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We have been getting a lot of sand in the pool and we notice sand when we backflush. I assume the internal manifold is cracked. How easy are those to replace?

We have a 10,000 gallon pool in Phoenix, AZ. We are looking to install solar panels onto our house. Does anyone have an estimate of the energy consumption for an uncovered pool of this size to expend the swimming season from 3/1 to around 10/31? Thanks in advance!

Currently: 10.0 CL 7.8 PH 50 CYA 90 TA 900 hardness According to the pool math app I should replace my water. If I do this I want to replace the water next month. My water is crystal clear and this past summer we had no issues at all (thanks to this website!) Should I replace the water or have...

I had a Intelliflow pump installed last month. I now want to just hardwire the electric line and turn the Intermatic timer off. Is it as simple as connecting red to red and black to black? (with the breaker off of course!)

I am going to replace my old AO Smith pump with a pentair superflo vs 1.5 HP pump. Pentair SuperFlo VS 1.5HP Variable Speed Pool Pump (342001) I am also going to plumb in a flowvis flow meter. https://www.h2flow.net/flowvis-flow-meter/ My question is how to start from where the water inlets...

We might be buying a new build home in Phoenix AZ and wanted opinions on this style pool: Around 4-5 feet deep on the deeper end with a smallish, gas heated, jacuzzi on the side. What would I be looking at for approximate costs on a project like this?

I have a rental house in Tempe AZ. Apparently there has been little to no maintenance done on the pool for the past year. It's plaster and I haven't run the tests yet, but I added a lot of bleach today to the pool and am running the pump overnight. It's a plaster pool and I tried to brush the...

I think the impeller of my AO Smith pump is clogged up. I tried to remove debris with a screwdriver from the input side of the pump, but there still seems to be debris surrounding the impeller. I live in the desert and we have a Palo Verde tree that shed a ton of leaves last night in a rare...

I was going to buy some Clorox from Costco this week. I noticed that the percentage of sodium hypochlorite is listed at 6.05 but the effective yield is 5.75. Is this something new nationwide?

I've narrowed my search down to these two heat pumps: Raypak Standard 117K BTU Digital Heat Pump - 013307 : Raypak Standard 117K BTU Digital Heat Pump - 013307 - INYOPools.com and Pentair Heat Pump UltraTemp 108,000 BTU - 460932 : Pentair Heat Pump UltraTemp 108,000 BTU - 460932 -...

I have a 11,000 gallon in-ground pool. It's uncovered and the temperature ranges from 95 in the summer to 72 as of today. I want to heat it to around 85 or so to get a few months more use. I am looking at this heat pump: RayPak Compact Series Pool Heat Pump 85,000 BTUs - 013601 - INYOPools.com...

I am thinking about replacing our single speed pump with a variable speed one. I run the pump from 6am to 2pm, 7 days a week. The price plan I am on is this one: EZ-3 Price Plans for SRP residential electric customers My price per kilowatt hour is between 7.58 cents and 8.64 cents for the...

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My PH always seems to raise toward the high side, 7-7 to 7.9 or so. The remainder of my pool remains in balance. CYA 60-70, 5.0-7.5 chlorine with 0 CC. I add acid to lower it to 7.4 or so every month or so. Is there any harm in leaving it at 7.8 ph?

I test my CYA around twice a month. On 7/7 and 8/6 my CYA was at 60. I tested it today and it was at 40. When I test my CYA I look at the cylinder, in sunlight at waist level and I have my wife do the same. This gives the test a little more validity in my opinion. I live in Phoenix and we...

I have a pebble sheen pool, does calcium hardness matter? Current readings: FC 9.0, CC0, PH 7.6, TA 100, CYA 60, CH 400. The CH has been creeping upwards, but not too fast. How would a high CH affect a pebblesheen pool?

I love using the TFP method. I slammed my pool a month ago and I now have 0.5 OCLT on average with 0 CCs. I maintain a CYA level of about 70 and my chlorine level is around 10-12. I do the DPD-FAS test twice a day and have just had to order new reagents due to using them so much. I have a...

I have the TF100 testing kit. It does not have a test for salt level. I'd like to add salt to the pool to increase the "softness" of the water. I was thinking about taking water samples to two pool stores to get the average, finding the mean and then adding the appropriate level of pool salt...

I did the SLAM method two days ago. I have a CYA of around 70 so I brought the FC up to 28 as of yesterday morning. The CC went from 1.0 to 0.0. However, the FC dropped from 28 to 16.5 in 24 hours. Is this normal or should I raise the FC back to 28 and wait for an overnight FC loss of 1.0 or less?

I've lowered my CYA to around 70. I understand that at 70 I will have to keep a higher FC level as opposed to having a CYA level of 40-50. However, does having a CYA of 70 as opposed to 40-50 allow the FC to remain at that level for longer? IE: if I have a FC of 8 in a pool with a CYA of 40...

I am fairly new to the site and have already learned a lot. I ordered the TS100 kit and got the following numbers: 3.0 Cl 7.5 PH 550 CH 110 TA 100+ CYA I used to use the floating pucks with weekly shock. I've since taken the floater out and purchased bleach and liquid chlorine. The pool...

Ahwatukee to be exact. I have a 10,000 gallon pool which sits almost on the South Mountain preserve in Phoenix. Looking to add a heater sometime this year since my 3 & 4 year old are literal fish after spending 2+ years in swim lessons. Seems like a great forum for learning more about pool...

I have a 10,000 gallon pool in Phoenix, Arizona. I want to heat the pool during the spring and fall months. My only source of energy is electric. From the searching I have done Raypak appears to be the best option. Is the 2350 model appropriate for this application? Also, why does the free...