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Ok, edited to my current situation. Trying to change out the sand and replace my PacFlo multiport valve. Inlet and outlet pipes are cut, filter not connected to anything. I cannot for the life of me get this valve to budge from the filter housing. Started gentle, now I'm to the point of putting...

I was so proud of myself this year. Stayed on top of things and never had a green pool to deal with. Well yesterday I pull back the cover to take a water sample and see some green around the steps in the deep end and around the light. Not bad but I need to take care of it. Pull the cover...

My brother in law has had his house with pool for a year now. Was using tablets to balance it. Calls me up last week in a panic because it's now green. I bring my trusty TF100 tester over and his CYA was something ridiculous like 120-130. Couldn't tell exactly because the test vial didn't go...

My brother-in-law would like to add a heater to his in ground pool before the season starts this year. Without the heater he's not seeing temps much higher than 72*. He had talked to a neighbor who had claimed he had a unit that was a heater for the pool, and a heat pump for the house. After...

I was over at my brother in-laws Sunday evening for dinner. He has owned his house for about a year now. The previous owner removed the pool furnace, but it's a little cold for my brothers liking so he would like to add a heater. He was telling about a conversation he had with his neighbor where...

I noticed last night that there is a significant what I assume to be calcium buildup on the outside of my pump. Is this a sign that I am losing water through my pump, and also what is this saying about my chemistry? I don't know how long this has been going on, but I am thinking it's a sign that...

First of all, thank you for this site! I now feel like I (almost) have an understanding of how to keep my pool clear. Test as of 30 minutes ago. FC-1 CC-0 TC-1 pH-7.6 TA-80 CH-250 CYA-20 Temp-78* Pool calculator says to add 75oz bleach, 3.8oz muriatic acid, 85oz baking soda, and 32oz...

Ok, just replaced spider gasket in filter. Was really bad and was losing lots of water. Seems to have fixed that issue. Test water and here's what I get: FC-0 CC-0 TC-0 pH-8.5 T/A-120 CH-150 CYA-40 Temp-58* I added 112 ounces of 6% bleach, and 45 ounces of muriatic acid. No real...

Sorry, I hate to use the work "limp", but not sure how else to describe it. Replaced the spider gasket last week. When I bolted the multiport valve back on and tightened everything up, I noticed that the handle has some play in it. By play I mean it moves up and down freely, but when it...

I am a new pool owner, well relatively new. We bought our dream house just over one year ago. Previous owner gave me a very brief explanation how to run things. Last year he showed me that normal pressure for the filter is around 17psi, and that if I get to around 30psi I should backwash...