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I stumbled across a great video from Interfab on how to plumb a water stub-up into an existing pool deck. It is kind of long at 12 minutes. http://interfab.com/UnderdeckVideo/Page/1471/Show.aspx

I posted some YouTube videos in the thread shown below, but the YouTube video feature doesn't appear to be working. http://www.troublefreepool.com/refinishing-restoring-a-fiberglass-pool-slide-t16912.html

I have an old 1983 natural gas pool heater that I inherited with our house three years ago. The pool heater is a Teledyne Laars XE electronic Type ES with a 400,000 BTU capacity. This heater is mainly used to heat the attached spa, but is on occasion used to bump the pool temperature by a...

I find myself having to buy a floating puck container tomorrow. I had tossed all of mine a couple of years ago when we began BBB. But we are leaving on vacation for 10 days and couldn't find anyone to help put in the daily liquid chlorine. Since our CYA has drifted down to only 20-30 ppm, I...

While buying some refills for dpd powder and dpd-FAS reagent from tfttestkits, I decided to buy the Aquacheck salt strips. I don't have a saltwater pool and I have never added an ounce of salt. I am thinking about adding a SWG next year, but wanted to get an idea of my base salt level due to...

I have a Hayward/Goldline AquaLogic PS-4 automation system. This system has an option for adding a fifth 120/240 volt relay output (in addition to the four that are part of the PS-4 system), but it requires that you aren't using the fourth valve actuator output. In fact, one could add a SIXTH...

I think I know the right answer, but I want to have some of the experts here look over my shoulder. I am replacing the complete light fixture in my attached spa with a match to the existing Pentair Amerlite pool light fixture. Before completing the project, I want to make sure that the...

Cool pool pictures from poolandspa.com. It is a shame that there are no details about any of the pools shown. http://www.poolandspa.com/page191.htm Titanium

SeanB, If I remember correctly, the old software had a feature to easily add YouTube videos to a post. I don't see this feature anymore with the new software? Titanium

After the software upgrade, TFP went from roughly 4200 members to under 3800 members? What happened to all of those members? I don't think it could be because of new members registering during the software upgrade "blackout". TFP had only been adding 30-50 members per day, and the forum was...

Should the pool light gasket be lubricated when installing a new gasket and replacing a dead lamp? I did a quick search of the forum, but didn't find an answer to this particular question. The instructions that came with the new Pentair replacement pool lamp fixture did not specifically say...

I've tried to access TFP several times today, but with no joy. Finally was able to access and log on just a couple of minutes ago. What happened? Titanium

cabanacarl originated this thread during the software blackout period. cabanacarl said on: Thu Jun 12, 2008 4:38 am Titanium said on: Thu Jun 12, 2008 9:47 am

cword is the original poster of this thread, which was originated and lost during the software blackout. cword said on: Wed Jun 11, 2008 3:37 pm HarryH3 said on: Wed Jun 11, 2008 7:09 pm Titanium said on: Wed Jun 11, 2008 7:25 pm JasonLion said on: Wed Jun 11, 2008 8:00 pm...

Has anybody heard of the Liquibuddy Chlorine System before? Evidently Tri-City Pool Service out of Fort Myer, Florida has developed this system and encourages all of their customers to use one in order to avoid the pitfalls of CYA overstabilization. If I'm reading the article correctly...

SeanB, Have you considered whether TFP should join APSP (The Association of Pool and Spa Professionals)? Maybe with TFP being an APSP member, TFP can foment change in how APSP operates - especially with regard to how APSP teaches proper maintenance of pool chemicals. Here is a link to the...

This is lame, but I need a refresher on how to calculate and normalize the prices for different bleach concentrations and volumes. I did a board search, but I did not have any luck. For example, I can get 1 gal of 10% liquid chlorine at Orchard Supply for $3.25. And I can get 1.42 gal of 6%...

I have been fighting an air leak that is showing up as bubbles in the filter basket. The valve in the picture is a 2-inch Ortega valve, but it looks different because I have attached a adapter kit so I could install a motorized valve actuator. You can see a white section of pipe in the...

This is kind of a silly question, but how much do I tighten the 2 inch union fitting that connects to my filter pump? Hand-tight? More than hand-tight? How much more? The instruction manual that came with my Hayward Tri-Star pump doesn't even mention the unions (which came with the pump) let...

SeanB, Is there a TFP business card that you could post to the Forum? I'm getting tired of scribbling "www.troublefreepool.com" on a scrap of paper for people who have just been pool-stored at the local pool store. This way I could just hand them a professional looking card with the...

I had pump problems between October 2007 until early May 2008. I had clear water all through this timeframe by adding a gallon or two of 10% liquid chlorine as appropriate for the 100-150 ppm level of CYA. Only when the water temperature reached 60-65 and above in mid-to-late April did I start...

I am finally getting around to doing a partial drain and refill to correct my inherited high CYA (at least 150 ppm) problem. I homebuilt a filter drain-to-hose adapter, so a small slipstream from the main pump flow is being sent to waste. My problem is that once the pool level went below the...

I wasn't sure where would be best to post this question, so I guessed on Chemistry 101. Is pool water safe to drink in emergencies? We are putting together a neighborhood emergency preparedness council and this question was posed. We live in the Bay Area in California and there is a very real...

The following troubleshooting tips were found at Surman Pool and Spa, which appears to be the same as "repair_guy" at iVillage GardenWeb. http://www.surmanpoolandspa.com/lite47/ ... 7&DID=1271 Titanium

Here are some pool build videos that I found on YouTube. Interesting to watch. Melbourne 2007 Swimming Pool Build http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niJb6fv8 ... re=related Concrete Pool Shot Time Lapse Under 2 Minutes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hevM4txb ... re=related Swimming Pool...

This is a question directed at either those who have a background in building pools (waste !) or those who watched the shotcrete sub-contractor shoot their pool. Did the shotcrete sub-contractor reuse the shotcrete rebound, or was the rebound hauled away as debris? Evidently the reuse or...

Duraleigh, I bought Ben Powell's PS-234 test kit back in July 2006 and have had great luck using it. I had to purchase additional DPD powder and R-0871 FAS-DPD reagent from Taylor in May 2007 since my high CYA pool requires a lot of reagent. I'm almost out of the R-0871 FAS-DPD reagent again...

Here are some interesting case studies of bad things happening to pools. UNPOPPING A POOL Structural engineers undo some of Mother Nature's roughest work - and save a pool in the proces http://www.noanderson.com/images/psncas ... 102006.pdf PATIO DECK HEAVE Expansive clay and an unqualified...

I wasn't quite sure where this might best be posted, but this was my best guess. The Association of Pool and Spa Professionals publishes Water Treatment Information Bulletins (IB), and they are all available at the link below. There is some interesting reading among the various bulletins...

This is a link to a Pool & Spa News article from May 2007 that does a decent job of summarizing the energy-efficient pump options currently available. http://poolspanews.com/2007/052/052pumps.html Ironically, this May 2007 article tells of a panel discussion happening later today. Titanium