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Just made a donation in response to your email/video. I truly was lobbying husband for bulldozing a 35K+ pool, because I couldnt stand the hassle and cost of local poolstore “advice”. Learned how to test, balance, anticipate and deal with problems, use minimal chemicals, switch to SWG, all on...

Hi all, just replaced my old (10yrs?) Aquabot robot with a new Dolphin Active 30. Love the top loading filter, but having a problem. When I pull the robot out of pool, a lot of debris comes out of the filter basket back into to pool. Is there a “best” way to take it out to minimize debris drop...

Today jumped off the deep end and added 70lbs boric acid powder from that Duda Energy guy (yes I realize granules better, but I stupidly ordered powder and got my workout stirring in with a whale tale) added to my 35k gall pool per PoolMath instructions to get to 42. Below are my beautiful pool...

Hi there! I have a new issue this year Ive never had....low TA with high pH. Im a faithful TFP follower, having used the TF test kits for several years, so Im sure my numbers are right: FC: 8.5 CC: 0 pH: 7.9 TA: 50 CYA: 40 Salt: 3200 Temp: 72 Ive been dealing with pH creeping up by adding...

Our pool deck is over 25 yrs old, miserable to walk on (who put hot black pebbles in the mix??), and pretty broken up. Also time to replace 8 yr old liner. We are thinking about replacing the deck with something else. Also thinking about eliminating the side entrance and replacing with ledges...

Over the winter, my dog somehow chewed up the threads in the drain outlet of my sand filter. Picture below. The cap is no longer watertight and is losing water, despite the lovely brick I placed to try to help the NEW cap and pipe tape stem the tide. Tried a new cap, didnt help. Is it possible...

Posting this summers readings below. Can anyone tell me why my pH keeps creeping up. Dropping acid (love saying that, but its the legal way) every other week to deal with it, but if theres a cause I can prevent would like to know. Thanks guys! PS-before anyone asks, yes I use all TFP chems to...

I know this is a dumb question, but I forget. Pool Math tells me the ounces, but dry CYA comes marked in pounds---so how many ounces in a dry pound of CYA/stabilizer? Thanks friends! Current results: Chlorine 3 Alk 90 CYA 60 pH 7.6

Just wanted to share a little success I had with my SWG over the last few weeks. I had been running my SWG at 80% 24/7 just to hold 3-5ppm free chlorine. (no combined chlorine). I had let my CYA get down to 40, and my salt get down to 2700 (recommendations were about 60 and 3200...

OK, Im willing to learn chemistry for my pool, but not computer stuff--so could some kind soul reduce this photo for me so I can have the water-loving horse as my avatar? Thanks! V

the Diamond Crystal product Bright and Soft salt pellets they have at Home Depot, no chemical composition on bag. Is this OK for a SWG? At store now, appreciate any help.

I dont have a timer on my pump and swg, it just runs 24/7. Pool is open May 30- Sept 15. Is that a bad thing? Alk 75 ph7.5 fc 6 cal 220 cya 45

SWG failure, Going to to buy a bunch of chlorine to manually do the pool until my SWG part arrives Monday (boo, Hayward current limiter blew). Can anyone guesstimate how many gallons 10% chlorine would hold me until Monday? Crystal pool went slightly cloudy yesterday, alerting me to problem...

My Hayward swg just quit (blinks low flow then nothing). Checked the fuse and its fine. Then saw the posts on here about the failure of inrush limiters--took the board apart and my limiter was broken in half. I ordered new one and feel pretty confident I can unsolder and resolder. Just wanted...

Do I need to do anything about a CSI thats -.63 with a vinyl pool? What might it hurt if theres no plaster? Does a low CSI affect swimmability at all? I read the Pool Calc explanation of what CSI measures, but still have these questions. Thanks ! TA 80 pH 7.4 CHlor 3 CYA 65 CSI -.63 (per...

Just had to share a funny rookie move I made today. Pool pretty much perfect, but tweaking the CYA from 60-70. I thought Id be really smart and split it up this time between two socks in front of the two returns in order to more quickly dissolve the CYA. Took a pair of hose and poured 1/2 in...

Does anyone have a good calendar-type template to log test results? I have made and printed out an Outlook calendar with daily appointments for Alk, Cal. Chlor., CYA, and pH, which I fill in on days I test, and make notes of what I added, but Im betting someone has come up with a better...

Hi guys! In second year of Troublefree SWG pool and just getting balanced, from numbers below you see I have low CYA and high ALK. Want to add recommended amount of stabilizer and use acid process to lower Alk (reduce pH, aerate and repeat until ok) but just wondered whether I had to wait some...

First year with SWG, after a year when I didnt even open the pool bc frustrated with local pool store and their informationless "just trust me" attitude. So took the time to learn the chemistry THaNK YoU TO THIS fORUM, and Amazingly, I have the pool pretty close to perfect but just want to know...