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Hello hello! My mom sent me to you all and sent me a TFP Pool Testing Kit when we moved into a house and inherited an old vinyl pool that had major issues. I have a few questions for those who know things about pool filters and pool chemistries with this kind of pool. Background: When we moved...

Hi all, I'm a new pool owner in California. As I learned so much from the community here, I wanted to give back, by registering to the forum and sharing my experience after the first couple of months. The main challenge I faced was high Calcium Hardness (1000+ppm) in my plaster outdoor pool...

Hi TFP Looking at building a new pool and this time around highly considering a SWG. Previous pool was built 2 years ago and was done with an inline chlorinator. That solution has worked fine but the CYA did get high which led to some water replacement. Not terrible over the course of 2 years...

Hi all, and let me start by thanking everyone for all the awesome advice posted to these forums. While we have never posted before, we've gleaned so much info that has reduced cost and helped us maintain our pool. We have an Intex 24x12 above ground pool that we decided to shift to a saltwater...

Hi there, I'd like some advice on some staining that's occurred recently on an established quartz finished pool. It seems to have been triggered by the addition of pool salt but I can't really say for sure as you can't see the stains in full sunlight and I didn't see the staining straight...

Hi All. First ever pool opening. I'd like to see if my thinking is moving in the right direction on the opening process. I might be overthinking it so want the folks here to take a look if possible and provide their expertise. Pool installed April 1st. Will have electric hooked by up end of...

I just got everything finished on my new inground pool and need some guidance. Do I need to put shock since it has a salt cell? How much muriatic acid to bring my PH and Alkalinity down? It is currently at 8 and 123, respectively. Leslies said their system will not give a dosage for the...

Is it true that the use of a chlorine salt generator eliminates the appearance of algae in the pool (I read it here: Why is My Pool Green? | Discount Salt Pool Blog Or is it just a marketing ploy?

Hello TFP members, We are looking to add a SWG to our Vinyl 27k gallon pool. It was built in '95, so we aren't totally familiar with the background, but we had the liner replaced when we moved in recently. I have attached a picture. A few concerns I have: 1. The coping is aluminum (I...

Hello all you seasoned pool owners. I now own my first pool. Its more like a puddle at 9000 gallons. The pool is a a salt water pool with a gunite finish and hayward aquarite 900 salt chlorine generator. Can I get your recommendations on test kits. I would like to venture out and take care of...

I am having an ongoing issue with the spring steel on the flow switch failing. I’m looking for some advice on what the issue could be. Here’s what’s happened thus far: - IC40 was installed - After about 4 weeks the sensor failed. - I ordered a new one on Amazon. Pentair factory replacement. - I...

Excited to learn more about saltwater pool water maintenance. We have a 4 year old pool 16X34 & LOVE it. Opening May 13th 😀.

Hey guys new to having a brand new pool installed. I really don’t know what the difference is with this Zodiac Fusion Soft Salt System and Hayward’s Salt System. Can anyone who has the zodiac share there experience with it? What is the major difference? I really appreciate it.

I have an Intellicenter and an IC60 for a 40K pool. Im looking to automate the acid side using Intellichem, but also considering purchasing the extra pump for liquid chlorine as a backup to the IC60 or to quickly balance a season start or after heavy use. Does anyone know if this would work?