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    Pool heater auto flow control?

    Thanks so much. I've been living in a near state of panic...afraid I'd forget to shut off the heater and the inside would melt without water.
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    Pool heater auto flow control?

    I have an in-ground pool with Jandy pump, filter and heater equipment. See equipment in signature below. My pump runs from 8am-4pm. If heater is turned on during that period and set to a temperature it doesn’t reach, right up until 4pm...what will happen when pump automatically stops water...
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    Backyard Stereo System Design

    Thanks for the feedback. This has all been very helpful. Ultimately, it sounds like I should avoid full time wireless speakers...whether WIFI or bluetooth. Next question...does it significantly matter if speakers are hung at a height of about 10ft vs placed on ground...like rock speakers...
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    Backyard Stereo System Design

    Thanks for the input. I'm not ruling out wires. All things being equal, I'd rather not dig up part of the yard to run buried cable....although I'll absolutely do that if necessary. My bigger issue was having the flexibility to move the speakers from place to place if I wanted to change around...
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    Backyard Stereo System Design

    As of now, I'm starting from scratch on my sound system. So, here's the plan: 1. Neighboring houses are close, so I want to have sound facing in toward my house from backyard fence areas. It's not exactly a requirement, but trying to be a good neighbor. 2. Electric runs in loop along my...
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    Help. First time pool owner in Nassau County, NY.

    Hi George....I just had a pool installed and turned to this website for information. I had some initial problems and found it pretty frustrating. I turned to this site and asked all sorts of questions...regarding the green color, the filter pressure, the pump air bubbles, the test results, the...
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    Swimming and FC/CYA Levels

    Thanks. Is there any danger in swimming right after adding liquid CYA or a slurry of previously solid CYA?
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    Swimming and FC/CYA Levels

    Ok, thanks. All else is fine...PH, pool clear, TA, etc. so, I guess I need to raise CYA Or lower FC ASAP if kids want to go swimming later today?
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    Swimming and FC/CYA Levels

    Understanding that CYA provides a "buffer" for the chlorine...are maximum swimmable levels of FC determined based on the total amount of FC or the percentage of FC to CYA? So...if my CYA is 20-30 and my FC is 5.5 (so my FC is 18-27% of CYA)...does that mean the 5.5 of FC is too high and/or will...
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    CYA Questions

    Thanks everyone. Last question (for now?) and it's tied to CYA again... If my FC is reading 5.5, is that too high if my CYA is still low (maybe 20ish and climbing)? As Jim R wrote...the CYA acts as a buffer for the chlorine. So...if my buffer is very low...is FC too high at 5.5...and when I say...
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    CYA Questions

    Magvallo, Agreed on the build...we're very happy with quality of the pool....and the employees are all very nice and helpful and seem to care. At the same time, the communication (re scheduling all the way along the way) was lacking. Also, they dumped in double the salt I needed (by...
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    CYA Questions

    I have a new pool with a fresh fill. Help from this website had been invaluable and I've been adding a little CYA each day. I'm still below 30ppm, but it's been pretty cold and rainy here in NY...so I'm not worried. Regardless, I have some CYA questions and comments and feel like a need a...
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    Novice - First Test

    Cool, will give it a try...Thanks!
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    Novice - First Test

    Thanks. I've been dissolving the granules in a bucket of warm water. Then pouring the liquid into skimmer. I've been keeping any solids in bucket to mix with more warm water. It's a bit of a pain, but trying to follow the specific instructions and not have them sit un-dissolved in filter.
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    Novice - First Test

    OK, thanks. FC wasn't moving, so added chlorine neutralizer, which worked well. PH 7.2 FC is down to 5.5. CC <.5 CH 75 TA 50 CYA 20...Trying to slowly get it up to 70 with SWG. Adding more regularly...I keep mixing more in warm water as per directions, but granules don't dissolve well. It's...
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    Novice - First Test

    Thanks. I know this will question probably sounds pretty dumb...but will FC decline daily without much sun and with a SWCG that is operating regularly? Or should that be shut off? I didn't shut it off sooner, bc even though FC was high...pool was green so wasn't sure what to do. - - - Updated -...
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    Novice - First Test

    Thank you so much. I added more cya this morning. How do I let my FC come down? Should I throw in chlorine neutralizer? My pool is mostly in shade, so not sure chlorine will just burn off.
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    Novice - First Test

    And...just checked... FC - 13 cc- 0 ch - 75 ta - 50 cya - 20
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    Novice - First Test

    At thoughts on what to do? FC is high at 13, CYA is being added, but it'll be low for a few days as I keep adding more....not sunny here for next few days. It's a new poool and fill as of two weeks ago. Salt is at 4600 and SWG is running. Cartridges fully cleaned yesterday. How do I tackle green...
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    Novice - First Test

    I tried again...blue is shallow end, green is deep end.
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    Novice - First Test

    Not sure if uploading photos worked...if not, will try again in a minute.
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    Novice - First Test

    Yes, it's a new pool. I have TF-100 test kit.
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    Novice - First Test

    So, ran another set of tests PH 7.5 FC 13 CC .5 CH 100 TA 50 CYA...Adding today and waiting until tomorrow or Monday to test again. I took out my cartridges and cleaned them to clean them of construction dirt/debris, etc....of which there was so much. All closed up, pool running and Polaris is...
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    Novice - First Test

    Yes, thanks. I now have signature in bottom and it's SWCG pool. This was a freish fill a few weeks ago, but pool sat unattended for a week or two until electric was hooked up about two weeks ago. Pool Co put in double the necessary salt by accident on start up. I'm down to 4600 now with...
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    Air Leak?

    OK, I'll give that a try. Thanks for the help. I also tried to add my signature! I hope it worked!
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    Novice - First Test

    Also....do I hold off running vacuum while adding cya or not a concern?
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    Novice - First Test

    OK, will do on the cya. Two questions: 1. With my FC so high....why would the pool appear to have a green tint in the deep end. 2. How do I bring down the PH? Thanks for your help!
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    Air Leak?

    So, my return air bubbles seem to have declined significantly and the pump has very little air....regardless of that, it appears two of my skimmers have very low pressure pulling from them. One filter (medium un distance from pump) is pulling strong...the closest is weak and the furthest is...
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    Novice - First Test

    Very little. I was reading all the posts about it dissolving slowly...and pouring into skimmer vs not pouring into skimmer... so have two small socks (literally socks) in skimmer. Maybe two handfuls for 26k gall pool. Barely enough to raise it to 10ppm. I know I need much more, but was trying to...
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    Novice - First Test

    Note: Added bottle of 12.5 "shock" last night. Have CYA sitting in two skimmers in socks (after CYA test results below). Appearance of pool is clean blue in shallow end and a little cloudy blue-green in deep end. Thoughts? PH 8.2 FC 12.5 CC .5 CH 100 TA 50 CYA 0