For pool maintenance, you can use these generic household chemicals to replace most of the pool store ones.
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Hm-m-m-mmmm. This reminds me of my neighbor a block away who is renting a house/pool, on low buget and whose husband died mysteriously at an early age. The pool pump/filter is broken so they just add whatever chemicals they can to the pool, not knowing what's what. It's critical that anyone trying to do their own pool service know how to use and to buy a water PH tester, then keep it up.
Also, Muriatic Acid and Common Bleach can truly burn the eyes, skin so BE CAREFUL, BE CAREFUL....
My mother had a pool for 20 yrs. and every single pool maintenance person began to have eye problems, left and was promptly replaced by some unsuspecting young person, and the same story
I drain my pool is it okay if I use Comet to scrub it with with water and a broom
Very true. Pool maintenance can be hazardous if caution is not taken when dealing with caustic or oxidation chemicals. However, following the precautions right on the label of the products is enough to keep one safe.
Not sure what the problem was about the eye problems, but I've never encountered them nor heard of such.
help....we are new to all this and are spending $$$$ on chemicals and still getting cloudy and green/yellow water....we have shocked it , algae it and scrubbed it...help...next I am going to drain it and plant flowers....
I have a high end pool store a 1/2 mile from the house I moved into in 2005. I spent hundreds trying to get the water to read right on their "computer". One day I came home and it was green, I almost lost my mind!
I came across a similar pool site that gave the same suggestions, along with the "technical" reasons why it was o.k.
I am happy to say, my pool has never looked better! Water is crystal clear, stubborn black mold on the liner is completely gone and I have not used algicide once this summer.
Takes some experimenting with amounts for your pool. I have a 20 * 40, liner pool and I usually only put a half bag baking soda (from BJ's) or 1/2 box Borax (make sure it is 20 mule and not detergent!!!!)
Also, my father has been maintaining their 16*32 liner pool for YEARS with just liquid clorine & algecide.
Pool places want to sell chemicals and promote the hype. This stuff truly works!
Hi I have a 18,000 gal inground pool do I just add it in my pool or do I mix it first in a bucket and how much do I use of each
Hi I have a 18,000 gal inground pool do I mix everything in a bucket first or dump it in my pool and how much do I use
I have had an above ground pool for 12 years now and last year was the first year I had no problems with my pool water. I have always relied on the pool places to help me with the balancing of my pool and every year spend between 500 & 800. We have hard water, sulfur in our water and live in the country surrounded by fields. Weve always had algae problems etc. Last year I used bleach, borax, & baking soda and spent less than 250.00.
My pool even looked great when we opened it up just a week ago. Household products are not any more harmful to our bodies than the pool chemicals. If anything they are safer not worse. Fisrt key step is alkalinity balance, if your alkalinity is off you will waste your bleach. The only pool chemical I use is the stuff to lower PH because its stronger than the muriatic acid found in the cleaning isle of hardware stores. and less corrosive on my pools hardware. Good luck with your pools this year.
I have a pool that has 1400 gallons of water.. how much bleach, Borax, and baking soda should I use to start out?
Do I mix everything in a bucket first or add it to the pool directly
thanks for the information I went to Leslie's to test my water (pool was green) they quoted me a whole expensive treatment
After checking your web site I just went to the Dollar store and bought 4 gallons on chlorine bleach (no scents added)
Cleaned the three cartridges and programmed the filter to run for 12 hours, poured all four gallons and the next morning NO MORE GREEN
It's still cloudy but I saved over $130 dollars for the treatment
Ph is good I'll just keep running the filter and maybe clean the cartridges again today
Thanks for your information
Hi, Thanks for your great tips.
What about increasing stabilizer to the pool? Any household products would do it or what to buy? Thank you so much
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