Capt. Lenny Miller thank you sir. Some of my ideas for videos come from people who have asked me about something specific. So I appreciate when people comment that way or email me that way it gives me more things to help people with.

Thanks for watching and for the kind words.

And chemicals are made to treat the amount of water. they dont know what state their in...lol

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Thank you.

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Congratulations on your pool. Enjoy it well. Hopefully my channel will help you take care of it and it will give you years and years of hopefully trouble free enjoyment.

Watch my video “Algae and Algaecides and Why You Dont Need Them” I think it will answer your question.

Here’s a little pool industry secret... I have a big Hayward sand filter with 7-year-old sand in it. After backwashing the filter, I always add about two cups of pool-grade diatomaceous earth (a fine fluffy white powder that you DO NOT want to inhale!) to it, sprinkled slowly in the skimmer. The DE settles on top of the sand and greatly increases the filter’s ability to filter out those fine particles that can make your water cloudy. Only add a couple of cups, and only enough to raise the filter by 1 to 2 PSI. And don’t backwash your sand filter too often... counter-intuitively, sand filters actually filter better when they’re fairly dirty!

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Good to know. In AZ our calcium is off the charts. So Cal-Hypo is not the best for us out here. Thanks for commenting.

It's very true most of the liquid in the bottles of liquid chlorine is water, but 1 gallon weighs 8 times what a bag of shock does and yet costs less, so diluted in water is just fine. Final cost to get to the exact same chlorine levels into your pool is almost 1/3 higher for powdered shock vs liquid chlorine, and the liquid also has the benefit of not raising your calcium levels continually.

Thank you so much for commenting.

Wow - it’s a year later - but if you get this comment thanks so much! You explained this all very well.

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I appreciate the compliment. Thank you for commenting.

I agree. There should be absolutely no need to do that.

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@@jaredd.3457 thank you for watching and commenting. Hope you will subscribe to my channel and share it with others.

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Thank you so much for your comment. I appreciate it. And thank you for watching. Hope you will subscribe to my channel and hope you will share it with others.

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Good to hear. Enjoy the swim season.

I really appreciate your comment. One of my clients had their pool replastered with a 3M product that ended up being horrible. Within 6 months it began to discolor and mineral deposits began growing. I've never seen it happen that fast, even with the hard water we have in AZ. Sound's like you had a similar issue with the 3M quartz product you used. Interesting.

​@@PoolSchooler 3M products use Chinesium now. Piss poor quality.

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@@PoolSchooler I sure did! And I'll be referring your channel to my clients as well. You are great on screen BTW... very engaging. Congrats on your success!

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James Broll Jr I’m delighted to hear that. Enjoy your pool.

You're right that the tablets if they fall out of the floater can bleach out the pebbles in the pool. Best advice is to make sure you don't let the floater get too deteriorated before replacing it. They're pretty cheap and usually last one or two seasons max.

Thanks for commenting and for watching. Agreed with everything you said. I prefer liquid chlorine as well, the only reason I don't recommend Cal Hypo to shock pools in AZ is that we have incredibly hard water to begin with so the last thing our pool water needs out here is more calcium 😩. But for areas like yours where you have really soft water it's really a good choice as you stated. Enjoy your summer swim season.

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I question the ethics of your friends.

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You must use Cynaric Acid as well. Another name for this is stabilizer or conditioner

Liquid chlorine is the same as 1 lb of granular shock. You spend way too much on chlorine if you only use liquid.

@@superxdale9715 That is opinion and not mine!

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It does depend on the product (plaster used) I'd absolutely follow the manufacturers recommendations on this to avoid damaging the plaster or voiding the warranty.

@@PoolSchooler Thanks for your quick reply.

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Same way you do it in a plaster pool. Watch these two videos in order and you'll have all you need to know: Algae AND Algaecides and Why You Don't Need Them: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g-B3oq5lqMqbpJc.html Keeping Phosphates Low: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j-B7aqR1lZ2scY0.html Hope you'll subscribed and share. And check out my website poolschooler.com for more great DIY pool stuff.

Thanks for your kind comment Jaime. I'm happy my videos are helpful. Please remember to like them and subscribe to my channel and if you'd share my channel with your friends and family I'd be most appreciative.

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Have you seen my video on CYA? I'd suggest watching it so you have a working understanding of CYA and the importance of not over dosing it (which often is the case). Here's a link: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/leBlaLZz2NDFlKs.html It should help. Typically I recommend adding 1lb at a time to your skimmer basket w/the pump motor running. Wait about 2 hours, then test your cya again and repeat this process w/one pound at a time, UNTIL YOUR READING HITS 30ppm! (NO HIGHER!). Then you should be good to go.

@@PoolSchooler yea, I watched it and am adding about a pound at a time. This is my second year. Last year was the same. Pool water was clear but tablets alone would not keep chlorine levels up and shock just worked for a few days. Rethinking my methods based on your videos. Thanks a bunch.

Glad it was helpful!

I don't but I treat it the same as green and mustard algae. Black algae takes one extra step but this video may help: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g-B3oq5lqMqbpJc.html

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I'm not sure. I don't believe there is a licensing requirement. But as. pool service or repair person you should be bonded and insured.

If you're going to shock a salt water pool, a non chlorine shock can be helpful, just to oxidize. Look for a product containing potassium monopersulphate. It is safe for all surfaces and will not raise chlorine levels. And you can swim 15 minutes afterward.

I've heard of that being done. I'm not sure I can endorse that or not. Sorry. But thanks for watching and commenting. And please do subscribe and share.

Bleach and liquid chlorine are both sodium hypochlorite. Only difference is bleach is usually about 6 percent solution and most liquid chlorine is about 10. So you have to add alot of bleach to make up for its low concentration. And you can use liquid chlorine to whiten your laundry, but instead of half a cup you might only add a few capfulls. I worked in the industry in AZ in the 80's and 90's.

As long as it's not thickened, scented, etc....then you should be okay to use it.

The brand that I use comes from my supplier so you might have a tough time finding it. Plus, the brand is not that important. You can get good quality liquid chlorine from a local Walmart, Home Depot, or Lowe’s. Or some other hardware store. With regards to how much you should add to your pool, depends on not just how many gallons the pool house but what’s your current chlorine levels are. So I really can’t answer your second question unless I know what your current total in free chlorine level is.

Unfortunately, I don’t have any experience with that product. Sorry.

Glad you liked it!

Wow that sounds like a lot of work. But if it worked for you thats fantastic.

You nailed it. I temporarily used a skimmer while waiting to install a new chlorinator. It caused excess corrosion in my copper heat exchanger which deposited the metal into the pool. I couldn't balance my water even though the test strips looked OK. I got a water test at a pool store which detected the problem and I used a metal-out product to fix it. Not good for your pool heater either.

Make your own video. All of you say different shit anyway. The "right" way is somewhere in between

This right here. The liquid chlorine (bleach) is the same as the bagged dichlor, except in liquid form. I think his video statement "Can you tell im not a chemist?" really nailed it. Yea, we can tell.

I am unfamiliar with the frog system so I'd be unable to comment on that. With regards to bleach as shock, I suggest in my video that I'd rather use liquid chlorine.

the pool builder I worked for in the 80's/90's used the Frog for awhile. If it's still the same, they used chlorine in the cartridge and a small amount of silver and copper compounds. Silver is great for killing bacteria and copper is a great algaecide. And yes you can still use any type of shock treatment with that system.

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Honestly the best thing to do is run your filter/system 24 hours a day making sure you keep the filter media clean until the pool clears up.

Glad it was helpful!

I don’t but acid washing would be the best option.

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To be honest I’ve never used oxidizing shock for any of my pools. Nor have I really researched it. Because I really use shock except for the trichlor granules to help control algae along with phosphate remover. So unfortunately I can’t really comment about it. Sorry.

That’s a lot of good info, thanks. I will probably stick to using bleach to shock the pool and then Pool Frog system next season, no stress.

don't pour any kind of granular chlorine in your skimmer and definitely never put it in your pump basket. Take a bucket, fill it with some water and add the granular to it(and don't do it in reverse. Never add the granular to an empty bucket and then pour water in), let it completely dissolve and then pour it around the perimeter of the pool with your system running.

Great idea. Thanks for sharing that. 👍

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ROBERTO Flores as I said in this video I am not a fan of shock in your pool and you really should not need to do it unless you have to quickly get your chlorine levels up. And even then I suggest using liquid chlorine to do that. Usually when you have rain you get a lot of spores and phosphates in your pool from the rain water if you have not watched my video on algae and algicide and why are you don’t need them I would highly recommend watching it. Rather than using shock after a rain storm try adding some phosphate remover. And please do watch that video.

Pool School Thank you Kenny, your video and info have made a difference. I took over my pool a little over a month ago and it hasn’t gone green thanks to you. It even has gotten better since it no longer stinks to chlorine like it used to when was maintain by some who probably didn’t know much or care much about. Thanks again, and I love how you end your videos. Be safe.

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I'd suggest using 3" stabilized chlorine tablets instead. They're Trichlor and since the DiChlor has calcium and CYA in it you might as well use the tablets. They're way more convenient and although they also have CYA in them THEY DON't have calcium in them so they won't add excessive amounts of minerals to your pool water (which usually creates mineral deposits at your water line AND possibly mineral deposits on your pool plaster).

Youre doing it right. 👍.

I typically don't like to as it's just more chemicals in the water which is absorbed in the skin. So I just use the old fashioned pumice stone and good old fashioned elbow grease. 👍😉

To be honest I wouldn't worry too much about your ph or alkalinity. I'd suggest watching these videos they may really help: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rJh_gchqv57Ne6M.htmlsi=5KT-3giKBw76eoQN kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rbaPZdxjrbzcpps.htmlsi=ive9FfPP3KuleRV6 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aaiZidZ5rbTFg2w.htmlsi=y4bw6iDMPkU3AnGF

Drain it, refill it and use liquid chlorine. With a vinyl liner, it is my experience that the pH remains pretty stable, because with a concrete/gunite/shotcrete/pebble type pool the surfaces are a higher pH, and will slowly leach into the pool water, hence the importance of muriatic acid to lower the pH to counteract this slowing leaching, leading to the pH raising. Rarely will you need much muriatc acid with a vinyl lined pool.. I hope that this helps.

Thank you very much!

I personally am not a fan of it due to the copper that’s in it. I do have a friend who uses it in his pool and he likes it and he told me that the documentation on that product says that the copper is chelated and therefore isn’t harmful. I’ve not researched whether chelated copper is truly not harmful as a heavy metal, but you might wanna look into that.

I did know that but for the average pool owner it's difficult to get the higher potency products from a local retailer. It's a bummer for sure. But you are right it does make a difference.

I wouldn't recommend it. That pump isn't powerful enough nor large enough.

Yes, Tri-Chlor is a stabilized form of chlorine that contains CYA. It WILL raise the CYA level in the pool water with continued use, and the ONLY way to lower the CYA level of the water is to flush some of it out with additional fresh water. This may or may not be feasible for you. I have a salt pool, and I have fought to maintain sufficient CYA levels in it for years (they should be 50 to 80 PPM for a salt pool because the generated chlorine is just pure unstabilized chlorine). This year I added too much CYA, and as a result I got a brown algae outbreak due to the 125 PPM CYA level binding up all of the chlorine, leaving no free chlorine to fight the algae. It’s the first time I’ve ever had an algae outbreak in this pool in my 8 years of ownership. My beautiful white plaster began to turn BROWN everywhere! 😱 I had to flush 20,000 GALLONS of water out of my 43,000 gallon pool to get the CYA level back down to 80 PPM. That fixed the problem, and now the water is perfectly clear and algae-free, at about 3-4 PPM chlorine from the salt cell. I also had to use 6 POUNDS of Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) powder, sprinkled in the water over the brown algae stains, to get rid of them. That worked great... the ascorbic acid totally eliminated the ugly brown stains in less than an hour. It’s pretty amazing stuff! So yeah, a high CYA level is a BAD thing, and using Tri-Chlor WILL raise the CYA level over time. I rarely need to shock, but when I do need to, I use liquid chlorine. I used 8 gallons of liquid chlorine and also 8 lbs of Cal-Hypo this year to “hyper-shock” the pool to get rid of the algae bloom after I flushed out all of that excess CYA. It was an expensive and frustrating lesson in NOT letting your CYA level get too high! 💰💰💰

@@kencarp57 I now only use liquid Chlorine or liquid bleach to avoid CYA. btw: Daily Vaccuming my swimming pool with a Pool Blaster Centennial (kinda like a waterproof Dust Buster) and daily changing both skimmer socks also results is using less Chlorine.

If you live in Chandler AZ then your calcium is what it is. We have very hard water here in Chandler AZ.. Watch this video and it'll help: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h6lljbx4l52-ZGw.html

@@PoolSchooler thanks, I already avoid calcium based chlorine. Do you have a video or a review on what this chlorine free oxidizing shock? Leslie pools always want to sell me those but they are expensive

@@springkordz Honestly I’m not a big fan of Leslie‘s pool supply. I feel that they sell you stuff you really don’t need. Oxidizing pool shock is just a gimmick. My suggestion would be to get trichlor shock and not waste your money on that “designer shock“.

Bags of Shock and the common hockey puck tablets contain high levels of Cyanuric acid listed as "Other ingredients". I use Liquid Chlorine or Liquid Bleach to avoid the Cyanuric acid.

Hi Samantha don't despair. you'll get the hang of it. Here's a list of videos and links to those videos that will move you forward. Watch them in order, apply them and you'll be swimming and enjoying your pool soon. I also emailed this all to you. Welcome to Pool School: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pc51asSW3L_ce30.html Getting to Know Your Pool: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iZdpgaSdnJ2-ZZ8.html Testing Your Pool Water: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/os6YqNiI2Lircp8.html Adding Chlorine Tablets to Your Pool: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ebKjqbufv6zPin0.html (Let me know what type of filter you have (Sand, DE or Cartridge) and I'll send you a link to a video on that one). My Chemical List: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r8WdqNZqsr2rgZc.html Adjusting The Ph of Your Pool: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/op1hfMyamdu-l40.html Adjusting The Alkalinity Of Your Pool Water: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bJZ6YLKU1MmxgKM.html Algae and Algaecides and Why You Don't Need Them: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g-B3oq5lqMqbpJc.html (this one's really important for your issue). How I Cleared My Green Pool: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jr9ddaSVp7-Uqn0.html (Very important for your pool right now too) My Weekly Pool Service Regimine: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f6ubebam09C2pqc.html Emptying the Pump Basket and Clearing the Impeller: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qa6We8mY1avJpKM.html

There’s a learning curve Samantha, but it’s not too bad. I spend an hour or two a week maintaining my 24k in ground pool. So once you get the hang of it pretty minimal effort.

Did you clear your pool up yet by any chance? If not I can help

First thing to do is get the pH right (should be 7.2 to 7.6), then shock the heck out of the pool in the evening with liquid chlorine (and maybe also with calcium hypochlorite) to get rid of the green algae. Google “SLAM pool” (Shock Level And Maintain) to learn how to shock a pool properly to start it up. Do NOT use tri-chlor tabs nor di-chlor granules for the initial shocking, as it they are 52% or more Cyanuric Acid (a chlorine stabilizer) that will greatly reduce the effectiveness of the initial shocking. Use liquid chlorine, I. The evening) for the initial shocking to kill the algae first.

I was wondering the same thing. I want to get the Ti chlor for my salt fiberglass pool instead of my weekly pool store shock,

I'd suggest increasing the amount of tablets you use, and use phosphate remover every couple of months. If you do that and keep your filter clean you'll not have any problem with algae. Check out this video on algae and algaecides I did, it's one of the most important videos I've done: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g-B3oq5lqMqbpJc.html And please check out my new membership website www.poolschooler.com for more great tools to help you save a ton of money on pool maintenance.

@@PoolSchooler thanks for the reply I will check out that other video well I usely only swim from June to maybe the middle of September so only a little over 3.months but it definitely gets in the 100 degrees and high 90s here,I just dont no why they recommend shocking a pool every 7 days.

@@rippingj6017 Because they don't know any better AND it makes them money every month. Return customer.

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@@PoolSchooler thanks ,question for you I sold my old pool its was 16x52 the one I'm getting is 18x54,I'm having it installed by the professionals here,anyway i dug out the retaining wall on the south and east side so the bigger pool would fit,so i added dirt to where the retaining walls was so was wondering after they install it,will i have to put the retaining wall back up,or can i just add grass seed to the to sides where the slopes are at,so the slopes wont wash away,I'm still gonna put felt and river rock around the pool,just was wondering about the slopes

Did you follow my start up video? I'm hoping you added your chemicals right after filling? If you waited til the water warmed up that's why it's green. Watch these three videos: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aMekmsaYydusgnU.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g-B3oq5lqMqbpJc.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o6doddJ-yp2thoE.html These will help you out.

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unfortunately I don't have any experience with this product. Sorry.

It depends on your current chlorine levels. Don't add shock until you test the chlorine level. I really can't guess without knowing your current chlorine (free and total) readings. Hope you'll check out poolschooler.com there a lot of great info and exclusive content and tools to help you better maintain your pool yourself. and please subscribe to this channel.