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Just wanted to know if it's a good idea to use spa purge every time I change the water in my hot tub. The chems stay balanced regularly and I change the water out every 3-4 months. I have been using the spa purge every time, just wondering if it is necessary. Thanks so much! B

Well, I just learned a lesson yesterday. For those of you that may be new to solar covers like me, FYI, when there is a fair amount of wind and your solar cover is on, there is the possibility of the reel flying INTO the pool :shock: !! Not once, but twice yesterday that happened. I finally...

:shock: I heard the pool pump running funny yesterday and went to see what the deal was and there was an ant pile under the pump housing. I sprayed them down and after about an hour it went back to it's normal hum. Went out again today, same thing, ants still not eradicated, the not so normal...

Trying to plan ahead since it seems that the lifespan of our hot tub may be shorter than we like. First, what is the average life span? We have a thermospa that came with the house. It's 6 years old now and I am thinking it wasn't maintained that well before us. It seems more often than not, we...

I am about to finally get around to getting a solar cover and I have a few questions. I know that the reel is recommended, but I have a few issues with that and wanted to get input on what I am thinking. The reel would 1) be too hard for my hubby with herniated disc to do on his own, and 2) I...

Ah Texas! Close to hitting the record in 100+ days and wondering if this is affecting my PH. Our pool was replastered in March, so I know it's still technically "curing" and was wondering if the combination of a gazillion 100+ days + curing would account for the drift. The last several weeks I...

Or bad, depending on how you look at it. So we got a new spa cover a few weeks ago and since we have been hitting the 100's outside, although we have the temp in the spa set to 98, I opened it today and the temp read 109!!!! We've noticed that the temps have been reading around the 104/105 range...

I can't believe it but we are coming up on our one year anniversary in our new digs in July. Thanks to TFP, I am definitely a much more confidant pool owner this summer! Am still trying to find that "sweet spot" but already having 100 degree days, I pretty much think adding bleach every day is...

Just had our first major pool party of the season yesterday and so today it's all about getting the chemistry back to norm...it will be the first time I have had to add anything besides acid or bleach, so I want to make sure I do it right. TA was at 50, went to PC and to get it back to 100 it...

How long should I wait after adding bromine starter to test ppm? Thanks, B

So I have the TFP 100 test kit and have become almost a pro at keeping sparklypoolitis envy across the neighborhood :) ( had 3 neighbors ask me who my pool guy was!). Now I am finally getting to know my hot tub and and trying to figure out bromine levels... I use the basic taylor kit for that...

So finally I am going to finish the decontamination process and get my ht up and running again. One of the steps in the decontamination process is to overfill and balance...does this mean cya as well or just the basics, FC, CA, PF and TA? Can I do this step generally in the same day that I drain...

Finally drained the swap at the bottom of my spa ( storm blew off top and filled bottom with lots o rain) and am ready to supershock. The weather is going to be bad the next 2 days, but I would like to get the process started. Would it be ok to leave it sitting super chlorinated for a few days...

I went to clean my energy filter this morning and the pump had just kicked on for the day, but something is terribly awry. It seems to be surging for lack of a better word. I can hear it gear up and watch the psi on the filters rise only to go flat again (psi has been at about 10 on both), also...

So we did our walk through for damages from the storm last week and while the adjuster was complimenting me on my pool ( and my sparkly pool water, thanks TFP) she noticed that we got hail damage on our expansion joints. Big chunks had been chipped out of most of them. What's involved with...

So it's been 3 weeks since my new plaster start up, is it safe to put the polaris back in the pool or should I wait longer?? Certainly don't want to do it too soon, but boy am I sick of vacuuming...lots of high winds this week making it a daily job. :| Thanks, B

What an adventure last night was...70 mile an hour winds and hail! The pool ( new plaster -2 weeks out) had about 4-5 inches of debris in the bottom this morning and a few large tree limbs in it It had also turned a lovely shade of green..go figure. Managed to fish out the limbs and spent 2...

Don't worry, I am just using them for new plaster start up, but am starting to wonder if they have gone bad. I have had 3 pucks in since a week ago today and added 2 more 2 days later and I am still getting the .5-1 reading when I test. I am adding liquid chlorine in as well ( started 3 days...

We arealmost on day 10 after replastering the pool and I have 4 pucks in the floater and my FC levels are still reading .5-1. The chlorine was added on the 28th. I may be expecting it too soon but when should I expect to see the FC rise? Also, been adding muratic acid like crazy (about 3 -4 cups...

I drained my hot tub back in December, doing the enzyme treatment first, so when I got around to setting it back up, all I would have to do was the super clorination before getting it back up and running. Well, I pulled the cover off last night and was very disappointed to find about 5 inches of...

or at least down to 8 hours a day? It's been 7 days since our pool pumps were turned back on from a refill for a replaster. I know they said run em for a week. I still have plaster dust settling on the bottom and while it's getting better, still seems like alot. Finally figured out how to...

I know plenty of people do their own start up and probably don't sweat it, but I am a slow learner and tend to get overwhelmed in the details but have always been one to dive on in. Here's the update: Friday the 25th pool was full and pumps kicked back on. Saturday started brushing the pool...

I thought it would be easier to plug in the PS directions and ask my questions accordingly: Traditional Start-up Your builder will normally take care of the first five steps and then turn it over to you. * Check all equipment and make sure it's functional. This is all the PB is doing, the...

Ok, so the pool finished filling up last night ( good thing I got up early, the water level was RIGHT at the mid point line on the tiles when I went out to check) and as soon as the PB comes out and starts up the pumps we are live!!! Gotta pick up some CYA on the way home from work today, but I...

So far so good...looks like the pool draining was our big hiccup, everything else has gone very smoothly. :) New tile is in, plumbing done, plastering set for Monday. Now, I need to get a vacuum ordered in the next day or so and it seems I read somewhere that a concrete vacuum was a no no on new...

ok, so they started the remodel today and while I had asked for them to drain the pool into our sewer lines, they said that was not possible because it would flood our house, I get that and am glad they didn't go that route. However, I was clear about my concerns about it draining into the...

So I met with my super today and I do feel good about the company I am going with but got some info from him that conflicted with what I have been reading here. At PS, ( and I know this is a baseline, bare with my OCD for a moment please), it teaches to test main chems daily. My super said that...

So this morning we were greeted by a huge goose in the back yard!! Mind you, he wasn't in the pool, but we do have plenty geese and ducks in the area and spring is right around the corner..what happens to the pool chemistry balance should they decide to hang out and take a swim?

are coming out of my pool jets...so I am guessing that maybe I am losing pressure? We did have another really cold night last night ( 14). I have a tarp over all of the above ground equipment and everything there seems to be running fine, although that same cartridge that I had problems with...

Please forgive me because I am still getting up to speed on all the technical names for things. So I was doing my routine of cleaning out of skimmers, energy filter and pump filter ( the one attached to the motor, I noted it was an emerson, and it was just replaced in Sept.) and because I am a...