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The silicone lubrication for o-rings, should that be food grade? Can the product also be labeled as a "sealant"? Will this and this sealant work?

Here are some questions I've been wondering, but can't find an answer to: Pool servicemen visit pools weekly, right? How do they keep the pool from going green without adding chlorine daily? In the TF-100, it comes with an OTO along with the FAS-DPD. How often do you test with the FAS-DPD?

I was reading through a couple other threads on borates when I discovered the toxicity issue. What risk would a pool with borates of 50 ppm do to cats? I have a couple of cats that drink out of the pool. I know for dogs they have to drink 8 liters per day before even being still being...

I read a couple of threads about soaking the cartridge in a TSP or powdered automatic dish detergent solution. I'm interested in doing this, but would like to know more about this. Has anyone done it, or knows how to do it. I'm more interested in a product that can be picked up at most...

I walked outside earlier to find the pump running dry. Fortunately, I walked out about 8 minutes after the pump started, and no damage has been done. My pump has a small air leak somewhere. Normally, once the pump shuts off, I will hear air bubbles moving through the pump, and the water level...

All I see is a thick green ground wire going into the ground from the pump. I do not see a ground rod.

Is it just me, or is everybody misspelling GFCI. Isn't it spelled GFCI for ground fault circuit interrupter, not GFI? It seems to be very common for it to be said as a GFI.

I thought I should start a thread where you can post the mistake(s) and/or problem(s) that occurred which caused you to look into Trouble Free Pool Care. An example would be mine. Mine was nothing compared to what others have. My issue was that we would put in two of the standard 2.5 gallon...

Check this out. This website seems to be giving away free test kits. They are recommending us to use them to test public pool water before entering. Has anybody happened to have ordered one. I believe it's just a basic generic OTO & pH. The facts on the website seem accurate, and the WHOIS...

Bobby from the front: Bobby from the back: Bobby from the side: Bobby's "mechanics": Hey, you can see the drain: (Bobby's insecure)

First, I would just like to say it is funny that the initials of this website is TFP. Outside of the pool community, I am in the commercial fire alarm community. I am a member of a forum board called The Fire Panel, which also has the initials of TFP. :lol: Anyway, this post is to show how...

Something has started happening (or at least increased). Whenever someone splashes in my pool, bubbles rise to the top of the water and fizz for a couple of seconds. It's like my water is carbonated. When I'm under the water level, and I splash my hand in, I can see many small bubbles rising...

I usually have to add more liquid chlorine to my pool every 3 days. With the proper level of CYA, how long should chlorine stay in the water? I like in Florida, but we usually raise our CYA up anyway.

I went to Leslie's today to check out their store and chlorine program, and I was talking with an employee there. She told me to try to avoid liquid chlorine, because it "adds salt to your pool which does nothing for it". Now, I already knew it adds salt (thanks to Pool Math), but doesn't salt...

How long does the CYA say in the water? I would appreciate hearing about experiences you guys have had with the stabilizer and how often to increase it. I have my CYA about where I want it, because of trichlor tabs. I'm going to stop using them for now, but I'm wondering about how long it...

Are generic test kits worth using? How do they compare to a Taylor? I found some generic OTO's on eBay, and Walmart has an AquaChem one. I'm wondering how much these vary from Taylor. I personally am more of a name brand guy, but I'm curious how these compare. Thanks!

Hello everyone! My name is Corbin, and I am a high schooler in Florida. As of two weeks ago, I developed an interest in pool care after researching how to rid of cloudy water. My parents were previously maintaining our pool, but barely knew what they were doing. Our pool would grow algae...

I have an Aquatech cartridge filter. When I moved in about 2 and 1/2 years ago, I was told the filter was pretty new. I've noticed sand coming out of the return jets, and it collects at the bottom of the pool. I've vacuumed it multiple times, just for it to come back through the jets an hour...