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    Raypak 405K propane heater - won't turn on

    Our heater won't turn on. Help? We opened the pool turned on the heater, it ran for 3 days and got the pool up to 80 and maintained it no problem. Last night we asked it to heat the spa, and it didn't work. I'm not sure if the request for the spa heating is just a coincidence? Last night...
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    Closing in-ground, keeping spa open?

    Hi all, Our spa can be separated from our pool and be kept open when the pool is closed this winter. We haven't done it in prior seasons but this season with COVID we think it might actually be used. Anyone with experience doing this? I have never had a stand alone spa and don't know the...
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    I found the perfect Test kit caddy!

    Only on TFP would this be of any interest, lol. I had my kit separated (FC/CC and pH) in a box, with the rest of the tests in the provided box. But it just wasn't working for me, storing two different boxes. I am so excited about my new Kit Caddy, found on Amazon for $15. It's the little...
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    This year, borates!!!!

    Thanks to the HELPFUL people on this AMAZING forum, our pool is so easy to manage. It opened last week and I was excited to get testing and balancing, it is like an annual challenge to get it just right and keep it that way. And every year I have at least one technical difficulty that the...
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    Just opened, pump is running really slow

    Happy spring everyone, happy pool season! We opened the pool today, first season we can't see the bottom upon opening which is a bummer. And something is up with the filter. The system says it is running at 2750. There is no way it is running at that speed, the waterfall is practically...
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    Raypak heater not heating

    My kids have decided to invite friends over to enjoy our spa. We have run the heater once this season I think. The heater won't start. It Sparks for about a minute, then it says No Pilot Sensed, and No Demand. I checked that the gas line is on. The pool is in spa mode. We have a Raypak...
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    Wood chips in the pump????

    Yesterday I lowered our pool 2" below the skimmers because I had someone coming to close the pool. They showed up and said sorry, our pool was too big for them to close, call someone else. The next appointment I could find was mid October so I had to refill and restart. I had initially...
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    A friend's pool results, and I am not sure what to do

    Thanks to this forum and my test kit, my pool is easy to handle. A friend of mine painted the inside of his concrete pool last year, and he just noticed the paint is starting to disintegrate when he brushed the sides. I asked him how he tests his pool, and he has been using trichlor and just...
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    CH dropped with rain

    Hi everyone. I haven't posted here in quite awhile because my pool is always perfect!!! Thanks to you!!!!!! But.... Like much of the country we got incredible rain the past week. I have been draining, testing, adding bleach and acid and waiting for it to be over. Opened the pool end of...
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    My first positive CC result, and it was easy to fix!

    This is season three of our new pool and I have been using the TFP method since the second month. Yesterday, for the first time, I woke up to a cloudy pool. It had rained a lot and I had forgotten to add bleach for a few days. Just forgot.... Oops. Uh oh, what have I done. FC was zero, and...
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    First results are done, help with plan going forward please.

    First, this forum is awesome. I did my first tests this morning and was able to find answers to most of my questions using the search. Here are my results pH 7.5 TA 100 CH 300 CYA 25 FC 1 CC .5 With TF-100 and Pentair tests I tested TC at around 2 or 3, I really have a hard time reading that...
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    New pool, no idea what I'm doing :)

    Hi all, We just opened our new pool last week. Right now I feel like I spend more time brushing the plaster than swimming. Or brushing while swimming...! I'll get to my signature very soon. Looking forward to picking your brains about our pool. Thanks in advance!