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Dean, those were my initial thoughts, I wouldn't be saving much if i had to toss it in the trash after a season or two!! Yes ill install it myself, I have cut/glued plenty of PVC! I did notice i still get the full 7 Yr warranty on a DIY install. Just have to figure out how to squeeze it in after...

Is anyone Familiar with this brand of SWG? I am about to pull the trigger on an SWG. My pool is 28K gallons so doubling that puts me in the 60K category which doesn't leave me with many options. I don't have any automation so the Circupool RJ60 was looking like the best option at about $1,500...

As far as the CC, OCLT, and cloudiness, they all go together. As soon as the slam kills every In the pool you’ll pass the cc and oclt test then when the filter catches up the water will clear. You can’t really target them individually. Just be diligent about keeping the FC at the slam level...

Pucks last a little over a week in my floater. They probably won’t dissolve fast enough to keep up with your 4ppm demand. I would just load up your floater and continue to test and add liquid daily. With the pucks in there you will just have to add a little less than normal until they completely...

That’s what I do, right before the party bump the chlorine up to the top of the recommended range for your cya. Then test and add chlorine when everyone is done swimming. I have lost as much as 5ppm with a 5 hour 15 kid swim party...

Sorry to dig up an old thread but I just successfully installed a solar touch with a superflo pump. Just as said above the com wire was wired into the booster pump relay and worked perfect. The only issue I ran into was the actuator turned the 3 way valve 180 degrees. Which was wound up...

The most important thing is getting CYA then chlorine in there. The puck(s) will add a little bit. So I would test first then adjust.

2-3 gallons a day is quite a bit. But you say you have 19 grandkids. I do know when I have a couple of four year olds in the pool for a few hours I loose an extra 1-2 ppm for the day. They drink lemonade and eat watermelon all day and never have to go potty....[emoji848][emoji6]

Yep the sun mostly. Normal daily loss is between 2-4 ppm.

For the TA test keep adding drops until there is no color change then don't count the last drop.

TA might be a little high but I wouldn't worry about it. PH is too high I would get that down. TA will naturally come down over time.

Yes FC is 3 with three drops in a 5ml sample. Watch the chlorine. 3 is way too low for a cya of 80. a few days of that in a row and you'll be back to cloudy water. I would shoot for 10 and never get below 6.

I have been wondering why my stone is flaking... thanks!! One more reason to get a swg next season.

Cya shouldn't have gone up unless you added something with cya in it, which it sounds like you haven't. Sounds like the pool looks good. I would raise the FC up to 10 and do an oclt, if you pass that and cc is less then .5 I would call it done. Then you can go to daily maintenance.

I had a coupon so went to the local pool store to get some liquid chlorine. Just for fun I had them test my water. They were under by 20 on my cya and phosphates were 1200 [emoji6] I have had a crystal clear pool for three years.

I'm not familiar with that brand but from the pictures it looks like it needs an 1/8 to 1/4 turn clockwise to unlock it then pull it out?.?.? You might try turning the pump off so there isn't any suction pulling it down.

Looks good! Keep an eye on it for the next few days just to make sure it doesn't spring a leak.

So I use to buy at Lowe's it was always fresh and $4 a gallon. Then I get $15 off $50 coupons online and was out the door with 13 gallons of 10% for like $38. Pretty much the best I could do around here. Then they went up to just under $5 a gallon so I started shopping around at pool stores...

Not a permanent fix for sure. And another thought on plugging the reducer; its tough to tell how much was cut off but I wouldn't try to glue a plug if you don't have enough depth in the hole to cover at least 3/4 of the plug. It's all fun and games until you spring a leak draining the pool...

One other thought. That looks like a reducer in the t. If it is reduced down to 1/2" maybe a 1/2" plug would work? If you try this, plug the hole with your finger or something and fire the pump up to see if it is leaking anywhere besides the small hole. If it is leaking somewhere else it will...

I don't think you will find a female to go over the T. Get one of those tools mentioned earlier to ream out the inside then glue a plug inside.

One more tip, when you remove the pump there will be o-rings in the union check them closely, might even take them out and lubricate. If the rings are split or cracked replace them with the new ones that came with the pump. Also make sure the mating surfaces on the union are clean before you...

I would try it, I don't think you have much to loose. Assuming the threads match worse that can happen is it leaks and you have to put on the new ones.

I have never seen one of these, I learn something new on this forum every day. Thanks!! Yes this is definitely the way to go, use this to drill out the left side of the T and glue a plug in there.

Tough to tell from the picture but I wouldn't cut. If there is a plug glued in you might have to try and remove it. If threaded just unscrew and replace with a plug.

I would try to cap the t if at all possible. 1.5" doesn't leave you much to work with and if you do cut and replace then spring a leak you'll be stuck jack hammering :(

Is the T cracked or just leaking out of left side of the t where you have the epoxy? If the left side I would say try to leave the t and cap it. Reason I say is your pretty close to the concrete cutting down is pretty much your last chance. If you do cut you might consider glueing on a threaded...

For 1 yes you can use pool math to calculate an addition add it then after 30 mins of pump running test again to see if you hit your target. Assuming the volume you used in pool math is correct this will tell you if your bleach is as strong as you think it is. This isn't a perfect test but...

My stenner is rock solid I can go several weeks and stay +\- 1 ppm FC. I do manually ramp up in spring and ramp back down in the fall. I will also manually dose before and after a big party but I don't think that can be avoided. Maybe a program could help with the seasonal ramping. That being...

I haven't seen this mentioned. But after you flip the breaker make sure to double check every wire with a volt meter before you mess with it. This will at least make sure you don't get zapped.