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You probably have too many chemicals in your pool.

Home pool-care chlorine probably

Wait at least 15 minutes, but check the label.

Home pool-care chlorine wait

Vinegar works for small pH adjustments.

Home pool-care chlorine vinegar

Variable speed pumps pay for themselves.

Home pool-care chlorine variable

Test the water before you shock it.

Home cleaning vacuum pool-care

Solar blankets are the best for evaporation and heat loss.

Home pool-care chlorine solar

Slow is the secret to pool vacuuming.

Home cleaning vacuum pool-care

Skimmer leaks are often fixable without a full replacement.

Home pool-care chlorine skimmer

Shock your pool after heavy rain.

Home pool-care chlorine shock

Shock before the storm.

Home pool-care chlorine shock

Saltwater generators work fine on vinyl liners (with one rule)

Home pool-care chlorine saltwater

Saltwater chlorine generators are worth the upgrade

Home pool-care chlorine saltwater

Run it 8-12 hours a day in hot weather.

Home pool-care chlorine run

Reverse osmosis is your only real non-drain option.

Home pool-care chlorine reverse

Pumice stone is your best bet for calcium scale.

Home pool-care chlorine pumice

Prevention beats cure on pool algae.

Home cleaning vacuum pool-care

Pool filter sand lasts 5+ years.

Home pool-care chlorine pool

Liquid chlorine is better for most pools.

Home pool-care chlorine liquid

Keep them dry and separated.

Home pool-care chlorine keep

Keep the filter clean and flush the system each year.

Home pool-care chlorine keep

Keep pool pH between 7.4 and 7.6

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Hydrogen peroxide pools are a headache.

Home pool-care chlorine hydrogen

Do the math — don't guess your pool shock.

Home pool-care chlorine math

Dilution is the only reliable fix for high pool hardness.

Home pool-care chlorine dilution

Cloudy pool water is almost always a filtration or chemistry balance issue, not a chlorine problem.

Home pool-care chlorine cloudy

Clean your pool cartridge filter when pressure rises 8-10 psi above clean baseline.

Home pool-care chlorine clean

Chlorine is safe enough for kids and pets.

Home pool-care chlorine safe

Black algae needs a hard brush and heavy chlorine.

Home pool-care chlorine black

Add a sequestrant before you shock.

Home pool-care chlorine add

A rubber pad is the first thing to try.

Home pool-care chlorine rubber

78°F is the sweet spot for pool temperature.

Home pool-care chlorine 78-f

12 hours a day is usually plenty, but you can often get away with less.

Home pool-care chlorine hours