Pool Maintenance and Troubleshooting

Swimming Pool Care and Spa Care Hints

• Perfect Water Factor Ranges  (last updated 8-24-07)
• Basic Routine Schedule  (last updated 8-24-07)
• Chemical Handling  (last updated 8-24-07)
• Opening for the Season  (last updated 8-24-07)
• Closing for the Season  (last updated 8-24-07)
• New Pool/Spa Setup  (last updated 8-24-07)

Pool Water Balance

• What is Water Balance?  (last updated 8-24-07)
• Water Balance Steps  (last updated 8-24-07)

Pool Water Balance Factors

• Temperature (last updated 8-24-07)
• Total Alkalinity (last updated 8-24-07)
• pH  (last updated 8-24-07)
• Calcium Hardness  (last updated 8-24-07)
• Conditioner/Stabilizer (last updated 8-24-07)
• Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)  (last updated 8-24-07)

Chlorine Sanitation

• How Chlorine Works  (last updated 8-24-07)
• Chlorine Products  (last updated 8-24-07)
• Free Chlorine  (last updated 8-24-07)
• Total Chlorine (last updated 8-24-07)
• Combined Chlorine (last updated 8-24-07)
• Shocking  (last updated 8-24-07)
• Super Chlorinating (last updated 8-24-07)

Other Water Sanitizers

• Bromine (last updated 8-24-07)
• Biguanides (last updated 8-24-07)
• Banquacil full pool care guide (last updated 8-24-07)
• Metal Ions  (last updated 8-24-07)
• Ozone (last updated 8-24-07)

Pool Water Problem Solver Hints

• Algae (last updated 8-24-07)
• Algaecides (last updated 8-24-07)
• Chlorine Odor  (last updated 8-24-07)
• Chlorine Test Turns Orange (last updated 8-24-07)
• Cloudy Smoky or Hazy Water (last updated 8-24-07)
• Corrosion (last updated 8-24-07)
• Eye and Skin Irritation (last updated 8-24-07)
• High Chlorine Consumption (last updated 8-24-07)
• High Chlorine Reading  (last updated 8-24-07)
• High Calcium or TDS (last updated 8-24-07)
• pH Bounce (last updated 8-24-07)
• Pink Slime (last updated 8-24-07)
• Salty Taste (last updated 8-24-07)
• Sudsy or Foamy Water (last updated 8-24-07)
• Scale Formation (last updated 8-24-07)
• Stains (last updated 8-24-07)