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Good news. The pump is no longer sucking air. A warranty tech was out and cranked down the bolts on the pump as a first attempt, but the pump still leaked. Next trip out they replaced the O-ring and the pump no longer sucks in air, so the cause was the pump and not the leak all along. As far...

FC 7.5 TA 80 CH 350 CYA 70 Salt 3200

Thanks everyone for the ideas. What a great feature to be able to add water to the pool via app. I have a security camera out back so I can see the level of the water from there. The water temp is at 48 right now, so too low for the SWG to kick on normally without the override. I just need...

I thought that chlorine high might damage the gel coat, but either way I think I need a new one regardless. I didn't know if leaving stagnant water in the pump, etc. would grow algae or cause some other harm that I'm not aware of.

Here it is again with only four drops in top test block on my usual white background. On the Taylor block I see 7.6, on the top block I would put it at 8+. Perhaps I'm just not good at seeing it properly. Hopefully sticking to the Taylor block will get me close. Appreciate the assistance in...

Wow. Thats higher than SLAM level. That wont cause other issues? Should I drain the pump/filter/heater? Also, I'm an idiot. I said it was a return leak but it is one of the main drains.

So I understand, with my CYA at 70 I should bring the chlorine up to 7.5? I will have a maintenance company come weekly, I'm assuming that's what I should have them target for chlorine. Anything else I should consider, with the pump going to be off for six weeks?

The one repair company who did speak to me said they would have to brace the entire inside of the pool and potentially open up a relief hole in the bottom of the pool so it doesn't pop up. I probably need a new gel coat too, so not sure how that would work.

I had been using the pH test block that came with the TF Testkit but ended up getting a Taylor test block. I wanted to compare the results between the two thinking they would be identical. In the pic attached I would read the Taylor block at 7.2, whereas in the TF test block more like 7.8. I...

I just had a leak detection company out and found that one of the returns is leaking. It seems to be about 3/4 inch a day. Another problem is that upon startup of the pump in the morning it sucks in air, which I relieve from the filter on a daily basis. I'm having difficulty finding someone...

Thanks. Is there any guideline as to how long one can have zero chlorine before the onset of algae? I would imagine it would be based on water temp.