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I am considering a Pentair Clean and Clear Plus to replace a Waterway sand filter that did not seem to be properly filtering at the end of last season. Pool is about 16.5k gallons, salt water, with solar loop, and I intend to run flow around 20-25gpm for a lot of the time. I am not sure what...

I've gotten indications from discussion here that, generally, FC has no odor, but CC has that "public pool smell" of chlorine. So, by extension, if my pool has the chlorine smell at times, that would be indication of organics (etc) being actively attacked by my (previously) FC...which is no...

So, after a year of no major problems running my SWG pool with minor pool store advice, I just transitioned to TFP method and chemistry. Family has made complaints of stinging eyes, and "chlorine smell nuisance". Pool is crystal clear. If I threw a quarter in the 8ft deep end, heads or tails...

Picking up a thread from the Getting Started forum, with a specific topic that's better to discuss in Chemistry 201. Water Balance for SWGs: http://www.troublefreepool.com/content/138-water-balance-for-swg-saltwater-chlorine-generator I do see that the CYA chart on this site suggests higher...

Finally got around to getting a good test kit. FC 16 ph 7.5 TA 110 CH 175 CYA 33 SWG with Auto Pilot. I have read the suggestions here for SWG chemistry. I believe salt is around 3000ppm, but don't have an accurate test (yet.) I added 6lb of stabalizer to socks in the skimmer last night...

I've had the pool for a year, and things have mostly run well without much real thought or attention paid to chemistry. Water is a bit hazy, and my wife took it to the local pool store to get tested. Our test strips say CYA and pH are just a tad low. Chlorine is indicated as low on the...

I have just (properly) buried plumbing to allow me to replace the standard "cheap rubber hose" filter backwash discharge, rolled out onto my driveway, with much better solution of permanent solid rigid pipe run to an appropriate area. I have run 1.5" PVC to the pad, ready to plumb into the sand...

Last August I installed a SolarAttic system. The Solar Attic is basically a radiator that goes in the attic, and transfers heat from the attic into the pool. I live in Upstate New York, which is not known for sun. I have actually never seen a solar pool installation around here. I was...

Bad lightning storm last night. AutoPilot digital was dead today. Fuse on the lower left of the unit was blown. Replaced it. Worked for a bit...long enough for me to think I fixed it, close it up, and walk away. An hour later that same fuse is blown. Before I call pool builder for service...

Just opened the pool a few hours ago. AutoPilot says to add 350lb of salt. Is that accurate, or after a few days of running the pump will things get stirred up enough where a more accurate reading may be vastly different? Should I go get salt tomorrow and dump it, or wait? Second season with...

Ok here's a bit of an oddball question, although I see it was asked once before a while back (without an answer.) Last season I built my own automation controller to better micro-manage and track my solar setup. I am now trying to design/build a circuit board to make it easier to build similar...