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Hi All - we bought a home that has an existing pool about 7 years ago. The pool is 20 years old. The pool is concrete with Pebbe Tech. We have some interior repairds to the pebble tech and such and I was told last year we were nearing the end of life, and a complete redo would be needed. In...

Hi All, I am slowly becoming more self sufficient with Pool Maintenance, and wanted to ask about Variable Speed Pool Pump replacement. I currently have a Pentair Intelliflo VS Pump, 3 HP, which failed late last year (the code said it was the drive). I watched a video on how to replace this...

Hi there, really enjoying this thread! The reason for my post today is that my Active 30i served me well for about 4 years, but the control box just failed. I learned that hard way that it is not waterproof and we had a heavy rain here recently while it was exposed. At any rate, the unit and...

Hi All, my Maytronics Active 30i may have finally bitten the dust after 4.5 years of quality service. I will try some further troubleshooting tomorrow, but I am not hopeful. Question for the community - if you were to buy a new pool robot today, would you go cordless? If so, which model? My...

All - this is SUPER helpful - thank you! The pimp I have is a Pentair Intelliflo 2 VST Pump. It is about 2.5 years old. Also, the pool company does know it was running dry, as the owner called me to let me know they had to call it a day due to conditions. I walked outside to make sure the...

Hi ajw22 - thank you for responding to my post about the filter pump running dry for a few hours yesterday. You told me that I won't know about any damage until Spring when I will look for leaks for any seals that overheated. Where would I inspect for those leaks? The pump? Sand Filter head...

Hi All, this will be an odd question, but I take really good care of my pool and help others do as well. In preparation for closing today, I was running my filter pump 24 hours a day with the skimmer drains open, and the floor drains closed (the goal was to capture all the leaves that are...

Well dang, that is awesome feedback and help!!! I did speak with my pool service company, and they clarified to me that as long as I can run the pump to draw from the floor drain, and return through the return jets (even though those will be above the water line as the pool fills), I should be...

Hello, I have an odd situation and have a concern about freezing temps we are expecting in a few days. I had some damage on the steps of my pool on the Pebble-Tec finish. These need to be repaired, and the only licensed Pebble_Tec company said they could only do it in the fall (as they are...

Hello, long story, but a week ago, my water was perfectly clear and balanced. I may have accidentally let my FC get to zero or near zero for a very short time (no more than a day, and likely less than that). I had read that SLAM should be considered if FC ever dropped to zero. I did some more...

This is a great thread! I had a similar situation with a foreclosed house we bought 3 years ago. Luckily the pool had been winterized (probably several years prior), but there was no cover, tons of garbage, frogs, and the water was a thick green pea soup kind of consistency. It will be very...

Hello, I need to increase my CH, and I was wondering what the best source for Calcium Chloride is that is sure to be pure enough for pool water. Does anyone have a good product to recommend at a good price? I prefer from a place like Walmart, Amazon, Home Depot, or online retailer if...

Interesting.... I got $350 direct from the utility company when I installed mine.

I am not an expert, but I use a Pentair VST2, and the ability to set variable speeds saves tons of money, and comes in handy for different applications. One note, Pentair released a new model that allows you to not just set RMP's but to set water flow rates, which I think would be more useful.

This has definitely been my experience, and I have good data from my hot tub fresh fills. Our TA from our tap is around 180, and my target for the hot tub is 50-60, and so I drop pH to 7.2 by adding acid and running the jets. Within 10-15 minutes the pH rises to 8 or so, I drop again.... It...