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Hi, TFP! My motor changed its pitch this week. It is a much higher tone than it used to be. Also, it appears that only one of three jets are flowing. I know it's hard to diagnose in a forum, but I thought I'd give it a shot before going to the dreaded pool store. TIA

Two gallons every three or four days.

I was fighting high CYA last year and, through draining, got it under control. Thanks to this forum, I knew what to do. (Drain and fill and drain again.) Now I have the opposite problem. I am getting no / barely detectable CYA reading on my test. The first time I noticed the low level, I...

Living in Mesa, AZ, it's common knowledge that your pool should be completely drained and the water replaced every 1-5 years, depending on who you ask. We have very hard water and the thought is that combined with the chemicals that are added require a complete drain and refill periodically...

Just wanted to thank everyone for all of your help. I feel so lucky to have found you guys. I've been SLAMming my pool for five days now, and the water is no longer green! Been running my pump pretty much 24/7 and back washing every day. While the water is blue, it's still pretty cloudy...

So mad! Pool man came by for the last time. He's sticking to his theory that I need to change at least the sand, preferably the whole filter. Pretty sure he's completely full of ca-ca (and I don't mean calcium ;) ). I told him about the CYA level being 90-100. He didn't really have a good...

I recently fired my pool man, as I had a hard time believing him. He claimed that, because my pool was replastered twice, that caused the sand to get clogged up and I need to replace the sand. Actually, he said I needed to replace my entire filter (five years old). Then he said my laterals...