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I inspected my Hayward salt cell and found this gray piece of tubing. Any idea what this is from? Also, is it normal to see dead bugs in the salt cell? Thank you.

Hello. We replaced our Hayward T-15 SWG cell. We have a Hayward Aqua Plus system and the salt reading needs to be calibrated. How do we do it? The pool store states our salt is 3200 ppm. Thank you.

I'm preparing to do the AA process to remove metal stains in my vinyl pool w SWG. Local stores only carry Natural Chemistry Metal Free but The AA directions here say to use either Pro Team Metal Magic or Jack's Magic Purple Stuff. Is there a significant difference that justifies me ordering one...

Is Arm and Hammer Washing Soda the same thing as Borax? I'm getting ready to do an ascorbic acid treatment to my pool due to metal stains and want to make sure I have everything I need. Thanks.

I'm cleaning my SWG cell and don't need any muriatic acid added to the pool. How can I safely dispose of the water and muriatic acid mixture? thanks.

Hello. Does anyone have a creative idea of what to use to fill in the holes where the shallow end handrail was? I took the handrail out this weekend b/c we don't use it and I like the look better without it. I don't want to fill the holes in with anything permanent. But the handrail holes are...

Hello, I'm still in my first year of inground pool-ownership & have a newbie question.... It's raining a lot down here in NW Georgia. Is it okay if the pump comes on (we have a timer) if the water gets above the skimmer? Or should I leave work to go home and drain the pool some? Thanks so much!! :-)

We have two eyeball-type output jets in our IG pool. what are the best angles for these to get the most stuff into the skimmer (located on same side of pool as jets)? Thanks so much! :-)

We are in the process of picking out the concrete color for the "brushed colored concrete" which will be the pool decking. Also need to choose the base color and the "release" color for the walkway and patio which will be located above the pool deck (with a 3 ft retaining wall separating these...

vinyl pool and CH=80. Pool store said add calcium.... or we will risk scale build-up on our SWG device. However, I've read on TFT that calcium is not a concern with vinyl pools. I bought the 15 lb tub of calcium but don't know if I should add it (i.e. listen to the pool store guy) or ignore and...

I've dreamed of having an IG pool since I was a little girl and my kids and I are so excited about having one now! Our IG pool (see specs in signature below) was just installed and set up last week. PB put 14, 40 pound bags of salt and 2 gals shock liquid in it last week. I tested the chemicals...

I'm new to this forum and new to inground pools (we have been using one of those 14 ft x 4 ft round ones for the past three years and it's time to upgrade!). We are planning on a vinyl inground pool build this spring. We live in NW Georgia with acidic soil. One PB told me not to go with...