, lose some of their potency during storage. I...

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Last post by Poolz
Thu 30 Mar, 2006 02:50
adding chemicals

by Guest » Sun 26 Mar, 2006 11:27

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I was told to add 250 lbs of salt, add 44 lbs of alkilinity, wait two hours, add ph down, wait 24 hrs and turn my salt system to superchlorinate. My...

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I assume you mean you are to add 44 pounds of alkalinity up. Then you are supposed to add the pH down.

This seems a bit radical to me. If you add...

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Sun 26 Mar, 2006 17:53
Flocculant

by Leon » Tue 14 Mar, 2006 13:45

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I floc'd my pool yesterday and 95% of the suspended particles are on the bottom today. However, 5% is in good size clumps half way down. Will this...

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Hi Leon

I suggest you vacuum the pool. The floc that is floating will settle with time. This is usually indicative of too much flocculant. The...

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Tue 14 Mar, 2006 17:19
Lithium based chlorine

by kingkong » Thu 14 Jul, 2005 17:06

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does this lithium based product cause staining???? I heard it does! then you go back and spend more money to get rid of the stains! dont use this...

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I have used this successfully only in a few pools, but with NO staining. I've never heard anyone mention staining before.

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Wed 22 Feb, 2006 06:03
pool chemical harming pool liner

by SEAN » Tue 19 Jul, 2005 15:41

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Would off balance of pool chemical make pool liner wrinkle ?

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No, I've never heard of that happening.

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Tue 07 Feb, 2006 13:31
acid

by snedmerk » Sat 04 Feb, 2006 13:09

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I have about two gallons of muriatic acid that I need to neutralize. What is the best and safest way to do this?

Thanks, Joe

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I assume you want to dispose of the acid. Muriatic acid is about 30% hydrochloric acid and can be used effectively to remove scale, mildew on...

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Last post by Drew
Tue 07 Feb, 2006 11:33
Corrosion?

by Pool_Fool » Mon 11 Jul, 2005 17:16

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My:

Tot Alk is 140

Calc Hardness is 290

Temp Apx 83 F

Cy Acid 35

PH (this morn) 8.0

I know the PH is high and will lower it with acid this...

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Your pH of 8.4 is very high and so the chlorine you add cannot work effectively at all. The recommended range is 7.0 - 7.6 . Your alkalinity is also...

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Tue 03 Jan, 2006 16:30
calcium build up question.

by Guest » Mon 25 Jul, 2005 11:17

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Hi,

Your website is excellent!

I have a few questions I was hoping you could help me with.

I am a landscape contractor here in San Diego, in...

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The problem you mention was not caused by concrete dropped into the pool, but by high pH levels combined with high temperatures (due to the cover and...

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Last post by Larry
Wed 28 Dec, 2005 03:44
Granular Trichloro Dosage

by patricor » Mon 03 Oct, 2005 06:52

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Hi

What is the right dosage of the granular trichlor per 10,000 US gallons?

Thanks

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You could try 2-3 ounces/10,000 gallons/day as a starting point, and measure the free chlorine levels to fine tune it for your pool. No two pools are...

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Last post by Larry
Wed 28 Dec, 2005 03:39
cyanuric acid

by idiotowner » Mon 19 Sep, 2005 11:13

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I pput a new vinyl pool in this spring. Shocked weekly, used 3intabs about 3per week (30000gal. pool). and everything looks great. suddenly got a bit...

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Makes logical sense to use unstabilized chlorine as your pool water has reached the upper limit for stabilizer.

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Thu 22 Sep, 2005 15:27
chlorine reading is bright orange

by babs in portugal » Wed 27 Jul, 2005 14:37

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please someone help

is this low or high chlorine

what should i do

SOMEONE PLEASE ANSWER :?

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LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE SITTING AROUND 100PPM WHEN IT SHOULD BE 10-30. YOU NEED TO DILUTE IT OR PUT SOME JACKS MAJIC AFTER SHOCK IN TO LOWER IT.

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Last post by JUSTGREAT
Thu 25 Aug, 2005 16:24
cyanuric acid

by cmcovey » Thu 21 Jul, 2005 14:52

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When I test, my cyanuric acid level is always at zero. How can I get this up to the happy zone????

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Are you changing your water very often? Cyanuric acid normally never goes away, unless you have a leak and are constantly refilling your pool.

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Last post by vaughanwilliams
Thu 21 Jul, 2005 15:47
Bugs

by Kim » Wed 06 Jul, 2005 11:44

You're welcome! I was down to one and I haven't seen him in a few days so I hope that he has GONE!! Good luck!!

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Wed 06 Jul, 2005 11:44

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