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Rancho Cost-a-Lotta replied to the thread This is new: Can't keep Ph down. Alkalinity is 90..
Lowering your TA will help control pH rise. Try targeting a TA of 60-70 ppm...
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shavoc81 replied to the thread First Season Woes.
Well I figured out why the spa wasn't heating.
With "SPA" only on, it wasn't heating much and it was overflowing even with spill way...
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Hi everyone. My pool has been in great shape since finding this place and firing pool guy and taking it over myself a few years ago...
Newdude replied to the thread ok, after much research, i still need help knowing which UV system to purchase/install.
@1poolman1 is fluent in UV and might have brand/model suggestions.
dereksanders replied to the thread Let’s see your water after removing winter cover!! **RESURRECTED FOR 2025!**.
Dirty but clear. Filling now. Will run and test as soon as full.
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jstarr001 posted the thread Jandy AquaLink RS Randomly Shutting Down- Loosing iAqualink in Pool Automation.
I have this controller for about 7 years. Works fine in service mode. In Auto, every hour or two, the main filter pump shuts off and the...
dereksanders replied to the thread What did you do to your pool today?.
Finished and pool is filling
JoyfulNoise replied to the thread ok, after much research, i still need help knowing which UV system to purchase/install.
TL/DR - low pressure mercury or mercury-amalgam bulbs are your best bet.
For a residential pool turn-key system, you’re most likely...
PoolStored replied to the thread Mustard algae and waterbody proximity.
Get the ladder out. Scrub it with bleach/water solution...INSIDE and out.
ajw22 replied to the thread Discrepancy between TFP test kit and Pool Math App.
You have a test kit from TFT which has different recommendations then TFP.
TA down to 50 is OK...
Newdude replied to the thread When to remove water (from rain fall).
So we get about 3ft of off season rain and it's your choice if you pump it from above or below the cover. But it'll need pumping...
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wolf party replied to the thread Mustard algae and waterbody proximity.
I have a removable ladder - does letting it dry off in the sun kill mustard? I leave the brush and nets and stuff in the pool during...
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gcavanaugh posted the thread Discrepancy between TFP test kit and Pool Math App in Testing and Balancing Your Water.
I am trying to get my Total Alkalinity sorted out on my 30k gal plaster pool. The card that came with my TFP test kit said that my ideal...
dndrich replied to the thread Nasty stain on Pebble Sheen!.
OK, excellent advice! I am going to give the vitamin C trick a try soon. If it works, I assume I could use ascorbic acid in a sock and...
Rancho Cost-a-Lotta replied to the thread FC and CYA - Justifying the increased cost of Liquid Chlorine.
I live in the same general climate. I previously used CYA-stabilized tablets the past and can tell you they are not a sustainable form...
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Pas_pool replied to the thread When to remove water (from rain fall).
Oh ok. I have three of those haha. Before I found the leaks in my basement and patched them I had some fun a. One seasons back 🙄
What...
Newdude replied to the thread SLAM Complete: Still Milky.
It hurts nothing but your patience. 😁
To be fair, i'm up early everyday and i'd probably do them for funsies too.
That's one of the...
ajw22 replied to the thread Starting 12th season with same T-15 cell.
Your 12 seasons in PA is the equivalent to 4 years in TX.
Your cell is doing fine.
When it starts giving wonky salinity of less than...
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Mayday posted the thread This is new: Can't keep Ph down. Alkalinity is 90. in Testing and Balancing Your Water.
I never had trouble with Ph before. I would add about a cup or so every week, and things were fine. But for the last few weeks, it...
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LordNorth replied to the thread SLAM Complete: Still Milky.
Meh, theirs may be off, i may be off. In any case other than the CH we were both within the accuracy of the test or close enough not...
PoolStored replied to the thread FC and CYA - Justifying the increased cost of Liquid Chlorine.
Welcome to TFP!!!
Being in SoCal, it may be that you have high CYA degradation. I'm not sure your approach is sustainable.
3 pucks a...
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HarrisonHRG replied to the thread CC - Wont go down!.
Thanks for the link, I think we are going to go for the Elecro Quantum AOP system, reasonably priced & meets the right criteria.
I...