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The booster pump is a century 3/4 hp about 5 years old

I see this replacement cell for only 299 on saltpoolstore.com Any comments about it or the site? Never used them before or this product.

Interesting....I noticed that in the pool calculator but what I am talking about is not the salt level of my pool but the calcium hardness level...isn't there a difference?

I have bee told for Salt Water Pools to add a Scale Free Product over the winter to prevent scale. Does that even work? I had a scale problem last year so would like to avoid it if I can but I will be monitoring the pool's ph level throughout the winter....my calcium level is over 400 so...

I started putting the MA bottle in the pool and tipping it in the pool a little in each return to the pool.....no smell that way and it appears the acid is heavier so comes out....when I take the jug out some water does go in so acid in bottle gets a little diluted for next time....no more...

How do you add? Do you mix in a bucket of water first or not necessary and just dump in the pool and brush around until dissolved?

Great idea! I wiped the Walmart out of 20 Mule Team and this is the better way to go! Found Duda still selling on ebay now 40 lbs boric acid for $70....I need 110 lbs to get to 50 if the amount to add is the same poundage? Poolcalculator gives me 1766 oz to add or would that calculation be...

Thanks---I'll do a little at a time whle in meantime keeping ph low.....also would adding borates help? I did read that would help stabilize my ph to keep it from rising?

Hey I have had the same issue...live in SE PA with SWG 30k pool and have had ph always rising needing to add MA all the time including winter....use a pump to circulate as suggested....how are you doing past few years? Any words of wisdom for me? Now I am dealing with high CH level...

Thanks guys I do have a water softener for the house as we do have hard water here in Ambler PA so guess I should leave the softener on? that is not bypass it as I was told to do when refilling my pool? unfortunately the lawns here in PA are green....I dump it out in the woods as concerned...

I have a SWG and my reading upon opening this year for CH is 600....how do I lower it? I would hate to drain half my pool.....30k pool. I had scale last year and used Jack's magic to get it out upon closing and perhaps the calcium is now in suspension? My phosphates are high and I read where...

I was looking at a new test kit that uses your smartphone....they any good?

Just opened the pool this week and pool guy had 2.6 salinity 0 for Chlorine obviously so shocked the pool with3 lbs superchlorinator 7.2 ph as i have been adding acid to keep it low in the winter 80 for TA so in the 60-80 range so leslies must have been right for me to add 0 for CYA so he added...

Hey thanks--good to be here and get better pool advice. Leslies did have me add alkalinity over the winter so wonder if they targeted a higher range for TA I forget. I'll have to mention SWGs should target 60 to 80 for TA. My pool is newer---opened 3 years ago so could that cause my PH to...

We have a 30k gal pool in PA with a SWG system. Last year after opening we noticed scaling. I didn't check Ph during the winter and was told with a warm winter there is more scaling. I treated in the fall with Jack's magic and that seemed to do the trick. Pool guy opened it this year and...