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Pool Filter Filters captures all the floating junk that falls into your pool. Click Here Pool Heater This makes your pool nice and warm. 🙂 Union This is a union Pump Lid This is a pump lid. Valves These are valves
FC/CYA Test
Perhaps a cornerstone element of TFPC is understanding the relationship between the chlorine in your pool and the stabilizer you put in to protect the chlorine from the sun. Generally, the more stabilizer (CYA), the more chlorine (FC) you need to maintain its effectiveness. The charts below show the recommended relationship for outdoor residential pools. The shock levels shown have equivalent effective disinfecting chlorine amounts. At very high CYA levels it can be impractical to reach such high FC levels. At CYA levels over 80, a partial drain/refill to lower the CYA level is usually …
Simplicity
There are thousands of different pool chemicals companies attempt to sell you. These pool chemicals are cheap, easy to find, and have little side effects.
How Can You Help
How Can You help Trouble Free Pool You may have noticed, there’s something missing on TFP. We accept no advertising from companies as we don’t wish to have our advice compromised by financial incentives. Members at TFP are all volunteers and are simply here to help you with your pool. We’d like to share with you a handful of ways that you can help TFP as we continue to grow. Funding for TFP TFP Supporters TFP is funded by our Supporters who are users just like you. We work hard to provide a site that’s …
Meet Bmoreswim
Meet One of TFP’s newest Moderators….. I’ve always noticed that Kurt tends to be one of the more silent Moderators, lets see if we can wake him up some to share some info about himself? Tell us about your pool This is our first pool. We visited a relative in Georgia years ago for a long weekend before we built and that planted the seed for our pool. It is a classic style 18’x38’ rectangle with an autocover and diving board with bluestone coping, set about 100’ away from the house and about 10’ below …
Meet Mknauss
It’s all his fault! Let’s look at the one who’s luck found him on a cruise during this time of uncertainty. Describe your current pool. This is our very first pool. It’s a small pool just for us to cool down in our warm summers. Has been pretty simple to manage. We leave for extended trips and with little intervention it stays in good shape. The SWCG lets us do that. When I convinced my wife to move back to the desert when we retired, she said ‘only if I get a pool!’ So there …
Meet Jimrahbe
Automation, Salt Water, electrical Oh MY! Jim is a huge part of TFP and how much he’s able to help users with their electrical issues. Over the years I’ve learned to step back and read whenever Jim answers, as there’s going to be something said that I never knew. Let’s take a few minutes and learn more about JimRahbe. What is your name and where are you from? My name is Jim Rahbe. It is a strange name and pronounced “Ray-Bee”. I was born in Bathgate Scotland and came to this country when I was …
Meet AJW22
learn more about AJW22 A little known tid-bit about Allen, he’s been one of the main forces behind TFP creating our new Wiki. From making minor edits to coming up with whole new articles, Allen is clearly dedicated to helping homeowners everywhere. Tell us about your pool experience My current house has a 20’x50′ plaster pool with attached spillover spa. Came with the house and installed by the prior owner in 2001. My previous house had a kidney shaped plaster pool. Also came with the house. So I have been a caretaker of 2 pools …
Meet Leebo
As a funny story, I’m likely the only member who’s here who doesn’t own a pool. I’ll now wait so you can ponder “why is he here??” I became a member of TFP much like many of you here, I had NO clue how to maintain pool water. Years ago my mother and father in-law built a pool while my wife was still living at home. The pool became a gathering point every year for the family and it’s something Sherry has always loved. After we got married we moved only minutes away from her …
Meet BDavis
Enjoy learning about one of TFP’s building Experts. In 2014 this professional Firefighter and licensed General Contractor joined TFP while assisting a neighbor. As years went on he’s combined his humor with some amazing pool builds. Enjoy learning more about TFP Expert, Bdavis466 Describe your current pool My current pool was built to give a tropical look and to entertain the kids. It has a lot of waterfalls and places to jump. Its 7’ at its deepest, has a grotto and a built in spa. There’s a main circulation pump and 3 others that power …