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Hey all, I searched the site for swg’s, but didn’t see any info about the smart spa+. It looks pretty cool with the app support, anyone have any feed back on it? Thanks Victor

Hello all, I’m looking for a chlorine tabs without stabilizer, do they make them? I saw in the spa start up to use bleach after reaching cya level of 20, but is there and easier way to add the chlorine without manually adding daily, like with a floater? Thanks Victor

Hey all, my Hayward t-15 cell is finally starting to die after 8 seasons. I started looking on Amazon and there seems to be some alternative cells I can purchase that claim to be compatible with my generator. Does anyone have any experience with them? Thanks in advance Victor

Hello all, about 4 days ago, I had a small birthday party for my daughter and made a slip and slide in the yard for her and her friends to use. I told them, you don’t need a lot of dish soap and to use sparingly, well they used have of a bottle and decided to continually rinse the soap off in...

Hello all at the end of the season, I had a power flickering after a storm and I realized my pool pump was off. I tried to turn breaker off and on but my pump would hum and kick off an internal switch and then stop. I got it eventually to kick on and took off my timer and ran it continuously...

Hello all its that time again in northeast Ohio to close and I'm gathering my supplies needed to close my pool. As I was doing inventory I found my algeacide from last year that I never brought in over the winter. Do you guys think it's still ok to use? It was in a cabinet in my non-heated...

Hello all, was doing my checks this morning on my pool and I noticed my power light and generating light are not "on" on my swg. I checked the manual and it said try replacing fuse, which I did and no luck. Readings are 87 8.7 0.00 51p -0 AL-0 R 1.58 T-15 I added some bleach since my FC was...

Hello all I'm on my 3rd yr. of my sand filter and I heard my sand should be replace after about 3 yrs. I started doing research on alternatives and I came across a product called "activate" here is the brochure. Has anyone heard of it? It sounds great but not sure if it's all hype or not...

Hello all, I've been using your site for the last 3 yrs. and this is the 2nd year of opening/closing myself. I want to say thank you to all admin. and site contributors. I opened my pool 4 days ago to a clear blue pool which was a wonderful feeling, especially after friends pictures of a swampy...

hello all, this summer and after closing my pool yesterday i think that my blue solar cover has swwn its last day, blue circles filled my skimmers and water in bubbles. So ive been looking online and i found this...

Hello all, I'm in day 2 of my slam before closing and I pick this up at the pool supply store did not see polyquat. Will this be ok or should I try to find polyquat? Also do I need to let my FC drop before adding algaecide? Thanks in advance!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hello all, I just have some questions on the right equipment needed to close my pool. The last 2 years the builder has done it for me, this year I want to give it a go. When he closed it last year, he used the solid threaded PVC plugs to close returns, has anyone tried the duck bill plugs, or...

hello all, first off I want to say thanks to site admin. This site is information packed!! I opened my pool 5 days ago and water was a little cloudy with some algae on stairs and around skimmers, but nothing like the first year i opened to black death! ha. i followed the slam tut. checked levels...

Hello all, it's the begining of my pool season in Ohio and I hit a crossroad. I installed a pool in August of last year and used your pool school tutorials and had a good month of a trouble free pool. Starting off this year I decided to add borates followed your tutorial to the letter and it...

Hello all, this is a first time post for me so please forgive me if i don't include all info needed. First, I live in northeast Ohio, and my IG, steel walled vinyl liner, approx. 29000 gal. pool is in the construction phase. It will be salt water ( Hayward salt system), gas heated, with 250 lb...