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So add the CYA tonight even before getting the Chlorine above 0 with some liquid bleach? Afraid of leaving at 0 ppm for any long period of time while the CYA dissolves.

Opened myself for first time this year. Everything went smoothly. Opened very slightly green with small amounts of debris at bottom, but not that bad. Here are test results (TFT kit) after running pool for an hour: - Water temp: 57^ - pH: 7.2 - FC: 0 - CC: 0 - CYA: 20 - TA: 40 - Ca: 100...

any details on the new design ?

Saw that but it's half the lumens of a globrite...

We all know the issues with the failure prone Globrites. I have 4 in my pool and all have failed one by one since the pool was built 3 years ago. Thankfully all have been replaced under the new pool warranty, but worried about the ripoff price when they fail again. The last pool guy who came...

that's my main hesitation. the threads have to be a perfect match. by the reviews they look to be.

amazon had a non-OEM valve with free "overnight" delivery available. ordered at 10pm and was at my door at 7am. installed this morning and working perfectly. going to buy a 2nd one to have on hand as backup. Anyone have any experience with the brass version of this valve here: Amazon.com

Thanks, will try them. Any PVC backups if not available? Can also swing by my friend's house and borrow his for party

northern bergen.

Have a pentair cartridge filter - relief valve (part 98209800) on top snapped where the threads enter the filter. I was able to extract the remaining threaded section from the filter top. I'm going to order/install a new valve but have a pool party tomorrow and want a PVC option from home...

Closing the loop here... Installed a ball valve after the diverter to shut off flow. Holds back water and also provides an air seal so no more air to discharge from filter. Ordered a higher quality double union ball valve online vs. the cheaper plastic ones from HD which apparently get hard...

swapped capacitor and compressor runs fine now. New capacitor read 79 uF across herm (vs. 68 on old one).