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Lost 0.5 overnight (about 7 hours). Added some chlorine to bring it back up to 13. pH is now holding at 7.5

I hear that!

MA south or worcester

Richard my first year opening like this! And while I'm a 7 year member this is only my 5th year with the pool :)

CLW I opened in NE today to. Had a little algae on the stairs as well but that's about it

Great suggestions Tim. Thanks!

Folks, Just hauled the cover off and fired up the pumps. With the SWCG off I get. FC = 5.5 CC = 0.5 TA = 40 CH = 30 CYA = 30-35 PH = 6.8 Borate = 30 (strip) Salt = 1700 (cell diagnostics) Can this be right?!?! The pool looks great! Man if this is where I am starting thank goodness I got...

Sorry for the spam. Could you upload a pic of your install?

Thanks for the help folks!

Folks, Getting ready to install a new H400FDN in my system. I have seen other folks jump the heater off of the pump. I have also read other posts that suggest this is a bad idea due to a large startup load for the heater blower. My pump is currently on a 20 AMP breaker. So my questions are...

Thanks for all of the responses folks! I may give solar a shot but only to supplement the gas heater. I'll just save my pennies for both!

I have the auto switching covered I just don't think I could out up enough panels easily. Pool area is 800 sqft. Would need 7 panels to hit 70% which means I would need to go on my house too which makes me uneasy

It's what I figured but just thought I would ask ;)

So it seems like ... and what I was afraid of ... that the solar setup will not really help to extend the season .... it will mainly help mitigate overnight losses during sunnier months.