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Good thought. Honestly, since it was 13 years ago I forgot exactly how they connected the flex to the rigid and I was nervous about breaking any joints with putting too much pressure on it. Looking at those old pics makes me think that I can probably do what you are suggesting without causing...

I did not install all those ball valves. My pool builder did when they built the pool. I never thought about trying to bend that piece. I've never tried anything like that before.

I have been dealing with leak at the unions of my SWG the past couple of years and I want to actually be proactive in fixing it so I know longer have a leak at my SWG unions this next swim season. Basically, the issue is that the return lines have settled and are now too much lower than the line...

Yes. The faceplates are cracked. They were cracked before I put plugs in as I didn't realize it mattered. I'm guessing they just get over tightened by someone and age and crack. The ones in the steps are threaded as well so they are the same plugs. The difference is that they are not thin and...

I tried to close my pool tonight for the first time and ran into some problems. Several of my return faceplate Hayward model sp1408b were cracked and after putting my threaded plugs into these faceplate I saw bubbles. The bubbles eventually stopped after an hour or so but I'm assuming that is...

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Can someone tell me if running my pump at a higher rpm say 2000 will produce more chlorine than running it at say 1200 rpm for the same amount of time? I am guessing it will but not positive. My cell is on and the flow rate is sufficient at both speeds to keep the cell producing. Jus wasn't...

I didn't mention that I ran at slam levels when I opened it. I used the mustard shock levels upon open g and my cya was 0 so my shock level was lower. Also I do not loose any chlorine at night.

This is our fourth year with your pool and I have something weird going on that I need help with. First, I noticed a weird smell to the water. Not sure what could be causing this but here is my other issue. I believe the sensor in my IC 40 salt cell is bad because it is indicating low salt...

FC level early this am was 13.5. My CYA is about 0 after losing it over winter. Pool is clear and everything else is in check. If the kids swim will it bother them with the FC at 13.5? How high is too high to swim?

To be honest, no I did not because there were no oils or anything like that on there that I thought would cause them to be ruined by using the acid. If it is just dead algae at this point shouldn't I just be able to hose off? Or should I soak everytime?

I shouldn't need to use acid everytime though right?

Pool running at 2100 rpm after cleaning at 8 psi. Went up to over 20 within two hours and the low flow light came on the Intellichlor (not using during shocking I just use that as my indication that my flow is too low to be doing much) and suction at skimmers was not good nor return flow from...

New Cartridges and Dead Algae Merged by moderator. Please keep your related topics together. Thanks, jblizzle Still going through the shock process. Will probably be finished with it after today as my numbers from last night and this morning looked almost good to go. My problem is that I've...

I tried it without cartridges and it runs fine. Almost 0 psi when at 2150 rpms and only like 4 or so at almost 3000 rpm. No air in pump either. Put them back in and once again pressure problem. I have no re-circulate. How can I continue on the shock process with no filter. Will it harm the...

just wanted to make sure that would not blow anything up if I did that.

Just turned pump on after spraying off filters. Running at 2150 rpm at 22 psi and won 't even keep running. It kicks out. The flow red light is on the intellichlor but I'm not trying to use it anyway because I am following PoolSchool shocking instructions. Just kinda hard with no...

Just opened pool today. Problem is that I have cleaned filters three times already and each time I run the pump the pressure goes sky high in less than 10 minutes. After cleaning this last time it never went down. I just sprayed them with a nozzle on the hose. I had a company close pool last...

I just popped a couple of straps loose to get a water sample since I will be pulling cover off tomorrow (mesh cover). I tested my water and got the following: FC = 0 of course; CYA - I filled all way up and still saw dot so I have to estimate between 5-10; TA = 60; PH = 7.5 Weird thing is that...

Here is a great resource for you http://www.woodrich-brand.com/ I have used their products and they are great. You need to buy EFC-38 and the Citralic. The 38 is the cleaner and the Citralic makes the wood look new again. Just follow the instructions included and you should be good to go. I'm...

Thanks everyone.

Do I need any other chemicals besides the bleach I will use? A pool store tried to sell me algeacide and another chemical they said was specifically for MA. If so what other chemicals do I need?

I've got a question. When we had our pool closed last year I believe there was some mustard algae in it that I had been fighting for a month or so. I am therefore assuming that I will be fighting it when we open our pool. My question is should I go ahead and open it up like a month before I...

I am following pool school. I am getting full strength. As long as I keep my ph at or below 7.8 am I okay. I just don't want to fight a losing battle for the sake of fighting it to try to hit some target numbers. Am I okay as long as it is below 8 and even if my TA is high?

No I hadn't needed to add water until just the other day. I was having those problems before that. If my returns are aimed to high to the surface could that be partly causing the high ph? I do know that have a SWCG causes higher ph right? I just don't know why I can't get my TA down. If I don't...

I have the TF100 and since we have opened the pool in May I have not been able to keep the PH or Alkalinity in the appropriate range. PH normally runs 7.8 or higher and TA is always around 170. I have been using muriatic acid in the gallon jugs and putting in what the calculator says to use. PH...