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Hi folks! Our pool is enclosed / screened within the "lanai." A lot of small debris, from surrounding trees, other vegetation, etc., blows in daily through the screens onto the painted concrete floor of the lanai. We've been using an ordinary broom to deal with the debris, but are looking for...

Relatively new pool owner / TFP follower here. Not knowing any better, used trichlor tabs for about 1.5 years here. Stopped tabs on August 8, and switched to liquid chlorine. Prior to yesterday, got two consistent readings of 104 for CYA after doing conservative water replacements. Yesterday...

Hi, folks! Need your feedback / advice. Received my very first test kit today. Results were: FC= 6.8 CC= 1.2 TA= 80 CH= 360 But when I did the pH test, the color of my water didn't match any of the guide colors on the comparator tube. My sample was pinker / darker... nothing close to the...

Hi, folks! New, first-time pool owner here. Love this forum! Just replaced our motor. Asked the tech if he had any recommendations for extending its life. He advised getting a cover for the motor... as the heat and humidity in FL was the major cause of its early demise. He said they run...

Hi, folks! Wanted to introduce myself. Moved to FL last year from PA. Never had a pool before, so was a bit apprehensive about having to now take on this chore. Gotta say everything's going well so far... and I'm doing a lot of learning. We're lucky that the previous owners maintained the...