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I have a basic understanding of the methods taught here and have used them successfully on a few different pools. My current house has my first SWG pool, so I am still learning some of the details about SWG. I just upgraded my automation to Pentair intellicenter with a IC40 cell. My old SWG cell...

My controller has failed so I am planning on purchasing a new controller and salt cell before next season. Anyone have advice for when the best time to purchase would be? Off season in the winter or wait until spring?

My current Aqualink controller is no longer functioning correctly. It will randomly (now practically daily) lose all program memory and/or time date memory. Sometimes is will lock up with all the lights lit up on the interface panel, or lock up with no lights or display at all. Totally...

I have a Jandy Aquapure system that is loosing its program constantly. It started losing the time setting a while back and I changed the 9v battery which made that better. Now it is losing the schedule program and anything else in its memory such as the custom button and relay assignment. Once...

Hello-- based off the many threads here, I am seriously considering getting a pentair warrior. However my pool has a beach entry. Will the robot drive itself out of the pool?? I want it to clean the pool, not drive around my wife's flowerbeds.

I have the famous error 170 on my jandy unit. My flow/salinity sensor has rust on the sensor and the sensor is swolen. I purchased a new sensor, new one has the inline box on the cord for program a/b. Model I purchased is R0452500 I installed the new sensor. Error 170 went away. However the box...

Bought this house, the pool was existing. It has rocks and pool deck that is some sort of topcoat over concrete. There are spots that must not have adhered properly and became loose or hollow sounding to step in. Naturally the loose stuff crumbles and ends up in the pool. So I used a putty knife...

Just heads up to everyone who enjoys a good deal. My local Walmart now has chlorine 2 pack gallon jugs 10% for $4. The sign doesn't say clearance so I don't know what's up with the price change. That's 15.6 cents/Oz... Cheap enough I stocked up. ? Check your local store.

Hello friends, Every previous pool I've owned always had low TA and I could adjust with baking soda. This pool is high, somewhere in the ballpark of 190. I've been using acid and trying airating. My pH is quick to rise even if I don't airate. I am on a well, and the TA of my water is high. So...

Hey guys, just bought a house with my first in ground pool. Had many Doughboys in the past but I'm getting used to the small differences. I know everyone has their preferences so I am looking for some suggestions for what I should buy to clean the pool. It has a auto pool sweep that half Rear...

Hello everybody, After a few years without a pool, I am back in a house with a pool therefore back active with TFP. I used to use Tapatalk app for the forum posts, but now I cannot find TFP in the app nor do I find the tapatalk link on this website. Has something changed? Thanks

I've been out of the pool maintenance routine for a few years. I just moved into a new house with a pool and am getting back into the routine of doing things right and having a nice pool. Previous owner had pool "service" that was paid for until end of May. I spoke with the pool girl and it's...

2 homes ago I had a pool and struggled with chlorine levels. Found this site and changed the way I maintained that pool. You guys helped me discover that I had extremely high CYA levels from using chlorine tabs, and how to SLAM my pool back into good shape. It literally was "troublefree" after...

This is my first year with TFP, so far kickin butt too. Past years I have had low chlorine levels that are non-responsive to shock etc, along with algae in the later season. I know know that my problem was the use of triclor tabs and the (I assume) super high CYA levels that result and so on...

I purchased a K2006 kit this season to do my own testing. Ive been using it and it is great, way better than going to the pool store! I have one question regarding the chlorine testing. I was having trouble getting chlorine to even register with the test no matter how much bleach I dump in, so I...

Hello all, I am a new member of this site (done a LOT of reading but now joined). I have learned alot from all of you and am starting this season by never going to the pool store again. I opened my pool less than a week ago, water is looking great however I am having chlorine problems. I dont...