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I have been using a 2 speed AO Smith motor on a Hayward Superpump body for about two years now, and the other day it stopped running. It will spin up on the high speed terminal, then slowly reduce in speed, then click off (thermal cutoff?). Connecting power to the low speed terminal, the pump...

Re: Let the lynching begin - Used copper algaecide and I lik All things in moderation. I spent a few years using nothing but bleach, trichlor, muriatic acid, salt, and Borax. It took responsible judicious use of the copper to keep the MA away.

Re: Let the lynching begin - Used copper algaecide and I lik It has been a month and a half now, with no signs of mustard algae returning. This is the longest I have ever gone without any signs. No ill effects either, no staining, no green hair. No additional copper has been added. I've even...

Re: Let the lynching begin - Used copper algaecide and I lik Between the slow leak(s?) in my pool, high levels of splash out, and possibly the degradation due to sunlighthttp://www.troublefreepool.com/degradation-of-cyanuric-acid-cya-t8880.html my CYA levels don't stay high for long. I can lose...

Re: Let the lynching begin - Used copper algaecide and I lik Feel free to come play with my pool chemistry! Shocking to 50ppm *will* kill the mustard algae, and it stays gone until the water is refilled, or there is heavy rain. Within a day or two of either of these things happening, the MA is...

Re: Let the lynching begin - Used copper algaecide and I lik I'd gladly take stained gunite over algae covered gunite :-) Seriously, this was an act of desperation. Keeping chlorine between 15-20ppm with cya at 60-80 wasn't enough to keep the mustard algae at bay.

I've been managing my pool for a few years now, and have always been struggling with mustard algae. I can scrub and shock to 50+ppm, and it will all go away, until it rains or I have to refill the pool with tap water. I live in a tropical climate, and the fill water is well sourced. I know for a...

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Personally - I consider it a nuisance. My pool is kept at 10+ FC, usually at 15FC, 16k gallons, DE filter, SWG, CYA between 60 -80. Mustard algae refuses to go away. I can shock the pool to 40+ FC and keep it there for a week, and its all gone, but will be back within a week or two of FC levels...

Recently I replaced my 3/4 HP single speed motor with an AO Smith two speed 3/4HP motor on my Hayward Superpump. I noticed that the new motor was running hotter than I expected, after looking at the wet end closer, it is a 1HP wet end, with presumably, a 1HP impeller. The service factor on the...

I've had the same issue, CYA just vanishes, and does so faster than the salt. My pool is fine otherwise, always clear.

My experience with this unit (going on close to a year now I think) is that the salinity level is all over the map, depending on temperature and the amount of scaling on the cell. There is no real flow sensor or salinity sensor. That being said, it always puts out chlorine, and I just live with...

My CircuPool unit works just fine. Been using it for close to a year now. Only had to clean it once over the winter when I neglected the pool and let the ph drift too high for too long.

Just a personal observation, but it seems that I lose more water during dry windy periods, than during hot, humid, still days.

Keep in mind that the cable carries very high DC amperage, so your connections need to be made well. Soldering is a must, and watch for heat around the joint after you hook it back up. It is very doable, just bear that in mind.