Forum: Pool Chemicals & Pool Water Problems

Never owned a pool before. Just completed a 12,000 gallen gunite pool. I am located in Alabama. The pool has an ozone generator installed. When...

Help!! Please tell me what I need to do to get rid of this blue cloudy water. I saw on here before I joined that some others had this problem and I...

Arizona in ground pool, sand filter, push pull backwash vale. 25,000 gallon + attached in ground spa. Summary: Pool became a green monster after...

I noticed that even keeping chlorine level @ 6-7 ppms my water eventually begins to turn green. I been maintiaing water clear with algaecide called...

Will using Baking Soda raise ph in a salt water pool?

After 20 years of having a sparkling pool, we now have what the pool shop is calling a chlorine lock. Never heard of this before and after 25lbs of...

A few days ago, we started developing a brown stain on our vinyl stairs. We were able to clean somewhat with Mr. Clean Eraser but now stain has come...

Will be out of town for 8 days . what can I do to the pool in my absence . 24 ft round above ground . I plan on adding algaecide , super...

It is a new pool, and the ph strips all looked normal to me. The wife said it was suggested we take a sample to the store, so i took a sample of...

For the first time ever, my pool has been crystal clear almost from the time I opened it -- and then a water test said my phosphates were over 1000...

Today is day nine since I filled my 15x36 Intex pool with well water. The water looked like strong iced tea after adding chlorine. The water itself...

Normally since I have a SWCG I wouldn't be asking this, but I've noticed lately I'm having to run my SWCG at a higher setting than usual; right now...

I have apparently developed an allergy to something in our pool. I naturally assumed it was chlorine (and it may still be) but we let the chlorine...

Hi - brand new here - saw references to this site from other sources I was reading. I have a Bromine fed inground pool. I went to a pool store...

I have had a pool for more than 20 years and now I am faced with a cloudy pool that is being very slow to clear. I am using a sand filter and new...

Our winter cover split on both ends and allowed lots of debris to fall in, algae to grow, and our pool was a complete mess upon opening this year (we...

This normal ? Is it possible for me to show what my pool looks like ? I've never seen anything like it, it's real blue

First I will be honest, I have no idea what I am doing when it comes to this pool; I have never owned a pool and the house we bought came with it....

Can you use water softener salt in an above ground pool ? And if so how much salt to 44,000 gal. Of water?

This will be kinda long. Hello and thanks for taking the time to help us in need. I live in central MS and have a 20x40 vinyl liner rectangle pool...

I am very new to pool chemistry. I bought a Taylor K2006 based on this forum, I am using Borax to raise pH, but the K2006 does not test for Borate....

Hello everyone, I'm so glad I found this forum. I am running in to significant chlorinating problems this year. After purchasing and adding 40lbs...

Hello, I have an above ground pool oval 16x32. Recently my water tuurned cloudy. I had the water tested and was told my TC was high- 8.1ppm and...

Hi guys. I'm in Ga. Opened above ground pool or Memorial day weekend. Shocked 5 times over 3 days (5 packets of shock) while vacuming and flushing...

In Ground Vinyl, 23,000 gallon, Pentair Whisperflo pumb, Triton II sand filter. I am having a difficult time this year with water:( I have been...

Hello from another newbie to BBB. I have a 16 x 24 oval above ground pool with a sand filter. We have been using Softswim the past 2 summers. ...

Hello everyone, I am new to this. Have a problem with high CYA over 100

I usually just use something like "The Works" or some other scale busting bathroom cleaner; however, I'm not sure that's going to cut it this year....