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Ok thanks for that info. Good to know I need to backflush often. We replaced the gate valve where we saw the original drips. We actually found cracks in the housing near the valve knob. We'll know in the morning if that was the issue. We'll look into trying a new gauge as well.

Hello! First the backstory... We installed our above ground 13500 gallon pool last year. (Found TFP right away so have been following this method all along). About the second month it was open, we started to lose jet flow and notice the water in the pump filter basket was about half full. We...

Filter pressure was 2 psi brand new. It is a 2 speed, but we've always run it on low speed. It started out with high pressure from the jet, but only in the last 2-3 weeks have we started to notice loss of pressure. We actually took the whole system apart to check for clogs. We then opened...

Hello, We had our pool installed in July of this year. I've maintained a TFP so far. Last week, I was vacuuming and noticed I had little to no suction. I felt the jet and there was very little pressure. I emptied the filter basket, the pump filter basket and started again. Some pressure...

OK! Thank you!!

Update and Question: I'm slowly getting my TA lowered so thanks for the help! My question is: Would you rely most on a $15 PH meter (came free with my TF-100 kit), or the color matching test block from the K1000 set (using the 5 drops of red regent)? I calibrated the PH meter with two...

Ha! You are close! Cuyahoga Falls is about 45 mins away. We have a few closer to us so that's where we looked. Yes, we checked outside too...then asked and were told they don't have a pool section at our Home Depot. I guess that's what we get for only having 4 good swimming months out of the...

My local Home Depot and Lowe's do not have a pool section. Probably because it's Ohio. This is what we bought near the paint section. The guy that helped us find it said it's what he used in his pool. The website for the company said it was 20% muriatic acid. Do you think it's ok to use?

I couldn't find any % on the bottle, so I looked on the company's product page. Under FAQ for the product, it said, "This product contains 20% Hydrochloric acid."

I just bought a bottle of Muriatic Acid from Home Depot. I looked for the % and found that it says 20%. Pool Math has Muriatic Acid at 14.5% and 29%. Is there a formula to use when I have a different percentage than the Pool Math app? My PH is creeping up because my TA is high (160), so I'm...