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We had our pool replastered 2 years ago and we have been getting a lot of white residue in the water. I finally got around to testing my CH and it is quite high. From what I am reading, the only way to lower is to replace water? Here are all my numbers: FC 8 PH 8 TA 130 CH 870 CYA 60 Salt 4800...

I’m a bit overwhelmed in starting to research pool cleaners. Is there somewhere I can read up on the pros/cons of the different types? I’m attaching a picture of my oddly shaped pool. It’s about 3 feet deep at the steps and goes down to 6.5 at the far side where it is widest. There is only one...

Hello, My husband asked me to post this for him... Need metal roof install advice for solar pool heater. We have a Heliocol solar pool heater and we love it. We had our shingle roof replaced with metal. We took down the old system, but the local contractor refuses to install it on metal so...

Hello, I have a peculiar problem I would like some thoughts about. Several months ago--mid-September--I tested my water and the chlorine was non-existent. CCs were also low--0.5. The water was staying clear but there was algae growing in some of the waterline tile grout which has been pitted...

Hello, Our pool timer has gotten unreliable. It is 16 years old going by when the pool was built but we have only been here almost 4 years. My husband replaced the motor a year or two ago and it worked better for a while but now it keeps getting stuck. He lubricated the gears recently but that...

Hey y’all! It’s swimming time in Florida already. Yay! But my patio looks terrible! Boo! At the end of last summer I sprayed everything down with bleach and a lot of areas are dingy already. Also the white screen enclosure cage is green and streaky on the large beams. My sister was telling...

I’ve just replaced the previous homeowner’s cracked and falling apart pool vacuum hoses with a single standard pool vac hose instead of the 3 foot sections you have to put together. This one: https://www.amazon.com/U-S-Pool-Supply-Professional-Swimming/dp/B0721NDVL8/ He also had a weird...

My husband has these questions about installing the CircuPool SJ SWG in our setup. I am attaching photos of the equipment pad and plumbing. The instructions say: "The cell should be located above the highest plumbing point, and raised at least 6" from the return line." He is unsure of...

New house with in ground pool... yay. Lovin it so far! But have some questions... There is one port from the pool wall and I don’t know what it’s for. I know it’s not a return, and there’s no suction from it either. It’s just a round opening with a plastic open mesh cover. I’ll try to take a...

New to me pool, built in 2005. Water is clear. A little bit of green around the water line at the skimmer opening. Previous owner was using solid chlorine tablets. I switched to liquid until I can get a SWG. Passed OCLT about a week ago. Current test results: FC 11.5 CC 0 pH 7.5 TA 90 CH 330...

Hi all, I’ve just moved to a new home with an in ground pool. I’m curious if anyone could give me a general idea about the cost and complexity of replacing the Hayward CL200 chlorinator with a SWG system? Three days dealing with liquid chlorine and I’m already over it. :p I’ve only had an AG...

Anybody seen this on Amazon? What do you make of it? No reviews yet. Seems too good to be true. https://www.amazon.com/Solar-Powered-Floating-Pool-Chlorinator/dp/B0744BN79G/

Hello, We moved in December to a new house with a new IG pool. I have been ignoring the pool while the weather was cool, but now it is starting to warm up so I need to work on getting the chemistry in balance. Concrete pool 11,000 gallons Sand filter Solar heating Hayward CL200 Chlorinator...

Hi Folks! Had a great summer... enjoyed the pool a LOT and didn't have any trouble. Then at the end of Sept. and into the first part of October we were away from home a lot. Usually the SWG does fine and I have to do very little in the way of maintenance. So I was surprised to come home a week...

...when the seam thread disintegrates. Guess I'll be doing some leaf raking later. ?

I still have the leaf net on my AGP, but I desperately need to add salt. With the leaf net still on I won't be able to circulate the salt with a brush. Will it be okay to just dump the salt in through the net? If not, any suggestions for how best to add the salt? Thanks!

Hello folks... it's that time of year again! I am needing to replace my pump. Mine has gotten so noisy I can only run it at night. Looking at 2 speed because my Aqua Bug vacuum turns into a snail with the one speed I have now. Would this be a good choice? If not, what should I look for...

Hi, I have a mystery with my pool and I'm hoping you all can help. We hadn't been swimming much because it has been raining almost every day. We were out of town Aug. 15-18 and the day we got back we went in the pool. So the 18th was the last time it had been used. That day, I noticed little...

I know it is early to be asking this question but I want to research and get opinions now so I will be ready come fall. I grew up in the Tampa Bay area and no one I knew closed their pools, although most were screened in. Now we live farther north in FL and it's an AGP, not screened. We have a...

With having to replace our pool this year, we ended up starting a whole backyard enhancement project. We have more we still want to do, but here is what we have so far: The deck was already there--it's 10 years old. The pool, concrete, shower, and covered area is all new. We are planning to...

Here are my test results from moments ago: FC: 2 CC: 0 pH: 6.8 TA: 60 CH: 120 CYA: 60 Salt: 3200 Temp: 80 Is this okay to go ahead with adding borates? I know the pH and TA are both lower than what the borates how-to sticky post recommends, but won't that just reduce the acid requirement?

I know that pool school says my calcium can be as low as 50 for a vinyl liner, and I have always read that it doesn't matter in a vinyl pool... but does it matter for a SWG system? My Aqua Trol manual says calcium should be 200-400 ppm and mine is 120. Do you think I need to do anything about this?

New pool installed yesterday and it's still filling with water--about a foot left to go. It's going to be tomorrow before it's high enough to run the filter at the rate we are going. (We're on a well and can’t run the hose non-stop. Going out this afternoon and will have to turn it off for that...

Hi folks, We had our new 18' round AG pool delivered yesterday and we have an installer coming tomorrow. I just noticed that the skimmer they delivered is not a wide mouth, and our old pool had a wide mouth skimmer. Is this going to make much difference? If it's worth it, I could probably...

Let me hear your bottom drain experiences, the good, bad and ugly. It's looking like I will be replacing my 18' round AG pool and am debating the addition of a bottom drain. Thanks!

One of the pool places I have ordered from in the past has this pool on sale and all accessories ordered with it are 25% off, so seems like a good deal. The one I would get is the 18' round with 54" sides. Any opinions on this pool? Aquarian 500 http://www.poolproducts.com/aboveground ...

Hello, Does anyone have any tips for getting parts for a Sharkline Escalade pool? It was supposed to have lifetime warranty, but the company where we bought the pool has changed ownership and now all they will do is refer me to the Wilbar Group's phone number which is the same one on their web...

Hi folks, We had our AGP already closed up for the off-season and went on vacation. When we got home, one of our dogs* had dug under the deck so far that it punctured the pool liner and the pool was 1/3 drained. So we removed the winter cover and leaf net and there it sits. It was about due...

I posted in other threads about my problem with the Intex SWG, so I won't repeat that here. But I wanted to ask for suggestions on which SWGs to look at which would be a step up from the Intex, but not too expensive. The max I'd want to spend is about $500. I see the Hayward AquaTrol is in that...

Don't know if this is a great deal or not, but there is a SWG on Woot! today. Woot is a one-deal-a-day site that always has silly write-ups on the items they sell. Compu-Pool CPSC-36 Salt Water Pool Chlorinator Kit http://www.woot.com/