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I use the K2006c test kit and the bioguard test (It's called "ALEX") is pretty close, but they usually underestimate calcium. The big problem is they want you to overdose on chems.

Okay, thank you. Is maintaining 3ppm (in the future) pushing it, or is that fine as a minimum?

Hello, Starting a couple days ago, green algae has started appearing in the deep end (shaded). They brush off easy but come back in different spots. It is only a few square inches at a time. Any ideas what may be the cause? Pump runs 8 hrs a day, and I use 8 oz daily of 73% cal hypo as the...

64°F. Might jump in just for NYE/NYD.

The wheels actually spin much faster than that, but I will have to check the treads. I appreciate your help.

So I am the only pool owner who has experienced this problem? None of the gears are stripped and belts are fine.

Gosh, in Michigan it was $0.09/KwH. The weather and car insurance aren't great there but everything else is.

I was running it for 8 hrs a day in the summer. I have reduced it to 5 as of now. Electricity is super expensive here ($0.12/kWh) because of Entergy (they are an investor-owned utility).

Hello, This is more of a general question and any additional help would be much appreciated. I have a polaris 380 that I run for ~2-3 hours a day. Lately, the tail has not been sweeping, hampering the cleaner's performance. It also does circles for what seems like most of the run time. Could...

Hello, I have a 2 hp ao smith centurion pump and would like to replace with vs as it currently uses about $100 worth of electricity every month. How do I go about doing this? I don't want the warranty cut short by purchasing it online, but would rather not have a pool store do it, seems...

I have the same problem, they go away in about a week with proper free chlorine levels. They will go away instantly if you use cal-hypo shock, in my experience.

Two cents are not, I still appreciate feedback. What helped sell me on a test kit due to store inaccuracy is watching an employee at a local pool store sell someone a bottle of liquid stabilizer. Blazer58-did you need to add chlorine more frequently back when you ran the YMCA pools? I did not...

I agree, a pool is not cheap. I just try to do my best to minimize operating costs. I did not have an idea that trichlor and bleach would fix my problems, I just wanted to ask. I have very soft fill water and find my calcium tends to stay low, are there tablet out there that are made with...

Okay, thank you. Do you have an idea as to how how long I can safely wait to add the calcium chloride? The rain here has just been nonstop every other day and I am having to constantly drain good balanced water from the pool. I do not wish to add any chemical if I am going to have to do it again...