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I woke up this morning and there was a layer of ice across the deep end of the pool, about 1/4 inch thick and some ice has formed around the edges of the pool. My main pump is working, but the cleaner pump is not turning on. The skimmers are clear and water is moving through them. I turned...

good advice on how to administer the CYA test. Thanks

Wow so nice to get such quick responses - thank you. Donldson, you are correct - thanks for the catch. My TA is 70 not 77 - ( mistakenly multiped by 11 -misread the testing instructions). Retested this am and CYA was 70. After adding both Muriatic Acid and Chlorine last night. PH 7.5 CL...

Several weeks ago I did a series of drain and refill to lower my CYA. On July 26, CYA measured 50 and I stopped draining and refilling. Since then I have only added liquid chlorine and muriatic acid to maintain the PH. Results from a full test today: CYA was 90 - 100. PH =8.2 CL= 1-2. FC=2...

thank you - should have figured that out on my own, feeling dumb today.

Thank you, I think that is sound advice. I have been draining the pool the last few days and replacing the water with softened water from the house. CYA down to 80, will keep on draining.

thank you. What is SWCG?

thank you!

thank you. When I drain water should I continue to add muriatic acid to maintain the pH? (When I add water PH increases).

I am battling green algae and am preparing to SLAM. I just bought a FAS-DPD test kit, my PH is at 7.2 but my CYA is 100. The chlorine CYA chart says that slam is not recommend if the CYA is over 70. Question: Do I keep draining the pool to try and lower the CYA (and keep adding muricate acid...

I am so sorry for some reason I did not see your post until today. I figured it out from an older post of yours, I had the Easytouch in the service mode - total nubie mistake. Thanks again for your help,

Please help. I relocated moved the wires as suggested, and the pump works fine.....except it still does not follow the schedule. I have has a schedule set in the EasyTouch to turn the pump on at 7:00 AM and off at 10:00 AM and turn on again at 3:00 PM, and shut off at 9:00 PM. I checked...

No I do not have a salt water pool. You guys are so helpful, I could not find anyone local who knew how to solve this. Thank you.

Recently added a new pool to our vacation rental home in Fredericksburg TX. Approx. 20,000 gallons, chlorine, Pentair EasyTouch, Inteliflo pump. Faux infinity edge, Quartzscape Barbados blue plaster finish, Oklahoma flagstone decking, and travertine coping. Pool newbie, lots to learn TFP is!

Thanks again. Wonder why the pool electrician didn't know this.