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As some of you may know, my pool has been quite problematic with metal staining for many years. For the past 3 years I had been using Metal Magic to control the metal staining but lately, I've been having to use about 2 quarts of Metal Magic a week and have been having problems with chlorine...

As many of you may remember (SwampWoman?), I'm the guy that had recurring metal (iron) staining and was using only Metal Magic to keep the stains away. https://www.troublefreepool.com/threads/recurring-metal-stains-worse-than-ever.137029/page-12 Unfortunately, it seems like using Metal Magic...

As many of you know, my pool has a chronic metal stain issue that I keep under control using Proteam's Metal Magic product. This product, over time, tends to lower my pH as it is very acidic. Currently, my pH is around 6.8 so I'm trying to see how effective it would be to increase pH via...

I've sent a few private messages this week and I just noticed that they don't show in my "Sent Items" folder. According to that folder, the last message sent was over 3 weeks ago. Anyone else having issues sending PMs?

I've posted in the past about our recurring metal staining issues. I'm at the end of my rope dealing with this frustrating issue. Before this season started, we had to repair a section of vinyl liner track that had come undone from the pool wall. I took the chance to do an AA treatment and...

I'm on day 7 of my very first SLAM in 5 years. I have a question regarding the large amounts of chlorine loss my pool experiences at these high shock levels during daytime hours. This morning, my FC was 33. When I came home from work (about 12 hours later), the FC was 25.5. However, I just...

Hi guys, I'll preface this long post by explaining that I found this website while my swimming pool was being built 5 years ago so my pool chemistry and maintenance has always been based on what is recommended here. Because of this, I have never had the "pleasure" of treating algae or needing...

I'll spare you the details but I let my chlorine levels get too low and my water got a little cloudy so I'm currently in day 2 of my very first SLAM. When I started the SLAM and added the liquid chlorine (8.25% jugs), as the chlorine would go into the water, the chlorine would immediately turn...

I've been a TFP supporter for several years. I've come here in the past to read and learn about a recurring problem I have with metal (copper) stains. I understand the consensus here seems to be that if after stain removal and phosphonic based sequestrant, if the stains return, it means "you...

I've been battling copper issues in my 4 1/2 year old pool. Our pool has a natural gas heater and I suspect my copper problem may be related to the heater exchanger. My current setup flows water through the heater even when the heater is not in use. That being said, I'm considering hiring...

I've been battling iron staining for the past few months. My stainless steel pool ladder was rusting on the inside and has been removed from the pool. Unfortunately the damage has been done and my water must have a lot of iron. I've done the Ascorbic Acid and phosphonic acid sequestrant...

For the past few weeks I have been trying to get rid of some iron metal staining confirmed by the vitamin c test. The ascorbic acid and metal sequestrant (Sparkle Conquest) worked wonders and all the staining was gone. Pool looked great. The pH, however, remained low for about the past 2...

I have a Jandy Legacy 250k btu natural gas heater. When I look in my heater parts diagram, it looks like the heater temp sensor probe retaining nut is shown as part # R0456800 (see part # 18 in attached parts diagram). However, when I look at this part number online, it looks like a brass...

I have a Jandy Legacy 250 natural gas heater. On the left side of the heater, there is a polymer/plastic threaded drain plug (part 43 in the diagram below). I have partially stripped this drain plug and now water squirts out whenever the pump is running. I have it holding right now by using...

Pool had some metal staining. I treated it with some Sparkle Conquest. The product worked wonders with the staining in about 30 minutes. However, my TA is now 50 and pH is 7.2. I have a pool heater so I'm wondering is the low pH could be problematic with the heater's copper exchanger. I'm...

So I live in Georgia and the pollen has been fierce as it is every spring. I noticed that the pool has not been looking like its sparkling usual. Today I came home from work and noticed the pool water in the deep end actually is starting to look yellowish/greenish. The good news is that I ran...

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Our in-ground pool was built last winter. I noticed that one of my two PVC ball valves (red handle type), is showing significant fading of the handle after just one summer. Should I be concerned with this? I guess I could rig something to cover the valves so they're not in full sun. I also...

This is my first season as a pool owner. I've been testing my water with the TF-100 kit. The weather here in west-central Georgia is quite hot. All season, I've been keeping a CYA level of about 50 (as was recommended by my SWG manual). With a CYA of 50, I had my SWG set at 60% with a pump...

Ok, I'm a new pool owner. We've only used the pool twice. Yesterday, there were about 10 people in the pool for several hours. I noticed that the water was somewhat cloudy when everyone got out of the pool. Today, the water still seems a bit hazy in the deep end. I tested the water this...

We have a 16 x 35 in-ground pool. I live in Georgia which gets quite warm but it would be nice to use a cover to help retain heat this time of the year when we heat the pool. My only issue is that I don't care much for the look of the cover reel at one end of the pool. The reel would have to...

I have a question regarding something I read on the website for my gas pool heater. The website states "The Pool Sizing Guide shows the maximum pool surface area our Legacy models will heat based on the temperature difference between the air temperature during the coldest month the pool is used...

Ok, I have a 22,500 vinyl pool. The pool is chlorinated with a SWG. Water temperature is 50F. The PB recently added all the salt to the water. My SWG manual states salt should be about 4000ppm. It's currently 3850. My confusion stems from reading my chlorinator manual (Jandy Ei...

I have a new 22k gallon in-ground vinyl pool. Pool has a Paramount in-floor cleaner which required a pump that could pump about 60 gpm at 70ft of head (according to Paramount tech support). Initially, the pool had a Jandy Flo-Pro 1hp pump but the in-floor cleaner was not performing well hence...

Have a new vinyl liner pool, still under construction. Pool has a paramount in-floor cleaning system, skimmer, main drain, 6 wall down jets in deep end. Pool dimensions are 16x35ft. 3.5ft in shallow end, 8ft in deep end. Since filled to capacity this past weekend, pool has been losing water...

New to the forum. Build starting next week. No exciting photos yet... Here are some before shots...

Getting ready to have this pool built. Can you smart people help me figure out how many gallons of water are in this pool? Will follow up with photos of the construction that starts next week.