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This is the second motor that appears to have gone bad in a little over a year. Tub about 3 years old now. It is rated at 16.4/4.8 and is running 21.4 Runs for abit and shuts down. Starts back up after a few minutes, runs a few and back down. Looking at the electrical supply and the cable is...

Hmmm. Thought this would be something that could be diagnosed here. Will call around to some hot tub places and ask them. Hopefully they can help.

Need a better kit. I use the tf-100 that everyone here likes. More accurate.

Here in the houston area we have had maybe 15" of rain over the last couple of weeks. I have been trying to keep up but it is not getting any better. 20kgal pool. The pool has been staying abit green. I brush the algea daily. It clears abit then back to light green Can see the algea moving...

Looked by didn't find anything on new water startup. Drained and refilled for the first time. Spa about 6 months old. Have a start up chem kit but i wasn't present when they filled. Any basic chemical add to start with? We are on well water. 450gl spa. Michael

I don't know our pump flow rate. will have to take a peek at the pump info plate. Michael

I adjusted ours last night down to about 6 hours. will see. thanks Michael

South Texas, 100dgs around the corner. how long do I need to run the pool? I don't know the pump capacity, just guessing a standard pump. 20000gl in-ground. also does it matter to run at night and not in the heat of the day or No? Michael

Your correct. I raised the TA from i think 40 to 80. Cant remember now as it took about 5 days to get all in order. It was what the math chart advised.

Hello friends. Got the new test kit in so gave the water a check. I have been using and adjusting the water on an several year old leslies pool test kit that checks for ph and chlorine. here is the results from yesterday FC-5.5 CC-.5 Calcium hardness- 425 Cya- 80 ph-7.2 Total Alk 110 the Ph was...

Hello friends. have spend a few days reading everything I can on this awesome site. here is what's going on. 20000 gal in ground with new plaster first of 2015 we have been having fits with some staining at various places so have been wire brushing the you know what. we constantly seem to have...