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I checked the pricing of all the models, I’m trying to determine if the labor is out of line.

Pool has gas and power to it, just all the equipment needs replacing and new pvc plumbing joining the components to the pool. What do you think the fair ballpark range to install a new filter, pump, heater, and salt water system should be? My total quote for all the equipment installed was about...

Thanks. I slammed the pool and it seemed to hold well over night. I might try again just to make sure before I ramp up CYA. Last year I always tested in the morning and added. This year I was curious and tested at 7pm and saw it was super low. So unsure if it was always doing this.

Thank you. I'm apprehensive after having chlorine lock my first year so i tread lightly with this stuff!

My CYA is about 30 based on the TF-100 tests. I usually keep it there so I don't have to keep FC levels higher than 6 and use too much bleach, but I noticed that by the end of the day my FC is about 1 or 1.5, and then I have to put about 1.5 gallons of 7.5% bleach in per day to restore my...

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Hi, My pool guy opened my pool and because the water level was below skimmers did not put DE in. I just figured this out after it's been running 24/7 for the last couple of days. Is this something that will have damaged my filter in any way, or can I just backwash, put in DE, and business as...

I'm using the R0013 test from the Taylor kit where you fill up the vile until you can't see the black dot. Pool is crystal clear, just surprised it dropped. We did get a LOT of snow this winter, so maybe it did dilute. I just tested the water this morning and I have FC of 7, CC of 1, and I...

I usually keep CYA at 40 during season. When I opened this year it was 0 with the test kit. Is it normal for it to disappear that much over a winter? I have a loop loc so snow and rain do get in it.

Hello, This is the the first year I have opened the pool since we moved in. Before we closed it last year, CYA levels were pretty high. I opened to a somewhat murky pool, but two gallons of shock got it crystal clear when I opened ast week. CYA was basically zero. We have had torrential...

Thanks for the quick reply.

I have a 1.5 hp Hayward Tristar pump that I run constantly on low speed. When the filter is clean, it reads 0 psi on low speed, 20 psi on high. If the psi rises to 5 on low, it barely pushes enough water through the jets to notice it on the surface of the water. Meanwhile, if I switch it to...

Thanks for the replies. I'll have to wait on TF100 level test results because I don't have one yet. Once it arrives I'll be able to post something a little more on the money than strips. Local pool store test results were pretty similar to the test strips I have, but for the fact that they...

Hello, I was trying to get some guidance as to what sort of levels I should be aiming for with my pool. It's a 28k vinyl pool that receives full sun from sunrise to almost 7pm at night in NY metro area. I'm finding it difficult to keep the green from coming over the course of the week. Just...