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I was getting a bit of sand in the pool last year so decided I would replace my laterals this spring, which I did. I bought 8 new laterals and replaced the old with new. I could not really find anything wrong with the old ones other than the white plastic looked brittle and tired. See photo...

Hello. Last season when cleaning my sand filter I notice that the sand level was low, below half, so added 100 lbs of new sand to bring it closer to 3/4 full. Since then I’ve noticed sand in the pool each time I backwash and rinse. Which I don’t have to do very often as I have a robot...

Hi. I have a pair of ducks that visit this time of year for a few weeks before they leave until next season. They like to swim and drink from my 5ppm chlorinated pool. My wife thinks this will cause them to be sick. I think if won’t hurt them for a few weeks. But we don’t know either way...

I recall hearing early in my pool owning days before I found TFP that lowering your pH too fast could damage your vinyl liner. I don’t recalling reading anything here on lower your pH in stages so thought I’d see if that is a myth or truth. The reason I ask is I need to lower my pH from 8.4 to...

I’ve seen a lot of posts about it being hard to get Taylor Reagents in Canada. It is not hard in Ontario at all. Just got my refills delivered today in a 2 day turn around. Try Pool&Hot Tub Depot if you’re in Ontario. They have everything you need.

is there an obvious result when your R-004 reagent is no longer accurate? I just tested my PH and the result is a fluorescent pink. Like off the chart pink. It can’t be right. Is this a sign my reagent is no good? It is 2 seasons old so starting my 3rd season with it. There is no best...

I would like to add some DE to my sand filter and am wondering how much? The smallest bag I can get from the pool store is 10lbs. I read the article on DE and it explains how to add it well enough but I am a bit more confused about how much to add and when to stop adding it. How many pounds...

I need to do a slam and it looks like my PH is over 8. How quickly can I bring the PH down to 7.2? Can I bring it down all at once or should I do it in stages, and if so what is the recommended maximum to lower PH? Thanks.

It Is early spring here and I have been running my filter for the last 10 days to clear up the cloudy water as much as possible before starting my daily dosing of chlorine to maintain my 4 ppm FC. Here are my numbers this morning: Water Temp 55 FC 0 CC 0 PH 7.4 TA 50 CH 125 CYA 30 Usually...

Just about to set up my schedule for the season on my variable speed pump and was wondering how others set up their pumps, and why? I can set up a schedule with 1 to 3 sessions per 24 hours at variable speeds up to 3600 rpm. Any suggestions to consider would be great. Thanks for your input...

Just opening my pool and cleaning my sand filter and wondered, out loud..”how much sand should be in the filter?” Right now in my 24“ sand filter I have approximately 10” of sand. Is that enough? If not, how much should it be? Should I replace the 10“ of existing sand with new sand? Sand is...

I have 2 wrinkles in my vinyl liner on opposite sides of my shallow end walls. Could not flatten it out so called the installer to take a look. Long story short, I have to drain my pool until the shallow end is empty so the liner can be pulled down into the corners. Which should only take a...

Hello Took my winter cover off to complete the opening of my pool and noticed 2 small folds in the side walls of my vinyl liner in the shallow end on opposite sides. They are about 36 inches in length and about a 1/2 inch fold. A few weeks back in the early spring I noticed the liner in the...

I am wondering if anyone has an idea how much CYA is lost over a winter when the pool is closed for 6 month of the year and frozen over for 4 months of those 6 months? Anyone with data to share? S

I have a couple of inlet jets that are leaking and I am going to replace them. They are Jacuzzi brand, so have bought the Jacuzzi Series IF Directional Ball inlet to replace. I have to remove the old ones, and replace with the new ones. Any tips, or cautions before I start. I know trying to...

So my water temp finally hit 60 degrees today but I will not be closing the pool until Sunday...I hope. My question is, do I have to maintain a FC of 3 to 5 still, or can I let the FC drift below until I am ready to close? My CYA is 40 and my FC is presently at 3 ppm. Any advice would be much...

So leaving the pool for the first time since adopting the TFPC method and need some advice before heading out. I leave this Thursday. My current numbers are as follows FC 5 CC 0 pH 7.6 TA 80 CA 150 CYA 30 I have 3 trichlor pucks, but I don't not have a puck chlorinator, floater or otherwise...

The last few days my skimmer socks have turned a yellowish green but my water is clear and no signs of algae in the pool. My pool is surrounded by trees and wondering if that is pollen in my socks, or the first sign algae? Latest test results Fc 5 CC 0 TA 90 CH 150 ph 7.6 CYA 40

I have been wondering since I started using my K-2006 and measuring the ppm of CC in my pool with the 10 ml sample if I need to add 5 drops of R-003 as I have never noticed a change in the water after 3 drops. Sooooo, I was wondering if 3 drops of R-003 is enough to measure if there is any...

In an earlier post I indicated that my first water test I did on my refilled pool from the pool store indicated I had .2 ppm of iron in the water. This seemed odd at the time since I filled with city water from the garden hose. Recently I did my first slam and had to maintain a FC of 16. I...

I started using the TFPC method this spring when I replaced our liner, and had a fresh fill. I noticed late last weekago my pool was getting a bit cloudy. I had recently change my pump time from 18 hours a day down to 6 hours, and attributed the cloudiness to not having my filter on long...

New liner, crystal clear water...and no working pool light. My pool must be over 20 years old, if not 30. It's got 80's written all over it. I bought the house, wi the pool in fall of 2011. back to the pool light, it's got a mogul base R40 and the niche isn't that big, only 5.5 inches...

Hi. Have a bit of a head scratcher. I added enough bleach last night, according to pool math to raise my FC by 2. But It only ended up raising the FC by 1. My FC was 2 and 90 minutes after adding it measured 3. I measured again this morning and got 3. I know bleach loses strength over...

Where I live we pay electricity rates based on when we use it. Peak rate is between 9 am and 5 pm. The cheapest rate is from 7 pm to 7 am. I have a programmable, variable speed pump and have it set as follows: Period 1 5:30pm to 9:30pm 2900 rpm Period 2 9:30pm to 4:30am 1400 rpm Period 3...

Still new to this method so am curious about why my FC would drop so drastically as up until this morning it was maintaining FC and would only need to move it about .5 to 1 ppm per day. But not today. There are a few factors that have changed: 1. I was increasing the hardness of the pool by 25...

My pool store sells 12 percent bleach for $.60/litre, which is basically a quart. I haven't shopped around for bleach but this seems reasonable to me, as they probably sell this as a lost leader, as the price of everything else there is sky high. Good Price? Bad Price? Any of those that shop...

FC 3.5 CC >.5 ph 7.6 CH 100 TA 100 CYA between 30 and 40, just a bit below the 30 line. water is crystal clear.... From what I have been taught from this site, it would seem that these levels look good, and looks like I am well on my way to a Trouble Free Pool. Anyone have aver any...

It seems that my water level is going down quicker than I am expecting and I have had to add water earlier this week to keep the water level up to past the point of the skimmer when it starts to suck air. I just got a new liner so do not expect there to be a leak in the tub, and my pump shows no...

Took a sample of water to the pool store, because I am waiting for Amazon to deliver my test kit, in an emptied water bottle...could that effect the test results, particularly the metals section?

When out with one of my friends yesterday, who also owns a pool, we were discussing this site, and the fact that I had bought a new robot cleaner for my pool and loved it. He looked at me and said, "you can't have a robot cleaner with a vinyl liner". I did not read that with the owners...