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Just tested today (I already turned down SWG from 100%, to around 50% days earlier). Today I decided to measure chlorine level. It's at 35 (!!). We are hoping to swim in about a week. I turned off SWG completely (for now). CYA level is currently 70-80ppm, water temperature about 81, and...

Our 3 hp variable pump has finally died on us. We knew the time was coming since it was making unusual noises and pool service guys working on something else unrelated to pump told us they think our pump will die eventually, but is fine for now and functional. However, days are numbered...

We have had this issue for about 2 weeks - spa waterline would go down by maybe 6 or so inches while the main pool will go up (by 1/4 inches or so maybe, obviously because of bigger surface area). This makes me think the 2-way valve (that handles flow from spa drain) might need to be looked at...

Some of the figures I've seen is $14 per sq foot. Ours is roughly 880 sq ft, which would place estimate at $12k. Would that be a good starting place to estimate the cost of replacing our existing enclosure with new one? Our current enclosure has rusting on bottom of metal posts and I feel like...

Is this the kind of thing that can be fixed with a weld job? We are looking at replacing the entire pool enclosure, try to have it built better (keep water pathways away from posts and have concrete poured up to at least 2 inches above pavers, at least 1 inch wider, etc) but don't know when we...

This one is puzzling me. * If SWG is left unattended, the salt level eventually shows 1600. Both "Check Salt" and "Inspect Cell" LEDs stay on * 1600 is not correct based on my own testing (tested salt level using the drop kind, not the stripe kind. 16 drops x 200 ppm = 3200 * Disconnected the...

Bought house in 2009. Over time (I'd like to say 2-3 years maybe), the pavers around spa area begin to "crater" (dip) a bit. We had sealing service done on our pavers and asked them to fix the sagging area (right next to our spa). That was 2 or 3 years ago. Yesterday, we noticed a brick has...

I'm considering this for my first robotic cleaner Amazon.com : Dolphin Nautilus CC Automatic Robotic Pool Cleaner with Large Capacity Top Load Filter Basket Ideal for Swimming Pools up to 33 Feet : Garden & Outdoor There is a chart comparing this product with other Dolphin/Maytronics robotic...

After going through an ordeal (background: AquaRite reading 0 for salt level), it was finally determined my T9 cell was dead (failed testing at pool store). Replaced it with brand new T15 cell (the one with 3-year warranty). Installed it, updated AquaRite setting to T15. Did the salt reading...

Thru the summer, it seems like I've had to put in a lot more salt bags than usual (compared to previous summers), just to keep the salt level at recommended levels (3200-3600-ish). I checked SWG yesterday, and it now reads 0 for salt level. Cell looks fine, no build-up. And yes, the cells...

Preface: My first major in college was in field of electronics, so I'm reasonable comfortable diagnosing electrical issues. However, I currently do not have an ohmmeter (that I believe would help me DX this issue). My SWG has not produced chlorine for some weeks now and it turns out the power...

We have not touched pool for a couple of months (winter months). This week I was starting to get into the mode of making pool ready for the upcoming swim season. Looked at SWG, and it is saying salt level in pool is 3500. This is with no salt bag being put into pool for last couple of months...

(I posted this in a local facebook group as well, so this is a cross-post and forgive me if it seems somewhat impersonable toward this forum, since I'm speaking in pretty general terms) We moved to Florida and owned this property since 2009. We had same issue, and eventually had contractors...

I don't have TFTkits with me anymore - already ordered one yesterday! But would like to see what I can do now while the test kit is on the way. Took sample of pool water to both Leslie's and Pinch-A-Penny (yeah, I know.. "pool stores lol"). Did both to ensure I can see what's close to reality...

We've been talking to pool builders in the Austin, TX area, and are surprised about general opinion they have about salt water pool. We have a salt water pool in Florida (lived at the Florida home for 3 years, and still have that home as our rental property now). In fact, we converted from...

Since we have resurfaced our pool surface to pebbletec finish, our Zodiac MX8 simply isn't cutting it. We have already received a replacement head and even with flowmeter at 3.5, it still would not climb up the walls like it used to do. We could live with this, but the worst thing about this now...

I am not able to find where in TFP it says to turn off SWG, with pump running for 24 hours, after adding salt. Maybe I was imagining things, lol. What's the proper course of action to do after adding salt for SWG pools? Thanks in advance.

Probably a subjective question, but I'm trying to figure out what kind of RPM numbers I should be using for our new variable pump (see my newly updated profile signature below). I guess the goal is to find the lowest RPM we can use and also have our pool properly operating but I have no idea how...

Our pool is newly converted to salt-based pool (from chlorine-based). I've updated my profile signature (also replaced pump with new one). So I kinda have to re-learn the new goal numbers for our salt-based pool (if any should differ). Can someone please confirm that I have those goal numbers...

First of all, I should say I'm a total newbie to the SWG system, and we got one recently installed for our pool (no more chlorine). It was installed by the contractors who resurfaced our pool. Once it was started up, the number was 2800. Then the next day, it fell all the way down to 1400...

We hired a contractor to install new tiles and also resurface our pool. Today is the first day of re-tile job and i guess that comes before the pool resurfacing job. I noticed that he's sanding on top of our existing tiles, rather than removing them, and planning on putting new tiles over them...

The link in question: http://household-tips.thefuntimesguide. ... _pools.php I'm taking this article with a grain of salt, not only because of comments that makes me question this article, but I also wanted to run it by this forum and see if any of those are valid concerns. We are converting...

What are the building/installing codes for a spa heater for a residential home? Factors that I think will impact the answer: - Pinellas county, Florida - in relative to propane pipe coming out of ground (connected to a propane tank), how close or far must the spa heater be? - in relative to...

If this matters, which is the better time to resurface, at the end of pool season, or at the beginning?

This is my 2nd swimming season following Trouble Free Pool practices. Last season, other than metallic staining which was not a significant issue (identified with help of people here in this forum), I had no trouble maintaining pool at all - it always looked great to swim in (I also added...

Multiple readings of CYA = 0 was confirmed (testing with old TFTKit chemicals, plus new chemicals I received today in mail, and at pool store). No wonder I had a hard time maintaing any chlorine levels Poured in liquid stabilizer just now, how soon afterwards can I add liquid chlorine where I...

[attachment=0:741a6dm1]Ascorbic Treatment to rid Pool of metal stains • Chemistry 201 • Trouble Free Pool-1.jpg[/attachment:741a6dm1] "Put the filter back on filter and leave it on 24/7." in Ascorbic Treatment of Pool sticky (Chemistry 201) Can someone explain what exactly that means? Even...

Would like to close the pool till next season - it's a in-ground pool, inside pool enclosure (all-around screenings to keep bugs out). We do not have pool cover. What is necessary for me to maintain this pool through the closed season? Do I need to maintain the same levels of chlorine, TA, pH...

Plaster is real old (probably 15+ years). Is there anything I can do about removing those tiny stains found generally throughout the pool, plus some big blotches and some staining on stair edges? Or is it hopeless cause (I should consider resurfacing)? Test results...

Date: 4/8 Temperature during day: ~75 F FC: 17 CC: 0 TC: 17 pH: 7.6 T/A: 130 CH: 360 CYA: 40? Notes: FC Test: Before doing my first TFT-100 test, took pool water sample to Pinch-A-Penny, which said my FC was 4.5 ppm, which was too low for CYA of 80 (two consecutive weeks of testing pool...