3 and 4. By valves I'm guessing drain plugs? I would start with those so your lines are clear.

1. Get the leaves with a net on your pole.

2....

If you can, add some chlorine during the winter. If you can't (say, because it's frozen over), then add it immediately upon opening, preferably...

I feel so luckt that I am not alone! I am also a new pool owner and well so far I uncovered my inground pool 16x 32 and I have a very clumpy green...

You want to get a leaf net and get as many leaves out as possible!

Then hook up filter and start adding bleach running filter 24/7.

Once it...

black algae will do that in the process of imbedding itself into the plaster. The metal brush your using and the treating with a black algea...

Oh and I forgot to add, yes they are a starite system 3 filter with the large one and the smaller one. model number s7m120. I am not sure what...

Get yourself a good test kit. I use the Taylor K 2006. Very reliable and accurate. Then post a full chemistry reading.

How many gallons do you suggest I use to get rid of all the algae in my 16,000 gallon pool. Mind you there is alot of it .

If you lower the pool's pH below 7.5 and if it look like it gets clearer, then it's likely to be copper though I don't know why the pool store didn't...

Can I add the stuff to raise the PH, and the CYA at the same time? Thanks

The advice on a better method of testing is the first thing you should follow.. also when you closed the pool, did you use a copper algaecide to...

You can use an algae brush (metal) to brush the spots. That should take the protective outer layer off and then you can rub with the tabs.

You can...

Test your water for manganese. Manganese causes purple water and staining.

I would think your pool should have lost more water, maybe your pump basket is full or the impellor is clogged with crap? sometimes you can get a bit...

The 3B's do work! 8)

And net some more. :lol:

If you have a sand or DE filter put your multiport handle on "waste" or "drain" and vac the pool as u normaly would.. All the...

Stop using chlor brite!!!!! Unless you have a pool using an ionizer or you use pristine blue anything with dichlor on the label is no good!!!! YOu...

You really need to get your own good test kit such as the Taylor K-2006 kit you can get for a good online price here or the TF100 kit you can get...

If the pump isn't running, then localized growth of algae can end lowering the chlorine concentration in that area to the point where the algae can...