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I drained my pool to sand the bottom of the shallow end, we did this because a bad contractor acid washed the pool and created a surface that would rip the skin of my kids feet. My kids and I got started and everything finished great. I had a pump in deep end pumping water into the yard. After...

I drained my pool to repair the rough surface caused by a contractor that acid washed the plaster to a point that it would make my kids feet bleed. That job is complete. However, when I was pressure washing the pool and cleaning a piece of what appear to be concrete came out of one of the main...

We recently moved into a house with a 13 year old gunite pool. The bottom surface was dirty so we paid a company to drain and acid wash the gunite surface. The pool is now clean, however the surface in the shallow end of pool is rough. When the kids play basketball for a few hours they come...

Just returned from a family vacation to find the heater leaking water out of the blower. Unfortunately I do not have a bypass before the heater to allow the pool to stay running. Can anyone help with troubleshooting. I searched for a while, but no real good threads that I could find. A...

I just moved to a 8 year old house this past winter with a pool. I just started everything up and fixed a few leaky gaskets and the usual. However, the heater will not start up. Once power is applied the heater displays 128, then a code across the display is r=5 . Then the display...

I had the pump motor rebuilt early last year, this year I just fired up the system and it seems to be a little loud and hot. I ran overnight last night and water seems to flow fine though the filter and out into the pool. I just wanted to make sure i wired correctly, or what else to trouble...

I have an in-ground vinyl liner pool that was build 3 years ago. All of the caulking that was used around the steps, ladder, and skimmers is coming off. What is the best product to reseal? Should I drop the water level to seal these or is there a product that works well under water. I have...

I shocked my pool yesterday to start up the pool. Kicked on the heater and found the FC didn't drop since yesterday. I have a FC count of 17. Thanks duraleigh for getting me the FAS/DPD kit in a record 2 days!!! Great Support!!! No drop in FC is good, meaning I do not have any organics...

I built my pool 3 years ago and what seems to be normal for me, might not be correct. After the pump turns off, the water goes back into the inlet side (pool strainer or drain) and the pump becomes partially full. Is this how it should work? Or should the pump filter basket always be at full...

Poolsean or other experts? I have the pool pilot dig-220 with SC-60 manifold. It is currently going on the third season and last year it worked perfectly before taking it in for the winter months. The cell looked perfect prior to installing this summer, no flaky white crust or scale or...

I started another thread where I asked for help to clear my pool water. One of the resolutions was to add Diatomaceous Earth. So I stopped at ACE hardware on the way home and picked up a bag of Natural Guard "gardening natures way" insect control diatomaceous earth. The person said that it...

I have been trying to get the pool clean and running the last two weeks. Gave the pool a good scrub a couple times and the auto cleaner has been doing it's job. The pool looked great when I opened it, not much to clean out. I started out by shocking it and getting the salt water generator...

I learned this the hard way and decided to share. I have a 18x36 inground pool with 2 aqua genie returns and also an automatic cover. I need to keep the water high in order to support the auto cover. I usually drain the pool below the aqua genies to allow for ample blow out of the water...

Need help with my one year old autopilot SC-60. I have been testing my chlorine levels over the last month with readings in the 5.5 level for both TC and FC, however these number have jumped off the charts recently. I do not believe it had anything to do with adding borates to the pool. I...

I have been running my pool for 3 days straight now and can not get my PH to rise. It was at 7.4 last week and I lowered it to 7.2 with muriatic acid. I am trying to lower my TA which is currently at 140. But I can't get my ph to rise so I can add another dose of acid. I am currently using a...

I just opened my pool and can't figure out why my sand filter is running pegged at 60+psi. I opened the sand filter to find plenty of sand in the tank. I backwashed gallons and gallons of water.... and the glass monitoring tube showed clean water. When I shut the pump off the sand filter...

After building my inground 30k gal pool last spring, I have noticed the cheap valves that came with the kit are already failing. In the fall I purchased Pentair 1.5" PVC, 2-Way Lube-Free Diverter Valves to replace the cheap ones. I have noticed that once the pump stops, and after a little...

I just put in my inground vinyl lined 29K gal salt water pool last year. I did hire someone to close the pool before winter, but I would like to open it up myself. I have read the "opening a pool" newletter from trouble free pools, but the local pool place is guiding me in a different...

Well, I just finished building my very own 18x36 in ground vinyl lined pool. I hired out only the excavation, auto pool cover, and finished cement. The poolcrete about killed me, lost 15lbs and my forearms look like popeye the sailor. Looking to join a great forum for learning and help...