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My pool has the large style Paramount pop ups. I have one that I need to repair/replace but it's stuck due to sand and grit. I have the removal tool and I know they turn clockwise for removal. I had the pool drained this spring and was lazy and didn't work to free all of them up...now I'm...

Here's a follow-up on my situation. On the 21st, I noticed a light dusting of olive green/brown forming on the floor of the pool so did a SLAM for mustard algae assuming I had 65ppm CYA. That was cleared up rather quickly since I caught it early on. The next day, my new bottle of CYA reagent...

Thanks for the response. I did not realize that CYA degrades by 3-5ppm/month. I have read on here that the only way to reduce CYA was by removing water, osmois treatment, or some new chemical treatments (that don't seem fully proven). Good to know there is degradation and that I need to check...

I have a dilemma to which I'd like the experts to provide feedback on. As temps rose this year, my SWG has had problems maintaining an FC level which has historically been easy to meet in prior seasons (when SWG is run for same duration). Eventually, I arrived at checking the CYA level as a...

Hey folks! I am back on to solving this issue and began searching...my thread immediately popped up...I'm not sure why, but I never saw all these responses. So, to start with, I'd like to say thanks for the replies! Over the course of the year, the delamination has progressed and will soon...

Bumping back to the top, hope someone has some input on the kool deck.

It will be 3 years in July since moving into this house. There was about a 10ft wide swath of Kool Deck near the steps leading into the pool that was completely delaminated. Our realtor had former experience working for a pool builder and said that kool deck was more susceptible to failure...

Thanks guys, this is exactly the kind of info I need. Going to refill.

Currently, my CH is at 800. Last year at this time, CH was 500. The last time I did a D&RF was 2 years ago. Fill water CH ranges from 170-200. It appears that I'm picking up about 300ppm/yr. Today's numbers are: FC: 5.0 CC: 0 pH: 7.97 (dropped to 7.5 just after test) TA: 80 (should...

Nesto, your pump should have a table with various curves for different pump RPM. As long as you can set the RPM, you should be able to dial in the flow you want.

When I enter your numbers into poolmath I get 121 oz of borax = about 7.5 lbs. This will raise your pH to 7.2 and bump up TA by almost 10. CSI should be -.22 which is very good.

To calculate the flow rate with any degree of accuracy you'll need to calculate the headloss. Using headloss along with the flow table for your pump, you can estimate the actual flow for your particular application. Headloss is also called back pressure. It's the resistance to flow that your...

Recently, I was experiencing inconsistent FC readings. I was near the bottom of my DPD powder and the powder had clumped together at the very bottom. I was breaking up the clumps to get it back to a powdery state and using it. I decided to get out a new vial of DPD to compare. My FC readings...

Wow, I had that exact same flavor of beetle in my pool yesterday! Must be the season. The misses didn't appreciate me bringing it in for a closer look...I put it outside to go free, but it must have been exhausted....it was later seen upsidedown in the yard. I seem to get a lot of bees, an...

Just want to say thanks for all the great info and support this site provides!