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I guess my question should be, how dirty is too dirty to run the cleaner? Also, is there an issue with the elevated chlorine levels during the SLAM process having adverse affects on the robot or its components?

It a long process, but I know it'll be worth it when I'm done. I forgot to snap a pic yesterday but here's halfway through day 2. No cover and lots of trees led to a pretty filthy pool. I raked in the blind as much as I could, now I'm just waiting for it to clear a bit more so I can get any...

I bought the kit with the stirrer last May and I've only used it a few times. I tried to use it yesterday and the stirrer would only "shimmy." I could give the test tube a twist and sometimes it would start the "+" shaped magnet spinning. I assumed the batteries I had were bad so I replaced...

Looking forward to spending time in our new pool. We bought a house without a pool back in 2020 and signed a contract on a new pool in January of 2021. It’s been an ordeal, but the end is in sight.

Pool has been uncovered all winter, won't get in to why that is, but just FYI. The water yesterday was reasonably clear with some dirt on the bottom of pool. Due to recent rains, the water level was high, so I vacuumed to waste until the water level was normalish, then vacuumed what little...

Decided to go cover-less this winter after the snows of the last few years demolished my aging cover. The plan was to circulate the water when needed and keep it relatively clean through the winter. When the pump gave out, that plan ended and I put off replacing the pump until now. As as...

After a 6 month hibernation, the cover came off Saturday. Here's what it looks like now. There's a couple pulls in the liner that are going be repaired shortly. The second picture is a zoomed in pic into 6 feet of water. Yes I have a rock stuck in the drain and yes those are phillips head...

Opened this season to a large tear in the liner. Got it replaced a few weeks ago and haven't gotten around to posting pics. Maybe I'll get the water in soon... ?

Liner was beyond repair so I bit the bullet and bought a replacement liner. The liner is being installed tomorrow. Is there anything I should do to stay ahead of the game when filling? Should I add a little chlorine as it fills? I plan to wait until my numbers are good before I add the salt...

I have a couple small holes in my pool cover that I noticed after removing the cover this year. What is the recommend way to patch the cover? It's a solid, green, spring loaded cover. Not sure what other information you might need to know.

We've been considering the idea of adding a hot tub to the corner of our existing pool or if not a spill over type tub, at least a free standing one. I haven't done much research on the subject yet, but I'm getting started on gathering info. I'm fairly handy when it comes to building/designing...

Is it a big deal if the water is not below 60 when I close the pool? We're going to be gone for break and I want to close it before then. I have a full, non mesh cover.

You can sort of see my setup here. Bottom left shows the pump and the skimmer/floor drain lines where they intersect before going into the pump. I assume that blowing in reverse then closing the valves will get the water clear of those lines. Then I put the cap/plug in the skimmer hole. As...

I don't normally use this stuff, but it was laying around and in a cool dry place so I thought, why waste it. My rental pool has the same equipment as what I have listed for my pool except it's 16000 gallons. This stuff I have is AquaChem Shock PLUS Active ingredient is sodium...

A new liner is being installed in a pool at a rental property of mine. I want to be as efficient as possible after the install with getting it set up and ready, mainly to minimize my time there. The pool is 16k gallons, but other than that, the equipment is exactly the same as what I have in...

I have the powdered form of Calcium Hardness increaser. Last test showed CH at 170. I'd like to bump it to 200, which according to the calculator will take 64 oz. by weight. What is the best way to add the calcium? Broadcast it across the surface and brush, sock method like CYA? FYI, other...

Not sure if this should go here, but it's not really the pump itself leaking so I thought I'd drop it here. Move if needed mods. I've noticed wet concrete around the pump area since opening my pool 2 days ago. I believe the leak is coming from the joint pointed to in the picture. The leak...

I've seen where using calcium tablets crushed up in a sock can remove stains from pool surfaces. Can calcium hardness increaser be used in this manner as well? It may be that they contain completely different ingredients, but thought it couldn't hurt to ask since I already have the later on...

Yesterday, my pump got very noisy. I'm not familiar with pumps and their workings but from what I've been reading, I suspect motor bearings. What all do I need to check to verify this? I'm a pretty handy DIY guy, just don't have much experience in the way of pumps such as this. If it is the...

My son is 5 and doesn't like to swim in goggles. After spending quite a bit of time in the pool he says his eyes burn and they look red. All of my numbers seem to be good so I'm not sure what the issue is. My latest test, right before they swam last was: PH - 7.3 FC - 5.5 CC - 0 CYA - 65 TA...

I've read around and tried to figure out what is going on with my pool heater and this error. Most of the things I've seen say that when this error occurs the heater will either not light or will only stay lit a few seconds. Neither is the issue in my case. When the error shows, I can toggle...

There is an issue with the filter drain nozzle on my filter. Info on the type is in my signature. Basically, some animal over a winter has chewed off a good portion of the threads on the nozzle that sticks out from the bottom of the filter. I've been able to put a ton of thread tape on it and...

I have no doubts, after my 2nd year using the advice from the people on this board, that there is no better/other way to manage a pool. I'll just let the pictures do the talking.

I currently manage two pools. One at my house and one at a rental property. I would love to have a timer for the pump so I don't have to turn them on and off or leave them running every day. Both pools are equipped with a SWG. Typically I never mess with the switch on the SWG, I just let it...

I have a rental property that has a pool. I've been working on that pool for the last week getting it open. You can see my post about it in the "just getting started" section. Since it is a rental property, I'm not going to be going there every day to check on the state of things so I want to...

Currently we are happily using our "athletic" style pool with our young children and are pleased with it. The two shallow ends work well for the size of my kids now. However, as they get older, having a deep end that could accommodate a slide or maybe a diving board might be more appealing...

I have a pool that is new to me for maintaining. It's at a rental property I own. I'm working on getting info from the builder on gallons and such, but the equipment is the same as what I have at my home (same builder). I'm going to start opening the pool today but I have an issue. I can't...

How long should we wait to swim after adding CYA? I didn't see any notes on the container and couldn't find a topic on it here. Note: I'm adding using the sock method.

I'm not due for a new liner at the moment, but I know that in the next couple of years I'll be to that point. I had always assumed that I'd have to get a pool guy (in my case, the builder) to do the install. However, I saw a reply to another post that said something about being able to do this...

Here are my readings this evening after passing the overnight test last night: FC - 7 CC - 0 pH - 7.3 TA - 80 CH - 0 (this is the one I'm questioning) CYA - 35 (will recheck in the sunlight) Salt - 3200 I'm a bit concerned with the CH reading. I can't believe that there is absolutely no...