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Hi! I am brand new to pool maintenence. I have never owned a pool or know anything about it. I just bought an Intex Easy Set pool (more details below) and a matching pool cover. I would appreciate any advice since having a smaller, inflatable pool is so different than a larger, more permanent...

Hi there! I just bought a house that has an above ground salt water pool and I have idea where to begin!! I've found youtube videos to set up the pump, filter, etc but unsure how to clean this mess up. I've skimmed out large debris and I think my next step is vacuum to waste then shock? Is this...

Greetings all, from the (mostly) sunny Savannah, GA area. I'm an avid DIY type, who is stumbling through my first "real" pool experience. I've worked as an aircraft technician, Electronics tech, and a Systems Analyst, all of which might be helpful here, but I'm basically at a kindergarten...

Hi Everyone! Our pool is almost done which means I’m starting to research how to take care of it…this site has been great! The consensus I’m seeing is: stay away from strips and get the TF-100. Am I correct in my assumption? If I go the TF-100 route, how much are you spending in a year for...

Hi all. I am new to pool maintenance and am trying to get my Hayward Max-Flo pump to prime. I had recently took my Pentair cartridge filter out to clean it. Once I placed it back in, my pump is not able to prime. I am attempting to fill the pump/ strainer housing with water, but it never...

So I'm treating a neglected pool... my neglected pool... alkalinity is ... 0 PH is about 6.5 hardness is 33 free chlorine at 0.4 total chlorine at about 3.5 CYA at 76 (although before finding this website i added more chlorine stabilizer, so its safe to say its a bit higher now maybe 80+) I...

Hi! I was just poking around the site and I stumbled on This Now I’m going to have nightmares I ruined my brand new liner. 😬 I hired a local pool company to open the pool because it’s my first season with the pool actually up and running. The saga of my pool’s rehabilitation can be found if...

Perhaps I did that calculations wrong but, I did 27' x 37' x 7 = 6,993 but the pool is pretty large and that number seems a bit off to me.

All, Thanks for the excellent advice on my previous post and the advice to not trust Leslie's! After getting my TF test and getting comfortable with it (testing daily to get a baseline), here is where I'm at: FC 3 PH 7.5 TA 80 CH 300 CYA 40 I recently several nights ago dropped by PH down...