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My husband passed away 9/26/23. I've been testing the Chlorine and PH like he taught me but we did not have but one chance to do the total chemistry tests. He told me to use the old math for pool testing and he told me to check it monthly which I haven't as I've been adjusting to my...

being in central Florida on the West side--when Irma came through several years ago--I had to start off by lowering the pool about a foot and a half just as Irma was getting here, and then I pumped out water a couple more times from the rain, probably another 6 to 8 inches. Then we were...

some info 1st. this is going into 5th year of pool (new-2014). have had a TF 100 test kit almost from day 1, so I keep water pretty constant, using pool math also. I guess I have changed the d.e. media at least 10 times now, never over 6 months, and a couple times shorter than that. Never had...

just out of warranty--expired within 2 weeks of each other--niche holder for these lights are just for pentair globrites, so other lights won't work--I'm stuck. I agree with another post I read, these are LED, water tight, and should have lasted many years. Have had diving computers and...

I just replaced a pentair led globrite light I talked about in another post--the 2nd one is going to fail also-I can tell by what happened to the 1st one my question is since pentair does not have you lower the water--and the light has a big o-ring on the end to seal it into the niche...

Well I have 2 pentair globrite led lights (3 yrs old/new) that are just like what is described in this post on TFP dated 3-21-17 Replacing Globrite LED pool lights Mine leaked. Both! From reading here and doing a search on google, these lights seem to be junk. Anybody know of a light that...

So i have dealt with a company, by purchasing over different months some small, and lately some more expensive items. the latest a pool solar blanket, and a solar blanket reel with wheels, aluminum tubing and stand. before that a new DE filter because mine went bad, nice hunk of $, along with...

1st time I have noticed this. May be nothing. I purchase my chlorine from PinchaPenny, 2 1/2 Gal jugs at a time, (X2). This pertains to both. I'm not using much now in winter, even here in Fl. Had the jugs for about a week, before using some of 1 of the jugs. When I poured it into the...

FC 7 CC 7 CYA 50 pH 7.8 TA 90 CH 275 Got a few spots of calcium scaling showing up (took a couple of small crystals-with MA fizz test). Not a lot-about 5 or 6 small one. Wouldn't think with my test numbers that it would happen. But been really hot-humid here in Fl., have taken to using...

I have had 2 discussions with pentair about this to no avail, so I have to live with it, but it just bugs me when something does not run like it says it should. This is a Starite/Pentair VS programmable Intellipro pump. Here are 2 quotes from the manual "The priming feature ramps the pump to...

just cleaned my starite/pentair de filter. it takes 7.2 lbs of new DE media. Just curious here, there is 48 sqft of filter screen to cover, how can you be sure that the filter is covered evenly. I mix with water from pool first, then into skimmer with pump running fast, so how do i know the...

I have a 2 year old Pentair VS Intellipro pump. Several days now, as the motor warms up over time, it starts making the noise. Having replaced many parts on my cars and generators, I am convinced, that the sound it produces is the front bearing heating up, and going out. Even at 2 years old...

Does this look like calcium. The pool is now about 1 1/2 years old. I have a TF 100 test kit for a long time now, have have kept chem numbers inline for a TFP. If this is calcium, I am clueless as what is causing it, since I do my nown test, and keep the water inline with the numbers that...

thought I had read that keeping a cover on at night, would help lower ph, but the opposite is happening, the ph rises. I test all chem with the TF-100, and everything else is OK. But we started to keep the cover on at night to help maintain the temp. better, we have a heater also , I just...

I read in another post where he had removed the clear plastic cover that is held by the pump lid, that goes on top of the strainer basket container, so he could check the wide flat gasket between that and the locking cover (ring). How do you get this out of the lock ring. Mine is held in...

Please move to correct forum-didn't know where to post Moved to the Coffee Bar. JasonLion I visit the forum at the BBB method--which is www.poolsolutions.com. Haven't reach for 3 or 4 days now. Is it down, or is it me or brighthouse. Could someone test. Thanks

If this is not correct forum-please move. I have always been interested since getting my pool, exactly what the % was on the chlorine I buy at "Pinch a Penny", they say it is 10%. They have the best price here. I read of goods ways to test it here but just never did. This year just thought I...

my return line is leaking air at the coupling that goes into the strainer basket of the pump. it's not a big air leak, but I would like to stop it (try) by taking coupling apart and re greasing the o-ring, and then re-tightening. the problem is, part of the coupling is mounted right to the...

The title says it all. New 12K/Gal pool, w/Pentair ic40 swg that I have not started up yet. Did not want to have to buy the control unit ($) for the ic40 on top of the pool install.. Retired to Fl. to be near relatives, so we put the pool in. Did some searches here, the problem I have is...

this 1st statement comes from "professional pool operators of America" 12 most common myths of pool water chemistry, 5. The ideal pH for any pool water is 7.4. Impossible to know. Out of context, there is no “ideal” anything. The water’s hardness and other CSI variables, even the values read...

New owner of new pool, florida gem surface, builders following a startup procedure to protect new surface as in what I have read here in TFP I have well water-clear water iron at 1 ppm, from well head and at faucet after water softener for hardness, water softene does not remove iron. Tested...

saw in a post here from 2010--http://www.home-water-purifiers-and-filters.com/whole-house-iron-filter.php --tried to sent PM to bk406 (he had bought one) but says his email is full. Anybody have experience with one of these. Looks very interesting for I have light iron well water also...

Already been reading and searching your forum as a new owner of in-ground pool, very nice forum very informative. Have already read a lot of useful info. and comments. Thanks. My pool just got finished. Reading here has gotten me to email the installers to see if the pool is being kept in...