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Hello! The cement/adhesive between our coping is starting to chip and crack. Any advice on how to repair and what to buy? Thanks!

The water level in my skimmers, which are on opposite ends of the pool, are different. I think they were always slightly different, and it may be my imagination, but I feel the difference between them has increased. When the level is perfect in one skimmer its on the high side in the other, and...

Hi all. Getting air bubbles in my pool- researched all the possibilities. However my filter cartridges are overdue for replacing, which I am doing this weekend. My pool guy insists that this can be a cause of air bubbles- I've looked online to confirm this and can not find this anywhere. Once I...

I have the nature2 Fusion soft salt water generator for about four years now. I replace the salt cell at the beginning of the summer about four months ago. Have been working fine all summer then this week started showing an error code I went to take a look and this is what I found. Essentially...

Getting a hot tub from Costco next week- assumed maintaining was the same as my pool but reading the sticky there seems to be a few differences. I have a few questions about possible alternatives: 1) are there any issues with using liquid muriatic acid in a hot tob instead of dry acid? This is...

Hello. I'm going to be away for a little over a week and my SWG is not working currently. Best way to maintain Chlorine while I'm away assuming nobody can come to my house to help. Dump a whole bunch of bleach before I leave? To slam levels? Put in a bunch of Chlorine tablets into a floater?

In my experience over the past 2 years, one bag of salt seems to increase my levels by 200-300. My levels last week were at 2800. added two bags and a few days later its at 3200. added another bag and a few days later its 3600. Cool. Just happened to check levels this weekend (3 more days later)...

Hi all. Not sure if I should put this here or under salt water generator... Recently had issue with my SWG sensor so the pool company came out and replaced. The very next day I find the fuse to the pool equipment keeps tripping. I asked company to come back out, which they are reluctantly doing...

Hi all. My salt generator sucks (see multiple threads about sensor, etc.) and is currently not working. That being said I need to keep my pool chlorinated while I am away. Is there any sort of handy calculation to figure out how much bleach to dump in the pool before going away? The variables I...

I've had a pool for 2 years but this seems like a new pool question. I apologize if this is a stupid question, but what is the purpose of service mode on a pool pump? Other than preventing me from changing settings on the remote, does it serve any function? I searched this question on line and...

Hi all. Inground gunnite pool just over a year old. Small circular rust stain seen on side wall. Something under the gunnite rusting through? Already contacted pool company that built pool but want the truth here before they start the spin and the blame game. Is this a bad sign or a really bad...

Super basic question here. In the K 1000 test kit how long should I wait after putting the drops in to read the chlorine level? I've noticed that the color darkens significantly over time. Do I read it right after I put the drops in and invert it a few times or do I wait a few minutes and go...

So our pool company when finishing the pool last year just put this spongy Styrofoam like material between the cement and the coping and said we're 'good to go'. Now we are hearing that if we don't replace that with caulk then water gets in, freezes, and ruins the coping over time. Question 1-...

Once I adequately SLAM, when is it safe/recommended to be able to swim again. In other words, how long does it typically take a FC level to drop from 28 to swimmable levels? Approximately- I know there are variables like sun exposure (we get a lot on our pool). WHat is the maximum safe FC level...

It seemed my chlorine levels were drifting down quicker than expected. I did an overnight test and the FC went from 5.5 to 4, the CC is <0.5. My CYA is 70. Other numbers below and all look spot on. I've had to run my SWG at 90%, 12 hours/day and even then I am supplementing in some liquid...

Hi! When we had our pool done they placed this styrofoam looking stuff between the concrete and coping. They said it's pretty standard but it looks pretty sub-standard to me...is there a better sealant to use between these spaces- something that doesn't look like its going to break down in a...

So this is second year with pool. Last year I worried why my heat pump was "leaking" only to be told it is condensation. Now this year I worry that my heat pump is NOT "leaking". If condensation is normal, does it mean my heat pump is not working properly if there is not condensation? Sorry if...

Yes, yes, I know. There's plenty on here already about phosphates and I'm pretty sure I know the answer to this but I needed to ask anyway: This was my first year with a pool and a very well-meaning friend of mine who has had a pool for much longer told me to learn from his mistake and be sure...

So I made the mistake to have my pool closed by the "professionals" before consulting TFP. My chemistry was spot on before closing but I noticed now that a lot of people recommend hyper-chlorinating the pool before closing which I did not. The closers put a chlorine floater in the pool before...

Anyone have any experience with these liquid solar products? They claim to help hold the heat in without the use of a pool cover. I am VERY SKEPTICAL to say the least but I am curious if anyone has ever used them and what they think of them....

Leaving for vacation tonight- thought I was all set with my SWG. Wake up this am to find that it is at 0% chlorine production. I've had it set at 75% and no one touches the controls but me. It wouldn't even register on my Aqualink remote. I had to manually turn off the system, restart it, and...

Hi all- FC 5 pH 7.5 TA 80 CH 475 CYA 80 New plaster pool still 'curing'. Have to add 3 cups muriatic acid every 2-3 days to keep pH between 7.5 and 7.8 Going away for week. Don't feel comfortable asking neighbor to handle acid for me. DO I over compensate and bring Ph low and have...

Is there any problem with running a pool pump 24/7? When I had the pool installed they said run it 8am-8pm. My problem is that I have a heater pump, which seems to do a lousy job of heating the pool as it is, but even more so when I don't have the pump running at night when the air temperature...

I have a SWG- usually run it for 12 hours at 55-60% and it maintains chlorine between 3-5 Lately I've been increasing it almost every day by 5%. UP to 85% now and still at 1-3 on chlorine. It's been raining a lot lately- I get that there is no chlorine in rain and it will dilute the pool water...

OK so I thought I had this pool thing down but now I am perplexed.... See below parameters. Water test on June 13th (at pool store) FC 3 TC 3.31 ph 8 CH 238 Alk 63 CYA 60 Copper 0.1 Iron 0.1 THese numbers have been pretty consistent with all the water tests I've done Pretty good...

I have a SWG and a heat pump. Should I run the pump 8am-8pm to generate chlorine during the day, or should I run it 8pm-8am to maintain the pool temp via the heat pump (and pool cover) at night? The pool company told me to run during day but I don't trust them with anything anymore!

So I just got my SWG up and running- see specs below. I haven't had a chance to play around long enough to figure out the optimal % to put the generator at to maintain chlorine. I know this is impossible to answer completely but anyone with experience with this type of generator can give me a...

So I have a SWG, but it's not working (long story). I will be away for 3 days this weekend. Is there some sort of formula out there about how much chlorine I can/should dump into my pool before I leave so that it doesn't dwindle down to zero before I get back? What about if I go away for a week...

Hi I have a very basic question. Can I store my pool chemicals outside in the shed or is there any concern of heat making any of the chemicals unstable or breaking them down? Thanks. Specifically liquid bleach, Borax, Armand Hammer baking soda, muriatic acid, calcium hardness, CYA.

New pool- see specs under signature. FC 2 CC 0.8 Ph 7.5 Hardness 173 (but just added more) CYA 34 (more is currently in sock in skimmer) pool is SWG So pool is crystal clear and I suspect within the next 2 weeks I'll have hardness and CYA where they need to be. Is the CC above 0.5...