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Thanks. So has anyone know if ants eat liner? I am getting nervous since this is my first time seeing ant hill on pool deck.

Thanks both. I am going to order some terro bait and spray as well today.

The first time in the past few year noticing ant hills on concrete pool deck. Did some search on the internet was scared to see ants can eat through liner, although it is rare. How do I take care the ant problem? About to close the pool in three weeks. Thanks.

Thanks my friends. Just feel the evaporation is even worse than 2 years ago when we had the worst drought season in decades.

Can my fellow TFPers in Massachusetts share your pool water loss this year? I am currently losing 1/4 in per day. Definitely more than last year. But based on what I read here, 1/4 in per day is not abnormal. Still want to check to see if you have experienced similar situation this season so...

Hi Mendy, I will try to take a pic when I am back home tonight. Yes, I can see the bottom well. Very slight cloudiness. THe pollen season is over several weeks ago, so I assume there is no pollen. The cartridge filter pressure has been quite stable at 15psi. That's why I am puzzled. I am also...

Will go to buy some liquid chlorine today. A fun project for the weekend.

Thanks Mendy. I did OCLT last night, no FC loss. In addition, my SWG is off at night. Do you still think I should do a SLAM?

By the way, I have sta-rite system 3 cartridge filter

Thanks both. Sorry for the delay since I was out of town. Yes, I did OCLT, and no FC loss. The pool is not crystal clear although I see the deep end well. Haven’t got chance to add CYA yet. Ordered 2 gallon of liquid conditioner from amazon. Should arrive tomorrow. Still puzzled about the...

A quick question about water chemistry. My pool water is slightly cloudy (I mean slightly). I may just live with it. But like to hear advice from TFP. Here is my chemistry: Free chlorine: 6ppm Combined: 0 PH: 7.5 (added MA yesterday. I am adjusting pH every week, SWG brings pH up rapidly)...

Hmm, mine is at 100. That might be the reason for pH instability

Thanks Jim. Yes my TA is around 100. Didn’t think about this before.

I seem to have a little trouble maintaining pool pH. All numbers are reasonable except pH. It was 7.8 three days ago so I added about 30 oz MA. It is around 7.8 again today. I know it is sometimes hard to manage pH with SWG. Is that normal to add MA so frequently? Am I missing something else...

Opened the pool two weeks ago and CYA was slightly below 30. So I bought one gallon of liquid stabilizer which should increase CYA by 12 ppm based on the calculation. Added 7am in the morning, 7 hours later CYA still reads at 30. Am I doing something wrong? Searched forum, people seem to be...

That's what I am doing right now. Thanks Jim.

For salt test since I ran out the salt test strip :)

Opened the pool last Friday. Brought water to the pool store for testing. One thing surprised me was the high phosphate level at 2500 ppb. The normal value should be below 100. the guy in the store tried to sell me phosphate-free stuff. But being a member of TFP for a couple of years, I got used...

Opened pool last Friday. it has been 4 days, and my IC40 still shows low salt red right. Brought my water to the pool store, the salt level is at 3000. The pool water is around 60F. Is that because of low temp?

I saw PB did lubricate the oring.

Hi, Just opened the pool yesterday by PB. This morning, I noticed the equipement pad under my sta rite system 3 filter is wet. It turned out it leaks under one clamp. I switched clamp to rule out the clamp issue. It still leaks. So what should I do next? Thanks.

I read online and someone mentioned naval jelly. Is that safe to use?

Hello, i had some difficulty to remove my SS ladder last winter. You can see those white gunk on the part of ladder where gets inserted into the casing on the deck. I wonder how to clean the pool ladder before the install. I do have salt pool. thanks.

Does this cause the condensation under the pump lid?

Just one directly at the bottom of pump basket. Never realize there is another one.

This is a really dump question. My pool was close a few weeks ago. The pump was drained, and the drain plug was saved. Now, what I noticed is there are always some condensation under the pump lid. I removed the lid, wiped out. After a couple of hours, you can see the condensation starts to...

called the pool company. The boss just assured me that MD is fine. he said the guy has done this for 30 years, and never had a problem. :(

I hired the same company doing the closing a few days ago. I have 2 skimmers, one MD, and 2 returns. The skimmer lines and MD lines piped individually to the front of pump. As usual, the tech blew through one of the 2 skimmers. and closed in the order of the other skimmer, 2 returns and the...

Wow, I have never tried that before :(

No, I just used the finger to pull whatever I can pull out.