hello everybody, im new to this site.
we are about to buy a house (short sale) with an in ground swimming pool which is average in size. we are here in California.
the...

The solar collector is the device used to collect all that energy from the sun so it can be transported to your pool water. These collectors are typically placed on the...

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My dealer sold me a Hayward H200 pool heater with millivolt ignition. He said that's the only ones they sell because you don't have to hook it up to electricity. I have...

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Ive just purchased a 15 foot above ground easy-up pool and am getting a bit confused over what chemicals i should add and when. Can someone give me a few pointers?...

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I found myself a new pool owner recently and have been using a service for the last year. Frequently they bill me for work above and beyond the base monthly...

I have a inground gunite pool, 19,000 gal, de filter. Everything that I have read has said that a starting psi should be between 5-7 psi. When I opened my pool last...

I want to get a pool. In-ground pools are nicer but, where we live, a house with a pool is hard to sell. I think we might move when we retire in 7-8 years. So I'm...

I have an inground PebbleTec pool and at the stairs to the shallow side, we have lost three square tiles and one corner piece. They did not break, just fell off. We kept...

We are first time pool owners. The pool is 40x20 vinyl liner with a sta Rite System 3 filter, Hayward Super 2 Pump Aqua Heat heat pump, paramount cleaning system. We had...

I am new to pool ownership but this is my second year of experience and I feel like I am still groping in the dark.
Last year I emptied the pool and completley replaced...

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This is my first time owning a pool and I want to love it.
The previous owners left some water in the pool ( about 5 feet) and it is ugly and green and full...

I am a little confused about using Arm & Hammer Baking soda. I know Baking soda is used to help raise PH, but is it also used as a stabalizer?

I'm not stupid, but...

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I am trying to open my pool myself.... for the 1st time. I have removed the plugs (2 from pool and 1 from skimmer) and turned on the pump. I filled the filter...

Hi, new pool owner here, and it's time to open the pool. It is an inground 18 x 36 pool. I cleaned all leaves and pumped all water out, also filled up the level of the...

I bought a house with a pool last year and am learning up on it, largely courtesy of this great forum! :D

Here is my pool (using test kit recommended on this forum)
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I am a new pool owner, never had one before so I'm trying to learn as fast as I can....the place I bought came with a 28k gal pool with CYA levels off the...

Problem #1 I recently purchased and moved into a home that has a pool. There are 6 oak trees that made a mess of the pool. (these are scheduled to be removed this...

chlorine level stays high.How can I get it down?I have quit adding chlorine now for 2 weeks now and my lil tester says its still high.What do i do? what do i do?

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Ever since some recent rains, my pool water line has gone up right to the top of the tile, close to the deck. I have been told I need to lower the water line,...