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There is more than 1 method to maintain a pool. There are pucks. There are SWGs. There is liquid. There are those crazy snake oil methods you're trying to sell on that post. All forms work. All forms have pros and cons. Any way that works is proper. If you have algae of course you're...

Well anyone gets algae if they do not chlorinate. There seems to be this stigma with attaching algae to me because I mentioned that I use pucks and if I don't chlorinate I get algae... ANYONE gets algae if they don't chlorinate... It's been years since I had an algae bloom. Geez, this seems...

Considering I don't get algae unless I do something wrong, like leave my floater out during the summer, then I'm fine. Yeah the CYA battle is real here, what else is new, but that's the evil I take for my chlorination method. IMO salt sucks. Pools in Texas are a whole different animal than...

Well I didn't come here to get into a flame war over chlorination methods. I know what works for me. I just had a question about using a chlorine feeder with VS pumps. I hate salt.

Ugh yea then I would climb CYA levels with more trichlor.

I'm not sure I follow you on what you mean by "that way". The floater is always adding chlorine/cya because it stays in the pool, but the chlorinator only runs when the pump runs. FCL - 2.5 TCL - 2.5 Alk - 100 PH - 7.6 TH - 350 Cya - 60

I keep my chlorinator set on 1.5 to 2 depending on CYA and I keep 2 pucks in floater. It seems to keep CYA stable for me. Any higher on the chlorinator and I run into CYA problems. If I don't use a floater and go with chlorinator only set to 4, algae seems to creep up during summer months. I...

Heh yeah, I found that out. I offset that thing with a floater. 1/2 from the feeder and the other 1/2 from the floater during summer. The only reason I really have it is because it came with the system/house.

Ok, so apparently my Pentair 320 doesn't have a required GPM to operate listed anywhere. I just got a Hayward Tristar VS pump and I'm trying to figure out what GPM or RPM I should keep it at to feed my chlorinator. Anyone have any idea?

So my "Blue Haven 550 Smartfilter" is actually a Hayward Swimclear C5520 for anyone who comes across this.

Unicel C-7490 filters, 548 sq ft total, so I guess I have the "Blue Haven 550 Smartfilter" Now I'm just wondering if that's the same as the Hayward Swimclear C5020 or C5025

Ok so my cartridge filter needs a new air relief tube. The one I have is totally shredded. The cartridge filter I have has some Blue Haven branding on it saying 450 and 550 Series Smartfilter, when it's obviously just a Hayward filter. The Blue Haven sticker identifies the model number as...

There are so many... I have an in ground gunite pool that's 18,600 gal. Any suggestions appreciated. Thanks!