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Lost 0.5 overnight (about 7 hours). Added some chlorine to bring it back up to 13. pH is now holding at 7.5

I hear that!

MA south or worcester

Richard my first year opening like this! And while I'm a 7 year member this is only my 5th year with the pool :)

CLW I opened in NE today to. Had a little algae on the stairs as well but that's about it

Great suggestions Tim. Thanks!

Folks, Just hauled the cover off and fired up the pumps. With the SWCG off I get. FC = 5.5 CC = 0.5 TA = 40 CH = 30 CYA = 30-35 PH = 6.8 Borate = 30 (strip) Salt = 1700 (cell diagnostics) Can this be right?!?! The pool looks great! Man if this is where I am starting thank goodness I got...

Sorry for the spam. Could you upload a pic of your install?

Thanks for the help folks!

Folks, Getting ready to install a new H400FDN in my system. I have seen other folks jump the heater off of the pump. I have also read other posts that suggest this is a bad idea due to a large startup load for the heater blower. My pump is currently on a 20 AMP breaker. So my questions are...

Thanks for all of the responses folks! I may give solar a shot but only to supplement the gas heater. I'll just save my pennies for both!

I have the auto switching covered I just don't think I could out up enough panels easily. Pool area is 800 sqft. Would need 7 panels to hit 70% which means I would need to go on my house too which makes me uneasy

It's what I figured but just thought I would ask ;)

So it seems like ... and what I was afraid of ... that the solar setup will not really help to extend the season .... it will mainly help mitigate overnight losses during sunnier months.

I typically run 13 hours ... I think 5AM-6PM right now. I also solar cover every night and I only see a 1-2 degree loss. The trade-off - is the solar investment worth it based on the heat achieved or am I just kidding myself and should instead just buy the gas heater (which I am already...

Update ... fence in ... trees are getting there. [attachment=0:1efwklkw]pool2013.jpg[/attachment:1efwklkw]

Hello Folks, Has anyone had experience with solar pool heating in the the New England area, specifically in Massachusetts. Does it help and how much? My yard and pool get sun from around 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM with an almost perfect southern exposure. The plan would be to place 3, 4'x20'...

Ice still on top of the cover :(

I finally got my TIC omnis put in and along with the TIC rock speakers I picked up the pool area sounds amazing!

Latest ... It's getting there

Thanks for the info!

Where did you get the rollup window? I have plans fora pool house later in the season and that is one piece I haven't sourced yet.

72 on Saturday and 74 on Sunday. We were in it all weekend!

66 today

60 degrees and holding. I need to get some solar!

I would recommend drilling them out and then either concreting the holes or using a concrete caulk.

He added it last year but after the drain and refill this year I didn't expect him to add the salt too.

First test results are in Temp 62 Cell 3300, Strip 3290 (it has never been this in agreement ever, this is a puzzle since I bought 10 bags of salt and added 0 ... builder must have added it) FC 1 CC 0 TA 40 CH 40-50 CYA < 20 (likely 0 since I did a refill ... but I have a bag going in today)...