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So, as we draw into the cooler time of year, I use my solar panels to generate some warm water for the pool. Living in sunny Texas that is easy to do. But, how low will you allow the temp to go and still get into your pool?

A buddy and I were talking and I mentioned CYA. He said his had climbed too high (approx 100) because he chooses to use pucks in his inline chlorinator. I AGREE. He then said he had to go and rent a pump to sit on his top step to pump off the top third of his pool water because that is...

Okay So our newly rennovated pool has been wet for 4 weeks & 2 days. Basically, after 2 weeks & 2 days of water in the pool, he dumped in 550 pounds of salt. After 2 weeks, I checked the pool water with the TFP-100 test kit and some salt test strips and found the glaring error. I have...

Okay So our pool with its new RIver Rok liner was 2 weeks and 2 days old when our contractor decided to dump in 550 pounds of salt. Our pool is probably 10,000 gallons. This is toooo much salt! It was in the water for approx 2 weeks until I bought some test strips and realized his mistake...

We have some "unsealed" natural stone (moss rock) around one edge of the pool that actually protrudes below the water line a bit. We also have a large waterfall that is unsealed. My question regards the stone and its effects on our water and pool chemistry. Should the rock be "sealed"? Also...

Okay! We are 3.5 weeks into our newly rennovated pool. The surface is River Rok and I am not confident that the company hired to do the work on the pool and the first 2 weeks of water maintenance was very diligent in their efforts. ALso, I left on a 5 day vacation and upon doing so I had my...

Yup, We bought the house 8 yrs ago and knew the plaster was a bit thin in spots. Now, we have some tiles falling into the pool, the coping is CRACKED and very loose. Time to do an upgrade!!!! We want to do more than just tile, plaster and coping. We are planning to change the coping to...

So, living in Texas, the pool can get a bit hot. Soooo, I changed the pump times from the day to the night. My question is if the solar panels could remove some of the heat during the "Cooler" temps of the night. I can easily pump the water (i'm guessing 92ish in temp) thru the solar panel at...