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    Anything to be done with this plaster?

    Probably great advice. Indeed, all our friends love our pool and nobody even commented on the brown rusty rebarb patch (which I always worry looks like a poop) let alone blotchy plaster. I will sand down the calcium nodules, and rust rings that the kids watering can left on the shelf, but the...
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    Anything to be done with this plaster?

    Hey all. Long time no post! I've drained down the pool to repair some rusting rebar at the bottom of the pool. While down, I'm noticing (even more so than when the pool was filled with water) that the coloration of the plaster pretty much all around the pool is really really uneven. To the...
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    For sale: Maytronics swivel cable

    (mods feel free to move) Bought this for my Warrior SE but it turns out it was the motor and further attempts to repair that have been fruitless. Used for literally 5 minutes to figure out it was still broken. $168 from Marina Spa. Asking just $100 delivered.
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    TFP Confidence and Competence - My SWG broke and now I'm SLAMing

    Yeh it's a Jandy PDA system running it all. Not a huge fan to be honest so given the price I'd definitely go something more straightforward if/when I need to replace it. Good point, NewDude. Once the SLAM is done I'll stick it at 100% for a few days and see if it's generating anything at all...
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    TFP Confidence and Competence - My SWG broke and now I'm SLAMing

    I've not posted here in a long time but the last few days have given me something to write about so here I am again! I think the thing that i'm most grateful to this website for is that it's taught me essential life skills as it relates to pool maintenance. And those skills might be succinctly...
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    PoolMath using wrong timezone

    Noted a couple of other threads. For me the issue isn't that the logs might be stored in UTC, it's that the app is using UTC in the UI and thus "looks wrong". I don't remember this issue from previous seasons. I think it's a new issue in the last 9 months?
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    PoolMath using wrong timezone

    When I add a test result or add chemicals, the time shown by the app is GMT. I am in PDT and my phone shows the correct time. I do not have any other languages or locales configured. I am currently traveling to the UK and here there is a difference between GMT and BST. Thoughts?
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    Recommendations for replaster and beam repair - San Jose CA

    Per title, really. We have a patch in the deep end where the rebar is sticking through the plaster into the pool, and tiles are starting to pop in other areas as the beam I believe isn't sealed well from the deck. So likely looking like it's time for a chip out and replaster and then figure out...
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    High FC and PH

    Wouldn't be surprised if that's the issue - your FC requirements over winter will drop to almost zero, so you probably genuinely do have very high FC - easily above 15 which is what your 30 drops got you to. I'd try again with a 5ml sample and then each drop will count as 1 FC instead of 0.5FC...
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    Jandy PLC-1400 high chlorine level

    Which is the perfect level, by the way, for a SWCG pool, assuming your CYA is in the recommended range.
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    AquaPure 1400 vs Fusion Soft Nature 2

    Yes they are the same footprint so can be swapped for each other. The cell itself is a different shape though so they are not interchangeable. You would be removing the body of your current Fusion Soft and replacing it with a AquaPure cell body (or generic replacement). I'm going to do exactly...
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    Effects of 6+ inches of rain on water balance

    We only got about 2.5" over the whole weekend in San Jose :( Congrats on the significant refill!