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Good afternoon. I moved into a house w a 10k concrete pool in Florida with a Hayward Aquatrol chlorinator. I have replaced the cell, as it was ‘bad’ according to the pool store. Replacement model GLX-cell-5. I have had trouble with the unit shutting down due to ‘low’ salt. The unit reads 2000...

Hello folks, I noticed the other day that my pool heater is coming on with every cycle. Interesting the remote does not reflect it, when the heat is on, the remote show it off mostly. At one point the remote showed it calling for 65, the pool running, and the temp over 80, and the heater...

My polaris 280 has become unreliable. It doesn't clean the entire pool, wandering in the same circle leaving significant amount of debris at one end of the pool. The hose is frequently tangled leaving it sitting in one place. it has laid on its side spinning in circles. The inline filter is...

Hello, I have had a fairly large stain on the bottom of my pool for several years. I have always suspected that it was iron and have used the vitamin C tablet test a couple of times. It never gets bigger or brushes of, but it is somewhat unsightly and I am ready to get rid of it. I do not...

I discovered 2 unrelated problems today. 1. I found water trickling up through the electrical conduit from my spa light into the control panel. 2. I found (actually I had some prior knowledge that it was acting up) my return automated actuator not working, and upon investigating, there is...

While power washing, I uncovered this little number. It is a piece of the rebar that is WAY too close to the surface. I believe it contributed to some iron staining in the area of the pool closest to it. Can someone tell me the best way to "fix" it, and does the exposed structure pose any...

I went out and noticed that my spa volume had fallen. This happens to me periodically so I tried to turn the pump on to recirculate and fill the spa. CLICK...no pump movement. I tried the booster and it works fine. I tripped and reset the plug attached to my control unit, and...

For a better part of the summer I have had a mystery stain in a 4x6 area of the pool. the stain is faint, blotchy, green to tan in color and climbs the corners up onto the wall. I'd have said that it hasn't spread or changed at all, but i am now noticing a small similar stain in another...

I've had the pool for over a year and had little trouble with the remote. Today I notice the "base is not responding". I did a soft reset on the remote and consulted the manual for re-teaching to the base. Although this has never affected it before, we had a momentary loss of power yesterday...

Crazy thing. I woke this morning to find that my spa had drained more than half way. The pool over flow was functioning as well. The pad showed no evidence of leak. We run the hayward automated system and at night, it switches to spa and shuts off. My mechanics in pool mode drain from the...

I chlorinate with bleach, not trichlor. My CYA has run about 40 all summer. Today I test it (new reagent) and find it to be almost undetectable. I went to the Pool Store to verify, and they confirm Another barely related question: I have done some of the reading on the loss of strength over...

I got distracted from my new pool and inadvertently let the chlorine get to 1, with 0.5 cc, and pH 7.8. :sleep: I have been diligent about keeping pH and TC in range since it was installed in the spring. How bad have I fouled up? :hammer: In response I added 374 oz of Chlorine to get to...

Just filled the pool yesterday and I am using my TFP testing kit. I cant seem to get a CH reading. I have tested the pool water and tap water using my speed stir and I can't get the sample to turn blue. I have used over a hundred drops in each sample. At this rate I will run out of reagent...

My PB wants to start plaster tomorrow. My understanding is that we then fill and start the pumps...right? Well there is still no electrical hook up, ( wired, just not connected to the service) and there is a small leak in one of the elbows at the mechanical equipment. I've watched this for...

I am well under way with my new build. Things really seem to have gone smoothly until now. The forms, road base and re bar were up several days ago. they started the pour as I left town for a few days. I return...THE FINISH IS WRONG. I had even text-ed the PB during my trip asking how the...

Ive got lots of photos y'all may be interested for my "my new build" posting in new construction, but they don't take. The uploader keeps telling me they are too big or not compatible. They are simple pictures from a simple point and shoot. I will look at photobucket, but sometimes it is nice...

My build is underway. HOA approval was obtained. I checked with by pool builder to verify that permits had been pulled. He indicated that, where necessary, yes. The permits required in my MUD are the plumbing for gas lines and the auto fill unit, and that was it. There is no electrical...

I live in Austin and have been considering a pool build for several years. This is a big decision and a big commitment and I want to get it right or not do it at all. My bids are many thousands of dollars apart. Here in Austin all of the builders I have engaged use subs, and I am wondering...