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Using a plastic rinse/wash bottle works well - https://a.co/d/1eZNPTY You can simply toss a completed test sample onto the grass or rock and then use pool water to rinse out your vial. Rinse and discard three times and the test vial is good to go for the next test. No need to walk over to...

It’s powerful stuff so use with caution and follow the directions on the label. I use it with double gloves - thin nitrile on my hands and then covered with the thicker rubberized kitchen gloves. I also wear eye protection. One trick you can do is all a very thin layer and then place...

AFM is just an activated zeolite-based media. Dryden Aqua is a pool equipment manufacturer out of the EU that sells low chlorine based pool filtration systems, mostly intended for the commercial pool market, that utilizes a range of products to allow pools to conform to the low FC/no CYA EU...

Not sure if you’ve seen this Wiki but it has lots of helpful info - https://www.troublefreepool.com/wiki/index.php?title=Valve_Actuators

When you open it up there are two cams on the main shaft and a locking nut. All you have to do is loosen the locking nut and then adjust the cam stop positions. You can do that while the actuator is mounted on the valve is that’s easiest. Once you get the cams where you want them you just use...

SWG’s have flow switches, not pressure switches. Pressure isn’t an issue, it’s minimum flow rate. Most SWG flow switches close at 15GPM. Elbows add to head loss but it’s barely noticeable for pool plumbing.

Goldendoodles are often billed as “hypoallergenic” but that really doesn’t exist. GD’s don’t shed at all and have a dual coat with minimal hair loss so that’s what I think people mean when they try to bill them as a low allergy pet. Our two doodles barely shed anything but, when we had our two...

Don’t run pool water through it. Use it as make up water. Do another drain and refill and then only top off with softener water. Just figure out a good way to hook it up to your pool so that it can be removed during the winter.

A couple of issues you’ll want to note - 1. Running unfiltered water (yes, your pool water is not filtered) is going to build up a lot of sediment into the exchange tank. That sediment will, over time, degrade the softeners performance. A work around would be to add a 25 micron and a 5...

Degreaser 😂 is this a swimming pool or an auto repair shop 🤣 My TFP auto-response AI BOT says “No!” to all Magic pool potions …

At its very best, an algaecide is simply a little bit of insurance against algae running out of control once the FC/CYA ratio drops below the kill rate needed to keep algae at bay. All you’re doing is slowing down the trainwreck, not actually fixing the problem in the first place. I get it...

There is actually a specific gas pressure check process that involves three measurements - Static pressure relative to atmospheric pressure on the input side (typically no higher than 11-14” WC) Dynamic pressure relative to atmospheric pressure on the input side (once the heater is running)...

I would just use two leads and probably walk them separately for a bit since Marshmallow needs to learn how to walk appropriately. Right now she’s in the “SQUIRREL!!” phase of walking - 5 ft forward and then dart to the side because that leaf blew by and she swears it looks like something that...

If the shaft seal leaks, the motor is toast or will be soon. You can find spare parts on eBay but they’ll just be someone else’s discarded bot parts. Only you can decide if it’s worth your time and money to fix what you have or buy new.

Back from the groomers … she looks a hundred times better now