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The pool has had algae problems since the beginning of the season. The pool has been neglected due to 2 rounds of covid, an illness then major surgery. Now that I am semi-able to get out there I noticed there are deep green stains in the gunite that won't come off with a brush or a scrub...

What are the pros and cons of keeping the booster pump after switching to a robotic cleaner? Should I keep it as a back up? Thank you for your thoughts here.

Moby was able to climb into the grotto last night, but didn’t quite make the 2nd step. Lol! He did make it up 2 steps to the tanning ledge but didn’t get on the ledge. I’m kinda glad about that because he could possibly get “beached”. I'm so impressed.

Has anyone ever recovered their tanning ledge from plaster to stone, or just a different color plaster? I feel like mine has faded.

In February our pool equipment froze due to the loss of power for a couple of days. Replaced the VS pump, the multi-port unit, the booster pump, various pipes and am still waiting on the DE filter to arrive hopefully next week. I don't know about the heater yet... AND this week I have a...

A few questions here - Can the Dolphin be integrated into the Easy Touch Automation System or at least a timer? After watching a few (maybe 50) videos, I've narrowed my robot buying decision to things that are important to me. One basket - on top; an algae scrubber unit that walks down the...

Texas freeze..ugh! Our unit froze during the night when our power went out for 30+ hours. We lost the variable pump and the the multi-port valve ( the part that switches to backwash etc). I ordered those right away, but the filter top lid has a slight crack. We’ve been trying it to find a...

Sorry, it's been a while. I've followed my routine and now find chemicals are off. Yesterday: FC 6 PH 7.2 TA 50 CH 375 CYA 50 Today: FC 4.5 PH 7.2 TA 170 ( added baking soda yesterday after taking readings according to Pool Math.) CH 225 CYA 60...

I am returning the part I don't need and instead donating to TFP. Thanks to the help I continue to receive on this forum! Ya'll are so awesome!

Well, the 4 button spa side remote quit working (nothing works at all). Bought a replacement unit with cord, unhooked the wires from EasyTouch panel and hooked up the new wires. Does this "new" unit need to be programmed as new, or should it work? I went in the house and turned on the heater...

Hope the picture attached correctly.. Here goes.. Spa drops 4-5 inches at night while pool is off. This has been going on for 3 years on and off. Spa was draining into pool after shut off. I have had the check valve replaced 5 times now, a pump replaced (because it burned up..) every...

I feel so needy... Just back from vacation.. Pool was used heavily while we were gone. Came home to black spots on shelves... And green spots on floor. Scrubbed them all off.. So far.. Earlier added BL and MA according to PC. Here is where I am now: Scenario tonite: CYA 0 PH. 7.2 FC...

OK, I'm not the best pool mom in the winter, but I do keep the baskets clean and the polaris guy going every day. I add MA and BL periodically, based on history... not testing as I should. Recently, when the "freeze protection" came on through the night, the spa drained into the pool, and the...

Where do I look to see if I have joined up for a lifetime membership? The value here is... PRICELESS. I will add..... I don't know a soul on this forum... I've only received help here. That's the truth. Please address my question.

The other nite our electricity went out. Now, during the Auto Feeze my spa empties into the pool, Then the spa fills back up every 30 or 40 minutes. Repeats all night. This hasn't happened since the last electrical outage we had. We had one a few days ago. Any thoughts on what I should try...

I know I skipped a step.. After heating the spa... then turning it off make the jets shoot out COLD water? What did I forget to do?

Almost at our 3rd year with first pool/spa. Last night was first time in the spa since last year. When the water got heated, I turned it off via poolside control. The heater went off, but there was cold water shooting in from the jets. It got cold real fast. I'm thinking the waterfall...

How do I set my profile so that I am notified via email that someone responded to my "HELP ME" thread(s). Somehow I must have turned that feature off. When I login there should be a way to see a lift of my previous threads. I must have changed that too.

I'm going to have a swamp if I don't get this under control fast.. I entered my readings in the calculator - and I know how much to add.. but I'm not sure where to start... PH 7.5 FC .5 CC .5 TC 1.0 TA 80 CH 180 CYA 10 SALT - 1350 (per computer) Clear...

When my scheduled pool filter session was over today, I heard my Mastertemp 400 heater turn on. I've always had to turn it on manually. I went to the Easytouch panel to turn it off. It turned off... for about 10 seconds. It came right back on. I tried using the poolside control, same...

I can't seem to manually change the % of cell time on my IC-40. I am reading the manual, and it says if the IC-40 is connected to an Easy-touch system, the % is handled internally. How would I increase the %. It seems like I was able to change it manually last year, but I wouldn't swear on...

HEY ya'll!! I figured I better get in here with a question so you don't forget me. We've had tons of rain, and my readings have been all over the place. My CYA reading is at 20 (way too low..) I added 16 oz of cya yesterday in a sock in front of a return and have been running the pool since...

My main pump (VS) runs on the lowest speed from 9 - 4pm My cleaner runs from 10:15 to 1:15 Would there ever be a time when I need to crank the speed up? 15000 - 16000 gal water (I've been going off 16,000) Thank you in advance.. EDIT: I don't know how to turn it up for cleaning, etc, or I...

When it is necessary to use MA to clean parts to a SWG, or tile, are there any precautionary recommendations? Besides rubber gloves, a plastic bucket and don't stand downwind.. is there anything else? Should I be on grass or concrete? Thanks.

There is a booster pump that comes on to operate the Polaris cleaner. Should the main pump be running at the same time? Cliff Notes: I mowed the yard, grass in the pool, turned on the main pump to skim, it ran for 12 hours then turned off. Meanwhile it is programmed to come on at 9:00am. It...

pH - 8.2 FC - .5 TC .5 TA 70 CH 300 CYA 20 SALT - 2650 TEMP 86 I've watched my CYA and it normally stays pretty level - between 50 and 70. But for some reason, it took a nose dive. I put my numbers in the PC, and see what to add, but I want to do it in the right order. Thank...

I have had a pretty good leak, and my chemical readings have been low. (It may be repaired - won't know for a few days.) Here is what I've got right now: PH - 7.8 FC - 1.5 CC - 0 TC - 1.5 TA - 90 CH - 270 CYA - 40 SALT - 2250 (been using bleach because of the cold weather..) I entered...

Now that it has warmed up somewhat.. the freeze alert quit coming on thru the night. I noticed my SWG wasn't making salt - which I guess is normal under certain degrees. So I've been doing the bleach as needed. It warmed up, and I started noticing that my spa level was down nearly an inch...

Here are some pics of a neighbor's pool. It is a gunite, 15000 gal play pool with some major discoloration. It is a chlorine pool where the owner says he just shocks and adds tablets when the pool store tells him that it needs it. It is between 15 and 18 years old. The brown is mostly on the...

I must have touched something I shouldn't have. :oops: I shortened the pump run time a few days ago to run from 11:00am to 4:00pm in the Easytouch settings. The past 2 days I have noticed that the spa water level is near the bottom of the border tile. The rest of the pool is fine. The...