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We just bought the house and we're new to swimming pool maintenance so we have no idea. Max pressure for that filter is 50 and it's currently 12-15...just wanted to make sure that's not too low and was normal.

What's the normal psi range for sand filter? Just bought a new pentair tagelus 24" sand filter but I don't know if the psi is good or not....I know if it goes up 10psi then it needs to be backwashed but how do I know that my normal level is acceptable. It has a max psi of 50. We reused the sand...

ok perfect...that's exactly what i needed to know! i just didn't see any sense in going out and buying stabilizer just for the CYA....so now i can hopefully help both levels with one product...works for me!!! And yes, I definitely want to nip it in the bud before it becomes a problem! Just...

I'm using the BBB method...how does that affect your answers? :) I'm assuming basic bleach won't give me the CYA I need like dichlor will? And to answer your question... not it's not thick and full of algae. Yet. But it is starting to get a greenish tint. It's relatively clear but somewhat...

Ok here's today's dilemma. Currently we have no sand filter - it apparently wasn't winterized correctly and we've had to order a new one. In the mean time, we've rerouted the plumbing lines so that we could at least still run the pump and circulate the water so it wouldn't become stagnant...

Ok that's exactly what I wanted to hear....thank u so much for ur help!! :)

ok that's what i wanted to know... i had heard of the hayward brand before and if it was a much better brand then i was tempted to go with it. But as long as the Tagelus is good then I'm comfortable with getting the same to replace it... what are your thoughts on the size of the filter with the...

I'm a new pool owner and boy oh boy are we having first time owner issues... we knew we had to get a new pool pump this year which we went ahead and bought. We ended up redoing all the wiring out to the pool as the previous owner had a very unsafe electrical system. So we redid all that... only...

I have an inground 36,000 gallon concrete pool and am using the BBB method. This is our first ever experience as a pool owner as we just bought this house in March. After adding any the BBB chemicals, how long should we wait before swimming?

So how do we know CYA is actually 0? I just tested a random sample from my kitchen sink to see what the pool water might be when we fill it up....it wasn't actually tested from my pool. Could that be why the results aren't accurate?

Another question... the tap water we are going to use to fill up the pool has the following results: 0ppm TC 0ppm FC 6.8-7.2 pH 180ppm Alkalinity 30-50 CYA I used the pool calculator and according to the default settings, I need 2 gallons, 1 quart and 1 cup of bleach and 16 lbs of borax. But my...

We have just purchased a new home and with it came a 36,000 gallon inground pool. It wasn't something we were looking for in our purchase but we fell in love with the house and have the pool as a bonus. Or so we hope :) After looking into the cost of traditional pool supply chemicals we've...