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    SWG install.... Looking good vs. performance?

    I've just received my Edge-40 today and was thinking about the install. I can make it look cleaner if I use four to six elbows or I can make it look like a retrofit without them. Using a VS pump on a low flow rate I don't think the velocity will be high enough for the 90's to create much...
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    Questions regarding SWG implications

    I want to install a SWG and now have more questions regarding the implications of it. First, I have an intelliflo pump and a basic trip switch timer. I have taken the trippers off for the pump since it needs full time electrical current. The booster timer still runs the booster pump for the...
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    Algae Growth Question

    I have the TF-100 for a month or so but prior to getting it had been shocking my pool when I let the FC drop to low and algae started to bloom. After reading this forum I used the calc. to estimate the shock and was successful at getting rid of the algae bloom. I got my test kit and found out...
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    Questions regarding SLAM & Brushing

    First of all, thank you all so much for making this site such a huge benifit for so many pool owners. My question is why do you have to sustain the FC level at such a precise level during the SLAM? I appreciate the fact that it does take a hyper dosage of FC to burn off the algae but if the...
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    Testing at pool stores

    Just an FYI. I know the regulars here probably already knew this but I've been maintaining my pool the "pool store" way for decades. Last year stumbled across this site while looking for an accurate calculator to speed my spending of pool store products. Now I'm a convert and I thank all of you...