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I have a 1 hp - 2 speed pump. It runs & will start up on high, but if I try to start it on low, it will try, then trip the plug. If I start it on high, I can switch it to low & it will run. Right now I am running on high all the time, but would like to fix it. (I'm in California so a new pump...

I'm tired of my PVC over the railing shelf and want to build a new one. Pool height, made of wood, about as long as a segment of top rail, narrow. I saw someone post something on Facebook recently that even listed the wood they purchased. It had a hole in the center for an umbrella. I have...

What is a good to soak the fingers in for a while? I have the filter out and apart, sprayed down with a hose.

Purely curiosity, not questioning the TFP Gods! I do as you say. Regarding SLAM, does more chlorine mean stronger fighting power or is it more of a less chance of going under the minimum chlorine requirements. If my CYA is 30 and my Recommended FC is 2.0 – 6.0 but SLAM target is 12. If...

@Leebo As a heads up, I was trying to drop a $20 donation, but when I click on "Any Amount" I end up on a page that says Oops! We ran into some problems. This item cannot be purchased at the moment.

I took the financial hit this time around and paid for city water to fill the pool after a liner change, rather than using my well which has very high minerals. Downfalls of using the city water seem to be that my CH levels are on the lower side (70). I don't want to add anything to raise them...

Stupid anxiety question here. I want to see if our well water has iron in it and test our city water for the same just for s&g. How do you word the request and then walk away after testing knowing you aren't going to spend anything? I was thinking of playing stupid, saying I'm testing for my...

In November of 2018 I bought a liner for $157.99 today the same liner, same site is $316.99. I knew that there would be a jump in price, but DOUBLE? My budget can't justify a new liner just because I want a prettier one at that price :( Even more against the budget is above said liner is overlap...

Because I just thought it grew on the walls & floors, no idea that is was just hanging there... or is this an exaggeration?? If it is true, I feel a little dumb for not knowing. Even though we do our pools differently, I still love the pool peoples videos. I can't help it...

This is a new one for me. My pool is clear, can see the texture of the harbor freight fatigue mats under the liner, but the water was dull. I'm having a few girlfriends over tomorrow to float, so I got in to give the pool a good scrub down. I moved the stairs and see the green culprit. Stairs...

The plastic box I store my potions, powders, and stirrer stuff, I don't like. I know some of the TF bundles come with a case but I didn't see it for sale seperate. Anyone have a case they love? Wanna share a link?

A while back I saw there was a FB page called Trouble Free Pool. I joined, thinking it was you fine people, just in another land. I realized it was not TFP peeps. This weekend he changed the name of the group to Pool Owners Mafia. Not really newsworthy, just interesting.

For the first year ever I have stains on my skimmer and liner. I ordered vitamin C tablets and today tested, you can see the top of the right side of my skimmer basket cleared right up. Read a bunch of posts here, I decided to do the treatment, (found ascorbic acid on Amazon - 1 lb for $10 or...

I was coming over here to post a speaker question, saw the one from 2017 at the top of the thread list, but wasn't sure if I should tag on or start my own. I want something simple. 2 speakers under the eave of my house. Right now I use 2 UE Booms or a floating speaker, so anything is an...

July 2015 - March 2021 I couldn't believe I was spending $272.49 on a robot for my $300 pool, but he was worth every penny. Last season he was slowing down and sometimes only cleaning for an hour before stopping, but he was trying his best. Saturday I tossed him in for the first cleaning of the...

First to start off, I am in no danger at all. I am in an area where there are wildfires happening all around. Our yards, cars and pools are covered in ash. I'm currently without a solar cover because the Intex ones I used to buy on Amazon for $35 or less are now up to $95 and the one that we...

Go for it! While I aspire to be a master of the pool water like the TFP experts here are, I will admit I'm a manic owner at best. Periods of love and hours of devotion to cleaning testing, etc followed by times of ignoring the pool completely when something more pressing is happening. I've had...

I'm ready for my next project! For the intex we built one of those handy PVC type tables that went over the rail to place food, phones, books etc on. I want something similar for my new pool, but I haven't come across anything for the wide top rails. I've been thinking even a shelf that sits...

I got some very low price steps off Facebook Marketplace a few years ago. They worked with my Intex, but going to a pool 4" taller has now made the stairs a 15" step down and it's a bit too much. I tried to engineer a simple fix, screwing flower pots on as a riser (there were pool noodles on the...

If I go to pool school, Test Kit Directions, that will take me to the Extended Test Kit Directions page. But when I click the link for any of the tests, it goes to the same Extended Test Kit Directions page. Maybe the hyperlink is broken? I tried going through Pool School on the Pool Math app...

While I had the skimmer off to fix my rust, I went ahead and installed the Waterbug I've had sitting around for the last year. So now that that is done, I have my copper wire, I have my lugs, I'm ready to dig the trench this weekend. My question is, the steel upright part of the pool, can I use...

Reading Casey's thread, then posts from the "similar threads" section has got me paranoid. It looks like my skimmer is leaking, I was able with a scrub brush, toothbrush and some lime away to remove 98% of what I could see. I'm thinking about draining the water down, removing the skimmer...

SLAMming my pool right now. Getting ready to install a new SWG and want to have water perfectly balanced before install. The water is very clear now, there was a lot of debris prior. There are some light brown sandy spots that don't budge when brushed. Do have hard water, was wondering if it...

We've gone through 2 Intex generators in 4 years. When we put up our new ABG our 2nd one wasn't working so I decided to just use liquid chlorine. How hard could it be? Ok, it wasn't hard but we were definitely not good at checking if there was no immediate plan to use the pool. SLAM, enjoy...

Hi! I've searched the forums, but can't find the answer. How much CYA is in Chlor Brite? I have a few 1lb bags that came with my pool, I ran out of liquid chlorine and wanted to bring my level from 6.0 to 8.0 tonight. My current CYA is about 50 and I need a little bit of stabilizer to bring it...

Started installing our liner (overhang) and parts are nice and parts seem to be gathered. It looks like the cove seam is off by 1-3 inches from one end to the other, but would that be causing this issue?

Just finished our 4th year with our Intex and it's getting tired. The liner is almost totally bleached white, and the top part has turned a brown that no amount of scrubbing can turn back to grey. So I've been checking Craigslist, Facebook etc for the last few months. Found what I hope turns out...

is making me crazy! I can see EVERY. SPECK. OF. DIRT.

Does anyone have a preference on manual vacuums for AGP? I have a Rover Jr already now that I have a pump that can handle it, looking for one of the ones that I can hook up to the skimmer to manually clean when needed. Looking for basic, reasonably priced that does a good job.

Cut the pool yesterday, that was only a bit stressful. Gasket on the pool wall is 100%, however, the gasket between the wide mouth and the skimmer part is dripping on one corner. I have taken it out and reset it, and flipped it but still dripping. Has anyone had an issue with this?