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    Green Algae Dust wont quit

    My pool needs to be brushed every three days to get rid of a light coating of algae dust on the pool floor and walls. My latest chem readings are Temp 85, fc 6, ph 7.5,TA 80, cya 60, Salt 3500. The new swg is set to maintain my FC at 6, and I am running the filter on low speed for 12 hrs a day...
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    Pool Pump Replumb

    I'm thinking of rerouting the connection between my pool pump and filter as shown. Does anyone see a problem with this? I plan on adding the drain spigot into the new line also.
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    Pump Vibration Noise? Try this

    I had a problem with the running pool pump on the concrete pad transmitting vibration (loud hum) into our bedroom through the walls. It was very annoying. I went to the store and bought two silicon trivet pads, made for placing hot cooking pans onto the counter in the kitchen. The pads are about...
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    Raising CYA

    I am new at pool ownership and started using the TF100 test kit from the beginning last Fall. I am trying to raise the CYA slowly to about 40 ppm using Chlor tabs only. Once I get to 40, I am going to switch to 8.25 bleach for sanitizer. It seems like it is taking a long time to raise the CYA...