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My pool never overflows, but I can't figure out how, why, or where it goes. :) I have a vinyl pool. No extra bulkheads/holes in the sides unaccounted for. Only two pump/filter returns and the pressure side cleaner return. Two surface skimmers have no extra bulkheads or holes other than what...

I don't have current test results yet, but hope someone can point out what possible interactions may have resulted in this. I don't close the pool for the Winter, but other than checking salt now and then I just let it run and verify balance of things before starting to use it again. Yesterday...

Yes, I did. I couldn't find it, and had to ask where it was. I then also got an earful about all the dangers of phosphates in a pool, followed by an offer to test my water for me so I'd know exactly how much of that evil stuff I actually had in my pool. When I told him I was actually only...

I don't even currently have a high TA, but after getting it down I had to play around a little. This didn't turn out as impressive as I planned, but I also only used a bunch of spare stuff left laying around for the most part. It uses four venturi valves I paid $1.63 each for on E-bay but had...

My parents are now moving to Florida and staying with me until they find an apartment. Looking at resort "style" apartments. We have about 11 places to hit tomorrow but while out and about anyway stopped at one of them today. Tour starts with the pool right behind the leasing office. "And...

Ok, got tired of the El cheapo gauge that goes to 60 psi and my running pressure so low its pretty much impossible to detect a 20% rise. It was time for some regent refills from TFT anyway so I added the gauge. It was delivered today. It sure is purdy compared to the current one!! Nice and...

I'm just wondering about the pressure relief on my Polaris wall fitting. Is that to protect the Polaris, simply to have the "correct" pressure where the Polaris works best, or does it protect the pump? I haven't had anything to mess with on my pool for awhile and bored so going to make an...

I love this pool :) I like to be lazy and really happy I have good fill water, as well as those 65 inches of rain a year that can help fix just about anything! This is also a far cry from the weekly, wild swings when still maintained by the previous pool service. Pool running, but ignored...

So, my wife works for a Walmart. She often likes to tell entertaining stories when she gets home each day, or vent, lol. Anyway, they recently had a customer returning piles of empty pool chemical boxes and bottles, making a scene, and demanding to see the manager. She insisted they must sell...

LOL, it's only been just over a year and what started as a K-2006 is no longer recognizable. Wondering why I still keep it in my sig. I suppose the box still matches :) I bought it online early on when still checking multiple web sites. I hadn't yet learned TFP, but due to being a past reef...

LOL, the kids and grandson here visiting. Last Summer he was introduced to the pool and loved it. This year we got his arm floaties on but he was a little afraid at first, but settled in. He was told over and over, no peeing in the pool! He was actually asking to get out to do so, so we...

This is more specifically for Matt, aka Joyfullnoise, but anyone who is doing the test already works as well :) I also hope others trying it the first time may get some help with the same questions if they hit it. I'll copy the instructions at the bottom or on a reply, but first the...

When I bought our new house I didn't like any of the equipment, much of it was on the last leg, and so many plumbing leaks I simply poured a new pad and started 100% new, as well as a little further from the pool so noise and sight hidden just around the corner of the house. I went with all 2"...

I previously got everything configured utilizing the unused lights relay to restrict the hours where my SWG could run so it wasn't running everytime I turned on the pump to run a waterfall or something. I'm now adding a heat pump. I'd like to set it to be able to extend the run time as needed...

Just looking for some input on cell cleaning. I've seen lots of different recommendations on how often to clean them, or at least check them. Every six weeks seems to be a common one. However, I put mine into use in early May of last year. I pulled it to inspect a couple times through the...

New pool enclosure visitor: I "think" it's a rat snake, and since we are currently fighting some moles it needs to get to work and stop lounging around!

We had a new hire/college recruit over last night, and with his first real job is looking for a house and very interested in how all the pool equipment works. Well, a little too much beer and messing with things wasn't a bright idea. We ended with a backwash. I DID remember to turn the pump...

The link to SWG balance in Pool School from the top post in the sticky is broken. It should be Pool School - Water Balance for SWGs

My wife has surgery tomorrow, and I can't start on it right now other than the old one half disassembled already, but any "Gotcha" issues I need to keep in mind when I start? Old one is very old and once I totaled up even just the things I OBVIOUSLY needed the full rebuild kit was cheaper than...

Well, my TA WAS 70, and after a week of the new SWG running and occasional use of a small fountain my PH had still only drifted from 7.3 to 7.5 so it seemed pretty stable to me. I figured once I had the SWG and my pump runtime all settled it was time to move on to borates. Then the pool guy...

Besides just being "on", is there any minimum the main pump should be at when the pressure pump is on? I have a SWG, so with the pressure pump effectively "stealing" some of the flow for the dedicated return I'll obviously need to ensure it's high enough for the SWG to keep working, but is...

Posting in Coffee Bar because it's just a rant!!! Pool Service is already fired, but I got fired up myself again!!!! My TA readings, and the pool guy was showing a perfect 70 TA. Last week, while I was on the phone and not watching I heard a splash and jumped, asking "What the was that?"...

I hope Chem Geek happens by, but this is also for anyone :) Converted to SWG a couple weeks ago. My CYA is high. It was 140 and I got it down to 130 before converting. It should keep falling. In any event, Chem Geek's math showed I'd need about 20% run time on my T-15. I'm not even CLOSE...

I left my booster pump at 230V, because that's the way it comes as well as what the old one was. However, I'm now going to add a surge suppressor and running out of breaker spots :( I'll only have a single 1" space left for any future use. If I drop the booster down to 115V I can add the...

Just have the grandkids over :)

I haven't looked into it much yet, but this was just noticed yesterday. I have an entirely new pad and the only thing I intended to reuse what the old pressure pump but besides looking generally well aged I found the plastic board where the electrical connections are dry rotted and in pieces...

I'm still playing with getting my new SWG adjusted and set, and no need for the below "yet", but while working on getting it dialed in it hit me that it would really be a pain once solar or a heater are added and be generating unknown amounts based on the weather each day. Or, I guess even...

Screw around with building a new pool equipment pad, digging the trench, refilling the trench, and your wife will eventually mow the lawn :) Well, it just worked for me anyway, lol.

TFP has already saved me MUCH more than the low price of membership to keep this site going. I also wanted to first see how the site was, but I'd encourage all who use this site to help support it if you can. I also work in IT and know the work involved, even with volunteer moderators. Thank...

Pad and entire equipment replacement, pool inherited with new home purchase. Here's the old mess: - - - Updated - - - - - - Updated - - -