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    Help me recommend a pump and SWCG to a new TFP-er

    If you want to go with a simple VS pump, Pentair or other brand, you can add a current sensing relay so that the SWG only has power when the pump is running Currently my pump runs 8 hours/day and that does a pretty good job of keeping pool clean and keeps my FC where I want to. Running my cell @...
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    Is it normal to have to add liquid chlorine to supplement a SWG?

    Have no idea why installers will not oversize the SWG when they do the installation. You can always reduce the output or run the cell for a shorter period of time. But you cannot under any circumstances make that cell produce more than it is designed for. Like for me with 95 degree water temp in...
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    Can't keep my CYA levels up Texas heat is making me lose my mind

    Before my new plaster I had wet areas where my pool was leaking After new plaster they all dried up Was convinced that I had a major leak due to the CYA loss But the leak test proved me wrong To say the least I was shocked when the pool level didn’t go down Water temp at 5:30pm is 95 degrees...
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    Can't keep my CYA levels up Texas heat is making me lose my mind

    Sorry Good ole Taylor test Just got a new bottle of R-0013
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    Can't keep my CYA levels up Texas heat is making me lose my mind

    Since new plaster in May I have added 15 lbs of stabilizer to my 13k pool The last 8 being Clorox brand Test before the last 4 lbs was in the 10-20 range according to my eyesight Added last 4 lbs last week and it got up to around 50 The heat is brutal and I increased my pump time from 6 hours to...
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    Stains from adding salt???

    Well that just sux They were out of the normal salt I use so this is what they had
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    Stains from adding salt???

    First time this has ever happened but added 2 bags of salt to my pool 2 days ago and now have stains on the plaster. This is the first time I have ever seen a stain from salt in 15+ years of owning a salt water pool. Wonder if Clorox Pool Salt was the wrong formulation or something. Any ideas...
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    Successfully Replaced my old style Paramount Pool Valet heads with the new style Pentair / A&A retro-fit

    Just did a complete replaster on my 23 year old pool and bit the bullet and replaced all of my original style Pool Valet heads. My experience with them has been very poor cleaning and they have a history of getting stuck open due to a small pebble or something of that nature. Got the new heads...
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    Lower than suggested TA levels - Is this a bad idea?

    That was the test at Leslie's that I quoted. But I also use my TF-100 that I purchased when I moved into this house And I do update my solutions yearly to make sure they are current. With fresh water I was in the 20 range so I bumped it up a little So now I am in the range of 40 -50 and I quoted...
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    Lower than suggested TA levels - Is this a bad idea?

    Little over a month in on a 23 year old pool with new plaster. Ran it as a normal chlorine pool using liquid chlorine for the first month and during that time my TA was always below the suggested level, last test was 46. Always have kept my TA levels in the suggested range and the one thing I...
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    Pop up check valve

    Mystery has been solved It is a Paramount Nozzle check valve that was discontinued 15-20 years ago. They are plastic and just pop into a lip on the housing Just like a normal check valve they are spring loaded and the pressure pushes them open and they seat on a round rubber seal. Simple and I...
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    Pop up check valve

    My jacuzzi has 2 pop up cleaner heads (Pentair/A&A) and both of them have the brass check valves under the pop up heads Are there any replacement parts out there for these or options to fix them? Tired of having the jacuzzi leak back down every time the pump shuts off Any help is greatly...
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    Need Pressure relief air valve for blower in spa at condo complex

    No pressure gauge. Just was shown the problem yesterday when the guy that pretty much runs the association was showing it to me. Did a Google search for ideas but didn't find anything that really fit out needs so I thought I would post here. Let me plumb a 5 psi gauge and see where that lands...
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    Need Pressure relief air valve for blower in spa at condo complex

    Our spa at our beach condo originally had a 1hp blower on the spa but it would always overheat and stop. Management put a 2hp blower on it and now it gets really hot when people are in the spa and blocking the jets. So much that it has discolored the plastic air feed pipe in the pump room. I...
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    Minimum Flow that is required

    My VF pump is down to about 20gpm and was wondering it that is enough for the SWG to function correctly. It is sensing flow so I am assuming as long as that is happening then the unit should run correctly. Running my pump for 12 hrs daily. Thanks
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    Adding an additional pump to the system

    The previous owner of the house had the Intelliflo VF pump installed and I am not happy with the way the system is running. In order to get the pressure up I start seeing my DE filter pressures get over 30 psi. Right now it will go up to 30 psi when the pool valet is switching between stations...
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    Adding an additional pump to the system

    Great Tks for the suggestions. Will research booster pumps and per your suggestion have filled in my Signature with all the info on my pool
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    Adding an additional pump to the system

    I have an in-ground (15Kgal) pool that is about 15-20 yrs old. It has a pool valet cleaning system that does an okay job but not nearly as good as my last pool with the same system. Most of this I attribute to design but who knows. I would like to add a second pump to the system and separate...
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    New owner of older pool in South Texas

    Here to find help in upgrading a older pool in South Texas. Trying to change it from the older established ways to better pumps and filters. Thanks for having a forum to come to for advice.