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I have an old waterway clearwater fc150 filter which needs a replacement cartridge. When I google the part number (817-0150), I get results for a Filbur FC2969 and a Unicel C-9403. The first one is 25 1/4" tall while the second is 25 5/16" tall. Which manufacturer makes better filters and...

Hey thanks Ike for the observation. I didn't notice until yesterday the Chlorox Regular at Sam's is 6%. Well as long as the Chlorox additive is safe for the pool I'll continue to buy from there.

I would think so too; unfortunately, I'm in the Heights area and none of the surrounding pool stores sell liquid bleach. Also, I haven't found an Aldi's anywhere and the walmart ultra is $1.29 for 96oz. I just thought after reading about people finding it around ~$1 / gal that I'm missing out on...

Hello, I read through the search results for bleach and was wondering if anyone in Houston, TX knows where to find cheap bleach. The cheapest I found with 5.25% on the label is 3 jugs of 182oz Chlorox at Sam's Club for $6.78, but I've also bought daybright bleach from Dollar King for $1.09...

Hey Shannon, I'm certainly not one of the Gurus or anything like that. Actually the pool I have came with the house and I learned two things real fast. (1) Never trust the pool store results. I took my dark green water to two different pool stores and received two very different test results...

I tested the water again this morning at 9:30 after raising it back up to shock level last night. The pool calculator recommends shocking the pool to 15 although Dave recommended 25 so I have kept it at 25. It rained last night, so after draining some water the tests showed a FC of 21 and CC of...

PH Raise Well I just tested again and the FC lowered to 18.5, so I'm raising it back up to 25. The one thing that worries me is the ph seemed to jump between the 7.8 and 8.2 color on the test and is much closer to the 8.2 but not darker. Is this a normal reaction from the addition of salt? By...

Liquidator Well I just added 5 - 182oz jugs of Chlorox to raise the CL to 25. I have a liquidator waiting to be installed that just came in today. Should I wait to install it until the water is fully clear or is it safe to install now with green water? What exactly are the unwanted...

I just finished testing my water with a Dave's kit and have the final results. FC: 0.5 CC: 0.5 PH: 7.8 TA: 110 CH: 170 CYA: 40 I've had an algie bloom on the bottom of the pool for the past two weeks, but without a reliable test kit I have winged it with test strips. Houston, Texas is about to...

Well I feel much better now. I just went to warehouse pool supply for some cleaner parts that Leslies did not have in stock and of course had them run a water test. After shocking it last night, the tests show 5 FC, 5 TC, 0 CC, 8.2 PH, 75 TA, and 50 CYA. I'll run the pool calculator and fill...

Thanks everyone. I'm beginning to think the CYA test was wrong since the chlorine held today for the first time after I shocked the pool last night. Guess it's time to have it rechecked and to order that TF-100. Why is it that sometimes CYA levels 20 or below don't always register?

I added a full 8lb stabilizer bucket from leslies after dissolving it bit by bit in warm water. I did notice that not all of it was dissolved when I would pour it slowly over the return. Out of curiousity, if it is algie growth will I only lose the FC during the day or should it be a consistent...

Yep, I have a very basic taylor kit at the moment and I have been taking measurements every morning and night this week. The chlorine is always at 0 FC and TC at the end of the day and was at 5 FC this morning (~5 am). How much rain would it take to dilute 50 CYA? I think it's only drizzled...

Hey everyone, I just moved into my house with a pool the beginning of March and since Leslie's pool supply is nearby I use them to test the water and the BBB to balance the pool chemistry. The pool had been neglected since the house foreclosed a year ago so I hired a cleaner who emptied it...