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My salt cell isn’t keeping up. I pulled it and cleaned it. I have it running at 1175RPMs for 12hours at 50%. I’m making adjustments but it doesn’t seem to matter. I just installed a WaterGuru to help monitor more frequently since I’m away a lot. Also my CSI isn’t in range. Should I care?

I am automating my pool April 5th, yay. With the system already installed it sounds like we are bound for the Omni system. I would like a gadget that allows me to check the chlorine and Ph from my hotel room 5hours away. Then I’d like to be able to make changes to the Aquarite to increase or...

I just bought a house that has a pool that’s about a year old. 1. The Calcium Hardness is about 650 and the water used to fill the pool has a CH of 150. I drained a large amount of water due to rain and it didn’t drop the CH levels. Could the CH levels be related to leaching from the pool...

I’m out of town and we were about to hit 25F for around 48hrs. My wife doesn’t know how to work any thing so i was able to get her to enable cold temp pump run and set the heater to the lowest setting possible. Definitely going to cost me some cash but better than pool damage was my thinking. If...

I am trying to pick a Robot vacuum and it is toooo hard. Way to many options and now after reading threads I find out there are off labels that are direct re brands. I am sick of reading reviews, I'm gonna go nuts over analyzing my options. can anyone help me out...?

I have managed other peoples chlorine pools with great success off this site. These other pools were very basic manual pumps and systems. Now we have bought our first house and I have what I would call a fancy system, hopefully my signature and pool math app link to my post. My pool looks great...

I have moved and now have an in-ground triangle shaped pool about 10,000 gallons. The pool turned green and when I spoke to the pool maintainance man he didn't know anything about the pool. all he did was hold up a chlorine test strip and say "the pool has no chlorine, I'm going to dump a lot...

I know they make the inflatable bags to keep a cover off the waters surface but is that necessary? I got an Intex cover and it is resting on the surface. I am going to buy some clamps to help fight the 30+knots we get in our storms down here but do I need to worry about keeping it off the surface?

Is algaecide needed when closing the pool for the winter? I am following the how-to for above ground pools. It says to use algicide once pool is partially drained but others here said it is not needed, what do you think?

I've heard of some people blowing more water out of filter sand with a water vac. I'd like to do this since I have a shop vac. so for winter I will remove drain plug and blow out sand (somehow). I still haven't found that one good thread with all my winterizing questions answered. the one...

I ordered the Pressure Gauge Glycerin filled 2.5" Rear Mount from TFTestkits.net and went to install it on my Krystal Clear 2800 GPH .75 HP. At this point is when I learned the intex gauge isn’t 2.5 inches but some size smaller (I figured they were universally sized, silly me). I don’t know...

I feel I may have a problem so i wanted to perform an OCLT tonight. I brought my FC to shock value just because I'd like to for the night. When measuring FC I got 23, then I tested again just to see what I'd get; I got 24. So I decided to split the difference and go with 23.5. Just to see what...

So I want to keep my FC 5 or higher. I can only add chlorine in the evening right before sundown. If I take the chlorine up to 18 or 20 at 8pm then by 5pm the next evening it is right around 5 give or take 2ppm. So if there a better way to manage my chlorine if I can only add in the evening...

DE fiber or regular DE when adding to sand filter? Pool guys trying to sale me the DE fiber instead. He said they will both work butthe fiber would be better.

I read some where on here about adding a cup of DE to your sand filter through the skimmer but now I can't find the thread I read it on. Can some one help me re find this information? Also, how do I know if the DE I find is pool safe, the pool store that sales it is an hour away and I'd rather...

So everything was going great a few days ago. tested with TF100 for first time ever with these results: K1000 Results: pH 7.3 CL 3 TF100 Results: FC 5 CC 0.5 TC 5.5 CH 50 TA 70 CYA 40 Then I got sick....Didn't touch or look at the pool for 5 days. When I finally did I had a green pool with...

I just got my TF100 and started to test. After putting the powder in nothing happened (no pink = no Cl). So I tested pH, which was 8.5. At this point I looked at the chart and added 1lb+ of dry acid (left over, switching from this point on to muriatic) and 20oz of 10% liquid chlorine. My plan...

Hi, New to site with first post. So as one would expect my summer escape pump died after about 3months of use. So now I need to upgrade a little earlier than I was planning. I have a summer escape 3500 gallon pool. I want to upgrade to a nice sand pump that won't cost a ton. My local pool...