Swimming Pool Water Maintenance & Pool Water Problems

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Basics for New Pool Owners
The basics of swimming pool maintenance.
New swimming pool owner's questions.
Help getting started with daily pool care.

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Last post Safety of staff
by Rocheroche1
Tue 20 Aug, 2019 13:05
BBB Pool Care
A BBB guide to supermarket poolcare.
Use store-bought bleach, baking soda
and borax to replace proprietary pool chemicals.

Topics: 67, Posts: 322

Last post Re: What Water Tester
by Teapot
Tue 20 Aug, 2019 17:25
Pool Algae & Green Pool Water
Algae problems in swimming pool water.
Green (cloudy) water or slimy pool walls.
Black algae. Mustard algae. Pink or white pool mold.

Topics: 748, Posts: 3495

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by Denniswiseman
Sat 17 Aug, 2019 03:08
Cloudy Pool Water
Causes and cures for cloudy swimming pool water.
Milky pool water, white, pink, brown, purple, black cloudy water.

Topics: 590, Posts: 2561

Last post Is the grey grout making my p…
by M1ckyD
Tue 20 Aug, 2019 17:34
Pool Surface Staining & Discolored Pool Water
Stains on the pool surfaces, pool equipment
or on the swimmers, or off-color swimming pool
water. Discolored but clear pool water.

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Last post Re: Help.algae Or Cu Stain?
by Denniswiseman
Tue 20 Aug, 2019 12:13
Chlorine
Chlorinating, maintaining the right chlorine levels,
chlorine problems. Dichlor, trichlor, cal hypo, bleach,
granules, chlorine pucks and chlorine sticks.

Topics: 351, Posts: 1739

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by Denniswiseman
Mon 19 Aug, 2019 02:36
pH & Total Alkalinity
Problems relating to pH and total alkalinity.
Increase ph, increase TA. Reduce pH, reduce TA.
pH chemistry advice and techniques for the pool.

Topics: 377, Posts: 1852

Last post Re: Confused newbie
by Denniswiseman
Wed 14 Aug, 2019 06:23
Hard Pool Water & Scale
Total hardness and calcium hardness in pool water.
Scale, calcium buildup, hard water and scaling problems.

Topics: 121, Posts: 549

Last post Re: pool water hardness
by Teapot
Mon 03 Jun, 2019 10:19
General Pool Water Problems
Water bugs, swimming insects and sweat bees.
Foaming bubbly water. Frogs in the pool.
Dead animals in the swimming pool.

Topics: 432, Posts: 1563

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by Denniswiseman
Fri 16 Aug, 2019 03:47
Pool Chemical Problems & Swimming Pool Chemicals
What is floc, clarifier, stabilizer, cyanuric acid,
algaecide, brightener, dichlor, sodium hypo,
sodium bisulfate, ....??

Topics: 298, Posts: 1348

Last post Re: General Pool Chemical Alt…
by Teapot
Sun 18 Aug, 2019 14:44

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Pool Water Problems
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by Larry » Wed 04 Jan, 2006 14:28

For a general overview of pool problems see swimming pool water problems
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Last post by Denniswiseman
Fri 16 Aug, 2019 03:47
Which chlorine & why?
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This topic has a poll. by BilliBob » Fri 27 Mar, 2009 04:06

I was wondering what folks are using to chlorinate their pools.

Please leave comments with reasons why you use the chlorine that you do.

I use trichlor granules and...
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Last post by Teapot
Mon 03 Jun, 2019 09:57
Cloudy Swimming Pool Water
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by Larry » Wed 04 Jan, 2006 14:45

See cloudy pool water for more info
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Last post by Teapot
Sun 02 Jun, 2019 16:23
Pool Problem Requests - IMPORTANT info
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Attachment(s) by Larry » Sun 01 Mar, 2009 16:47

In order to help us provide you with more accurate and quicker help for your pool water problems, we suggest that you include as much of the following information as...
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Last post by Teapot
Sun 02 Jun, 2019 07:57
Pool Algae Problem Support - READ FIRST
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by Larry » Sun 01 Mar, 2009 16:50

In order to help us provide you with more accurate and quicker help for your pool algae problems, we suggest that you include as much of the following information as...
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Last post by ljmesg
Sun 25 Nov, 2018 07:42
BBB method for pools

by Larry » Fri 06 Mar, 2009 03:31

Due to popular request, a forum dedicated to the use of bleach , baking soda and borax to replace more expensive swimming pool chemicals has been launched.

A more...

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Last post by Chunning22
Tue 30 Oct, 2018 16:40
Swimming Pool Algae
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by Larry » Wed 04 Jan, 2006 14:40

For more swimming pool algae resources visit swimming pool algae .
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Last post by ljmesg
Wed 10 Oct, 2018 22:27
Cloudy Pool Water Support - READ FIRST
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by Larry » Sun 01 Mar, 2009 16:52

In order to help us provide you with more accurate and quicker help for your cloudy pool water problems, we suggest that you include as much of the following information...
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Last post by Denniswiseman
Fri 15 Sep, 2017 13:38
Reduce Total Alkalinity Levels
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by Larry » Mon 16 Jan, 2006 16:24

The acid slug method in this post has been discussed and disproved throughout this thread. Here is a safer and better method for reducing Total Alkalinity written by...
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Last post by Denniswiseman
Thu 20 Jul, 2017 16:52
BBB method - Support Requests

by Larry » Fri 13 Mar, 2009 02:56

The BBB method for pool maintenance is not rocket science, but often requires extra diligence until the pool water is balanced. In order to help us provide you with more...

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Last post by chem geek
Wed 27 Apr, 2011 19:42
Is the grey grout making my pool cloudy?

by M1ckyD » Tue 20 Aug, 2019 17:34

So i have a pool with dark blue pool tiles about 1" square and the pool capacity is 100m^3. The grout is graphite grey. The pool is about 10 years old now....

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Last post by M1ckyD
Tue 20 Aug, 2019 17:34
What Water Tester
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by Phil.c » Tue 20 Aug, 2019 05:33

What is recommended to be a good water test kit, sold in the UK please?
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Last post by Teapot
Tue 20 Aug, 2019 17:25
Safety of staff

by Rocheroche1 » Tue 20 Aug, 2019 13:05

Hello all, i am a new member looking for advice.
I am a Health care assistsnt and the gentleman i look after has a hydrothearpy pool in his garden. He has had the pool...

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Last post by Rocheroche1
Tue 20 Aug, 2019 13:05
Help.algae Or Cu Stain?

Attachment(s) by jasonfu » Tue 13 Aug, 2013 13:18

So…I have a salt water pool 36” by 18” deep end is 9” deep. I had some “staining” on the bottom or the deep end, the pool store said my water was well balanced and that...

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Last post by Denniswiseman
Tue 20 Aug, 2019 12:13
Poolife NST Tabs - not working good

by creativepart » Sun 18 Aug, 2019 12:52

We have a 10,000 gal pools, DE filtered that has always been pretty well stable and balanced (6-years). I have an Ozone system which should help keep chlorine in the...

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Last post by Denniswiseman
Mon 19 Aug, 2019 02:36
General Pool Chemical Alternatives, and Maintenance for Temporary Pool

by Charlie Woods » Mon 05 Aug, 2019 14:09

Thank you in advance for any Information and suggestions this group provides!!

Our Theatre Group will be producing, Mary Zimmerman's " Metamorphoses", which...

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Last post by Teapot
Sun 18 Aug, 2019 14:44
Pool wall staining

Attachment(s) by swmasson » Sun 11 Aug, 2019 17:18

Hi there,

Anyone got advice on how to clean the pool wall with white staining (just below the waterfall) - Not sure what the cause if this stain is, but will try and...

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Last post by Denniswiseman
Sat 17 Aug, 2019 03:26
How to get rid of this algae?

by farmerjohn1324 » Fri 16 Aug, 2019 18:10

I've gone to the pool store (Pinch a Penny) twice now and followed their recommendation. They included a combination of chlorine, muriatic acid, algaecide, water...

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Last post by Denniswiseman
Sat 17 Aug, 2019 03:08
I killed it but.
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by madpixl » Fri 03 Jun, 2011 07:14

I started with green algae. I finally used this stuff called hth green to blue. It seemed to kill the algea turn it brown and sink it to the bottom when the filter was...
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Last post by JennyNcountry83
Fri 16 Aug, 2019 08:20
Filter valve question

by Phil.c » Sun 11 Aug, 2019 04:23

If I don't use my indoor pool for a few days I get a lot of what looks like clumps of brown dirt on the bottom, it's actually algae which is easily dispersed into the...

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Last post by Phil.c
Wed 14 Aug, 2019 07:22

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