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Probably a dumb question but how does one attach a 2 inch backwash hose to a 2 inch PVC pipe. Couldn't find anything in Home Depot. Can anyone suggest anything? Thanks

ah I see thanks

I'm not sure what you mean by "extended test". I just followed the instructions in my kit.

I received my test kit this afternoon and immediately went to do my first test. here are the results: FC 2.5 CC 0.25 TC 2.75 Calcium 500ppm TA 110 CYA 120 I seem still to have work. Thoughts?

Hi again, yes I ordered a test kit. The pool looks great, really clear. I did a bit of a test with a home depot kit to see if it's different, the last time. I'll also have the pool company do another test for comparison with their previous test. So far it looks promising. I'm hoping for an...

ok I'm exchanging as we speak, no water softener though. I figured out this whole thing is going to be about 7-8 hours. I'm finding that the pump works faster than my fill so I have to pause the pumping from time to time. Pretty excited to see the results tonight.

is it possible to replace all the old pool water doing this No Drain water Exchange? I don't know about softened or unsoftened, it'll be whatever comes out of the faucet in San Diego.

Cya on the report was 149 against a quoted ideal range of 30-100ppm

ok I've been using those puck things exclusively for the past couple of years. That's probably the course of my high Cya I assume. My iron is ok but my copper is high though I've never heated the pool with the heater and I have used 'blue' stuff but not much at all. I read that copper can be...

wow, quick reply thanks. Iron is zero so I think that's ok? Copper says 5.5 so that's really very high right? I'm thinking that's coming from the chlorine tablets? I'm thinking the no drain exchange is the way I'll go and I'm wondering how I'll know when to stop the process if I'm draining and...

I guess I have to get another pool water check and see if there is some consistency. Or get a better kit and test it myself. I need to find out as well where the metals and the Cya comes from so I don't repeat the mistakes I've made. Do you have any suggestions where they may have come from...

Hi yes I have my own test kit but not one of the good ones. However I did test the water and Chlorine was really high and alkalinity, pH was ok but alkalinity was really and that's what prompted my trip to the Pool Supply store. I don't know here the metals would have come from. The only thing...

Guys - I'm being advised by Leslie's to partially drain and refill my pool. Apparently I have very high metals and very high Cyanuric acid. Is there anything I should be wary of? Is it a good thing to do? Appreciate any thoughts, Thanks

yes both wired to the same breaker

Hi guys, thanks so much for the help. I now know what happened. You are correct that the breaker was tripped. Apparently I wasn't squeezing the breaker far enough to the right :(. However when I did, and operated the pump I realize that the breaker tripped because the pump motor is locked up...