We have a salt system pool. Filter broke and it took a week to get it fixed. In the meantime we had a serious algae problem. Now the water is clear but about 20% of the...

ok theoretically, if some one swims in say a lake with algea in it and then dosent wash their bathing suit, then you go swim in a pool or hot tub with a low sanitizer...

First I want to thank Chemgeek and Backglass for all the great advice. I've been dealing with algae problems and was advised to use Dichlor.( I also needed to raise my...

Hello. I was wondering if Chlor Brite (Sodium dichloro-s-triazinetrione dihydrate) is the equivalent to Dichlor. I have recvd some excellent advice for using Dichlor to...

I have been reading all the advice given to people who are fighting the algae problem and understand I need to keep my fac at atleast 10 ppm for 24 hours. I shocked the...

We have a big bloom of "something" going on in our pool. The water is cloudy with a sediment in the low flow areas that looks like fine sand with an occasional...

The CYA eading in my pool is low and I don't know what to do to raise it.

:? I posted a post in regards to keeping my skimmer basket down. I have seen that there have been several views but no help. Anyway, it is down now.

My question now is,...

I just purchased a home with a pool that is an above ground 15x33x4ft. deep. i took the cover off and started running the filter with a brand new cartridge. after a day...

We've had our pool for 14 years and have been using baquecil with not much difficulty other than the expense. This year everything was going fine until a few weeks ago....

We have had our pool for 2 years. We have a lot of green water this year, and this afternoon it went from green, to floating algae. How do we treat this with a salt...

OK, I shock my pool (18,000 gallons vinyl) every Sunday night with hypochlorite. I keep Trichlor 3" tabs in a floater at all times, anywhere between 1-3 tablets. I...

I think I might be paying the price for buying some cheap claifier at Lowes the other day. After putting it in the pool, I had algae within about 3-4 days. Can this...

I have some questions when it comes to testing for Cyanauric Acid. I'm supposed to see the dot disappear at the bottom of the tube but that never completely happens. It...

Can I rid my pool of algae using chlorine only? Or is an algaecide necessary? The pool stores always want to sell you much more than you really need.

Thanks,

Joe

Hi,

I am a new pool owner.

I have:

above ground pool

hayward pump and filter (running 24/7)

doughboy skimmer (just replaced basket, old basket was cracked but...

We've had about two solid weeks of rain and storms. No one has been able to swim at all during all the bad weather. I was told by the HTH hotline to add 5oz of shock to...

I have a little above ground pool, 16 X 24. It is green, I have shocked it 4 times over the last 6 days and have been using the little tablets to stabilize (two per day)...

Help!

I have something growing in the pool and I can't get rid of it!

It starts as little black balls on the surface of the pool cover (which was have cleaned with...

Hi all,

I've done a little searching but haven't found what I consider an answer for this... I have an inground vinyl liner pool. (17x35) Anyway, after opening I...