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Hiya! Will a 2" backwash hose fit over the backwash outlet for my FNS Plus Pentair 48 DE filter? The outlet is 2" inner diameter, but once the width of the piping itself is taken into account the total diameter is about 2.25". This is the one I'm looking at...

Crisis averted! A second pool sample was completely normal: pH 7.5 and TA 80....it's a mystery.... Thanks for the advice -as usual TFP forum never lets me down. Over and out. Fiona

Hi pool lovers! We've been managing my pool with BBB for 9 months and everything's been hunky-dory until today. I test the pool once a week and pH usually rises a bit while FC drops. Add the appropriate amount of muriatic acid and bleach and it's all good. Typical previous readings: FC 3-7 CC...

Sal: I'm not sure to be honest. If so, which valve could it be and where would I find it?

Ok now this is driving me mad. Have tried all the suggested remedies and then some other ideas I had: 1. Put together tubes under water...check...still lot of air. 2. hold tubes against return jet to fill with water....check...still lot of air. 3. checked tubes for holes, found a couple of...

Re: Pool skim or Pool Devil? :: UPDATE Ok so I'm clearly useless with a tape measure...turns out or returns are smooth 1 inch PVC!! This seems highly unusual yeah? Well I bought the Pool Devil Pro and the Universal Adapter which is designed to go into a 1 1/2 inch smooth PVC pipe. And of...

hmm, will go check the fittings...

Our return line is a simple 1 1/2 inch smooth PVC pipe. What would work best for us: Pool Devil or Pool Skim? Cheers, Fiona

Hi When the pump is on with just the skimmer working the pump basket doesn't have any air in it. However when the pool cleaner is going there is a lot of air in the pump basket. I make sure to purge air from the tubing when I put it in. Could there be something wrong with it? A leak hole in the...

Hi all We've had the pool for 6 months now and I still feel like it's a bit of a mystery but I'm determined to understand this set up ****** it....! Is it possible that my main drain isn't working? There is absolutely no suction coming off it. Is this right? We have a Star-Rite U-3 skimmer...

Coolio, I'll give that a try. Another thing that might help with the diagnosis, I've been letting pH get up into the higher end (7.8) and then I bring it back to 7.4...should I be not letting it get so high and bringing it down lower? Therefore keep it between pH 7 and pH 7.5 kind of thing?

We bought the place in January and I haven't added any, but I can't say anything for the previous owners. Is there a test I can do to see if an algaecide has been added? Fiona

Ok now I'm really really confused....if Reverse Osmosis removes metals (not 100% but most according to Jason the Site Administrator)...then how can my stains be caused by metals? The RO was only done 2 months ago... Any thoughts Bruce? Cheers, Fiona

Will Reverse Osmosis remove metals? Cheers, Fiona

Ok I've tried a couple of things and are now more confused. To test for Black Algae: tried my darndest to scrape off even a tiny bit of the black stuff and I get nothing. Then left a puck on a an area overnight that had three black spots - didn't do a thing! To test for copper (metals) filled...