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What would be my target FC for 40 CYA?

We just had our pool converted to a SWG at the same time as a new liner. I see the recommended CYA level is 70-80. Contractor installed a Hayward Aqua Rite 900 series which has a recommended CYA of 30-50. I talked to the installer today and mentioned that Trouble Free Pools recommends a...

This will make our pool much more "trouble free" if I don't have to mess with muratic acid! I also appreciate you telling me PH of 7.4 is also fine so I don't have to aerate right now either! I am sure like you said it will drift up with people using the pool. Thanks again!

Thank you for your very detailed reply! Yes it is just the start of swim season here in Indy due to a cold spring. Our TA was running high last summer too and we really did not see a lot of upward drift in our PH. I think I spent too much time trying to lower TA because I thought it had to be...

We just had our vinyl liner replaced. The fill water has a high TA, so therefore my first numbers are high. I have added bleach. FC 5 PH 7.4 TA 200 CH 300 I will start adding acid to get the TA down, but would like to know what is a reasonable number to shoot for. I know the recommended...

Wow it worked! We took the suggestion to first walk on the cover to fix the misalignment and it took care of it. It is not perfect, but much better than it was so THANK YOU!

Thank you so much for posting that! I will have my husband take a look and let you know if we get it fixed. I hope so!

Unfortunately there are no troubleshooting hints in our manual, just says to call them if there are problems!! I don't think they want us fixing anything on our own! It is a cover from a company in Fishers Indiana called Automatic Pool Covers. I am guessing it is not rolling up straight since...

Our autocover closes evenly on the shallow end but is opening very crooked on the deep end. Is this something that we can fix on our own or do we need to call in the "professionals"? Any help would be appreciated! Thanks

Fill water CH is about 325. We have been using bleach for 3 years. Jill

We just had our pool opened today and I have a question on high TDS, even though I have read on this forum not to pay to much attention to this! I just want to make sure we don't need to do something about it. The water is a little hazy and has an odor to it also noticed by the guy opening the...

It is definitely not low PH unless something is wrong with my Taylor test kit because I check that nearly every day and it is usually 7.6. I guess I need to get the electrical checked out.

The information about the brand is American Products Pool Light AMP78434100 Light AMP78232400 Niche AJGMT300 Transformer We just removed the light and there was SO much black gunk that just came floating into the pool. It is also all over the back of the light and the niche looks totally...

Good question! I just looked at our papers from the company that installed the pool and all it says is "300 watt standard light". My husband was planning trying to remove it later tonight to take a closer look. What kind of electrical problem?

Our pool is 6 years old and the pool light faceplate is so corroded and gross. What causes this and can just the plate be replaced? Thanks!

Thank you for the link. I have one follow up question. To take care of the metal problem we have to have chlorine at 0. We are currently in the process of shocking the pool because it was hazy upon opening yesterday. Is it ok to continue to shock until we have clear water and then do the...

Ok I put a vitamin C tablet on the stain and it went away. So I guess that means the stains are due to metals. What do I need to do now? I do have a jug of Metal Free from the pool store from my pre-BBB days! Is that what I need to use?

Ok I will try the vitamin C tomorrow. If it is metals, how did they get there and how do you get rid of them in the water?! Thanks

We just opened our pool today and took a sample to Leslies for the fun of it and because I was pretty sure we needed stabilizer. I test at home using a Taylor kit so I generally trust my own numbers. How accurate is a pool store with CYA levels? She read it at 50 so I tested it when I got...

The pool is 6 years old. Nothing new has been done. I don't have any vitamin c tablets so I will have to get some to try what you are suggesting. The steps below the water line are totally discolored, not just a small area here and there. So if the vitamin C gets rid of the stain it is metals?

Our pool was just opened today. We drained a small amount of water and noticed that the white plastic steps seem to be stained a rust like color that does not brush away. The skimmer also had rust colored debri on it, some of which brushed away. Also at the end of last year we noticed the...

I also thought it was as ton of money. I am pretty sure the plastic divider idea is how he explained it would be done. We actually have an autocover so it is rare for rain water to get in our pool. We live on a very wooded lot so if it is raining with wind we always have the cover on to avoid...

I am sitting here in Indiana watching the snow come down and wishing for pool weather! In the meantime, I have a question about draining our pool this spring. We had a new company close our pool last fall and the guy talked to me about draining our pool and refilling in the spring. The...

Updated question...part of the reason I asked about the antifreeze in the pool is because the guy who closed the pool also suggested we totally drain the pool and refill with new water because of all of the antifreeze that has been put in our pool over the last 5 years. He claims that we would...

We just used a new pool company to close our pool. They did it totally different than the last company by blowing out the lines and using very little antifreeze. The previous company charged us a fortune and did not blow out the lines. Instead they filled everything with about 85 gallons of...

Thanks for your reply. I am aware of the manufacturer of the cover and I still have the manual. I am just trying to locate that part so we can avoid a costly service call/repair when it looks like it should be easy to do ourselves. Anyone know if this is a "standard" part that can be purchased?

We have an auto cover for our pool. Tonight when opening the cover, the black plastic piece that holds the leading edge metal bar in the track, broke. It seems like this would be something we could fix by ourselves if we were able to get that part. Does anyone have any idea where we could...