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Hi, I was curious to see if this has happened to any other pool owners that own a Hayward cartridge filter. The filter is approximately 3 and a half years old. Over the past year, the tie rod has become very rusty. Any explanation as to how this could have happened? Here is a link to the...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone knows the aftereffects of Leslie's Fresh & Clear. For example, using calc hypo increases the calcium level in the water. The active ingredients are 36% potassium peroxymonosulfate. Thanks in advance.

Hi, currently I have the Hayward inline chlorinator CL200 and it is about 3 years old. Right now, the O ring in the cap needs to be replaced. I talked to a couple of the local pool stores about buying an O ring replacement. They mentioned the Pentair Rainbow 320 is a better chlorinator than...

Hi, can anyone recommend an online store to purchase a 3 way valve? Any particular brands to avoid or any recommended brands? Thanks in advance.

Hi, I have an air leak someplace in my inground pool. I am hoping that it is aboveground. I have placed duct tape around most of the PVC fittings and placed heavy plastic around the valves. So far, no luck. I recalled reading on one of these posts that sometimes air leak may occur at the...

Hi, This is my third year with my fiberglass pool. This past weekend, I feel some areas of the pool wall had dozens of small bumps. I just goggled on "blisters on fiberglass walls" and from reading some of the articles, it sounds this will happen to every fiberglass pool sooner or later...

Hi, I bought a Taylor FAS-DPD test kit last week and I was testing the chlorine. I put two dippers of the DPD powder and the water turned reddish. Afterwards, I added the R-0871 reagent drop by drop. I counted 30 drops before I stopped. The solution still did not turn clear yet. Is this...

Hi, I have a question regarding the liquid chlorine burnoff. I don't know if burnoff is the correct term. I am interested in buying a Liquidator. However, I live in Florida and the sun hits the pool a good ten hours of the day. I was concerned that the liquid chlorine would lose its potency...

Hi, I bought two jugs of liquid chlorine this weekend at Leslie's to shock my pool and the salesperson told me that using this much liquid chlorine would increase the pH. Therefore, I had to use muriatic acid to offset the pH increase. I have looked through various posts regarding BBB and...

Hello, I am planning to install solar panels for my inground pool. Does anyone have any recommendations? Or which ones to avoid? Seems like sungrabber is pretty popular judging from the posts that I have read. How difficult was the installation? I have read the sungrabber manual and it...

Hello, I was wondering what exactly is a skimmer sock... Where do you buy one? Thanks in advance..

Hi, Does anyone know what the shelf life is for liquid chlorine? Occasionally, Leslie's runs a sale on chlorine. Refill 2 jugs and get 1 for free. Instead of having the chlorine sitting inside my house go to waste, I rather pour it into the pool. Thanks.

Hello, My pool has a Hayward filter. I am using a Unicel filter and the pressure is getting close to 20 after running the pump for a couple of days. I bought this filter about 11 months ago. Most of the time, I spray down the filter every week or so. I was curious as to what the average...

Hi, This message is for Dave from tftestkits. If someone else knows the answer, please feel free to answer. Is shipping still $4.60? Also, I understand that order refills must be a minimum of $15. Does this requirement still hold true if I purchase an individual test along with a refills...

Hello, I was in the pool store over the weekend and I heard one of the employees telling a customer that cyanuric acid never changes once it is in the water. I am relatively new to pools but I have browsed through many of the posts here on this forum and the posts on poolforum.com. I have...

Hello, my pump is losing its prime when it gets turned on. Initially, when I turned on the pump, nothing happened. I had a repairman come out and he turned off all the valves, primed the pump, turned the pump on, and everything was working fine. Prior to this, all I had to do was turn the...

Hi, I have a hayward max flo pump for my inground pool. I am curious as to what would happen if for whatever reason the pump ran dry and nobody was around to turn the pump off. All comments are welcomed. Thanks in advance.

Hi, does anyone know if dry acid is safe to use in a fiberglass pool? Thanks in advance.

Hi, I tested my water using the FAS-DPD test kit and my free chlorine reading was 4.2. I used the 25 ml sample which needed 21 drops of R-0871 before it turned colorless. I took the water into Leslie's to confirm my test results. Leslie's informed me that I had 1.5 for free chlorine. I...

Hi. I have a question regarding Leslie' Fresh & Clear. The active ingredients are potassium peoxymonosulfate. Does anyone know what the impact of using this will do to the chemistry of the water? Here is the link. http://www.lesliespool.com/shopping/pro ... uctID=8147 Also, a side question...

Hello, I read on the forum that the FAS/DPD testing was the preferred method for testing the water. I bought a testkit from Leslies last month. I also get the water tested at Leslies until I get a comfort level with my testing. They use the OTO method. Does anyone know the differences...

I have a question regarding the instructions using the Taylor Technologies test kit K-2006. In the instructions (http://www.taylortechnologies.com/produ ... umber=5811), it mentions about adding 2 dippers of R-0870. Swirl until dissolved. If free chlorine is present, sample will turn pink...