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By wraps do you mean times around? Maybe that's where the confusion is. When I said wraps, I meant layers. It was probably twice as many times around.

Well so far I've tried 1, 2, and 3 wraps and I've gotten leaks with all three. It is a new male adapter going into the pump. This is frustrating What about using the teflon that comes in a tube? I'm thinking of trying that next.

hmmmmm. I put two layers on and it didn't come close to tightening down all the way. I might try one, but then I'm worried it might not seal.

How many times do you wrap teflon tape around a male connector? Or how many layers I should say. thanks

I have the exact same problem. How many layers of teflon tape did you use?

BTW. I got in a big argument with a guy at work today. I told him about BBB last week, and today he told me that he asked the pool store about it and they said it will "destroy your pool." He believes them of course. And this is the same guy who a month ago told me he was fed up with getting...

Maybe soapy isn't the right word. Maybe slippery is a better word. If you splash, the bubbles stay longer than normal too. Maybe that's why I used the word soapy. The water is actually crystal clear. I've only been feeling/seeing this since I put the borax in the pool. Hmmmmm. I wonder if...

No. I'm wondering if the borax made it that way. Is that possible?

So if your CC is 0, does that mean you don't have algae?

After I'm in my pool for awhile, my skin feels slightly soapy. I also noticed that if someone dives in, the bubbles last quite a while. What would cause this? Here are my test numbers: FC 9 CC 0 PH 7.4 TA 140 Calcium 260 CYA 120 Thanks

That's encouraging to hear. I was totally bumbed when I first powered it on and saw the bubbles and saw the big increase in pressure. My old pump was 1 HP with SF of 1. This new one is 3/4 HP with SF of 1.67. I'm assuming the new one will use more electricity, right? I'm going to try...

The pressure is 14 PSI on the pump. The filter is working great! The water is clearer than ever.

Oh okay. That's simple. I'll do it this afternoon. I have one skimmer and three jets. Do you think it's okay to run the pump with air bubbles in the line? Also, I'm worried that the pump is too strong. It's coming out of the jets about twice as strong as before. It's actually creating...

How would I flush out the suction line? Thanks for your assistance. I really appreciate it.

The filter pressure is 14PSI. It was 9 PSI before I put the new pump on.

Well I installed the Whisperflo 3/4 HP pump, but there's even more air under the glass than before. I think it's time to call somebody....

Yes, calcium hardness is 220

I just talked to my friend. He took a sample to the pool place and they said his CYA was 152, TA 126, and PH 6.4. He already had 8 pounds of PH adder, so he's going to go home and add that to see what happens. The cloudiness has subsided a little, but white powder has precipitated out and is...

Oh yeah. His water has gotten very cloudy. What's going on with that? How long does it last?

Well, after 36 pounds of baking soda, I finally got a reading of 10 ppm. Just added 12 more pounds, and he will add 12 more tomorrow. That should put it right at around 100ppm. Then he'll move on to adding the PH adder. Hopefully he won't need too much of that. We looked in a few more...

No, he's definitely into this now. He's been reading a lot of posts in this forum this morning. I'm leaving today. I live about 90 miles away. So I wanted to at least get his alkalinity and PH right before I left. I have the same problem with the high CYA. I've been using stabilized...

Well I added 24 pounds of baking soda, but the alkalinity test still turned red. Based on the booklet that came with my Taylor test kit, that should've raised the level to at least 60-70 ppm. What's going on? I'm going to add 12 more pounds and see what happens.

Any recommendations on stores where you can buy borax or super washing soda? We looked in a couple of grocery stores and didn't see any.

Thanks for the help. We ended up buying alkalinity increaser and ph adder at lowes. We put the alkalinity increaser in tonight. I'll test his water again tomorrow morning, then put the ph adder in. Thanks for your help.

Yikes! The TA test DID turn red immediately. Actually he is using Triclor. Any idea how much Super washing soda he should put in? He has a 16x32 foot in ground vinyl pool. Thanks

I tested a friends pool with my taylor test kit, and he came up with extremely low alkalinity/PH. They were off the scale and I didn't want to waste my chemicals figuring out how much he needed. He said he hasn't added PH or Alkalinity adder in 3 years. He hasn't put anything in his pool but...

How do I hook it into my system? How would I do the test? Is there a site that shows how maybe? Thanks

Well I bought a 3/4 HP full rated energy efficient Whisperflo. I'll let you know how things turn out.

How do you measure vacuum pressure? I want to figure out my "feet of head" at this site but don't know my vaccum pressure. http://www.poolplaza.com/pool-pump-sizing-2.shtml

You know what? I screwed up. My piping is 1 1/2". Which pumps would you recommend for the 1 1/2"? Thanks a lot for helping me out with this.