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If you want to go with a simple VS pump, Pentair or other brand, you can add a current sensing relay so that the SWG only has power when the pump is running Currently my pump runs 8 hours/day and that does a pretty good job of keeping pool clean and keeps my FC where I want to. Running my cell @...

Have no idea why installers will not oversize the SWG when they do the installation. You can always reduce the output or run the cell for a shorter period of time. But you cannot under any circumstances make that cell produce more than it is designed for. Like for me with 95 degree water temp in...

Before my new plaster I had wet areas where my pool was leaking After new plaster they all dried up Was convinced that I had a major leak due to the CYA loss But the leak test proved me wrong To say the least I was shocked when the pool level didn’t go down Water temp at 5:30pm is 95 degrees...

Sorry Good ole Taylor test Just got a new bottle of R-0013

Since new plaster in May I have added 15 lbs of stabilizer to my 13k pool The last 8 being Clorox brand Test before the last 4 lbs was in the 10-20 range according to my eyesight Added last 4 lbs last week and it got up to around 50 The heat is brutal and I increased my pump time from 6 hours to...

Well that just sux They were out of the normal salt I use so this is what they had

First time this has ever happened but added 2 bags of salt to my pool 2 days ago and now have stains on the plaster. This is the first time I have ever seen a stain from salt in 15+ years of owning a salt water pool. Wonder if Clorox Pool Salt was the wrong formulation or something. Any ideas...

Just did a complete replaster on my 23 year old pool and bit the bullet and replaced all of my original style Pool Valet heads. My experience with them has been very poor cleaning and they have a history of getting stuck open due to a small pebble or something of that nature. Got the new heads...

That was the test at Leslie's that I quoted. But I also use my TF-100 that I purchased when I moved into this house And I do update my solutions yearly to make sure they are current. With fresh water I was in the 20 range so I bumped it up a little So now I am in the range of 40 -50 and I quoted...

Little over a month in on a 23 year old pool with new plaster. Ran it as a normal chlorine pool using liquid chlorine for the first month and during that time my TA was always below the suggested level, last test was 46. Always have kept my TA levels in the suggested range and the one thing I...

Mystery has been solved It is a Paramount Nozzle check valve that was discontinued 15-20 years ago. They are plastic and just pop into a lip on the housing Just like a normal check valve they are spring loaded and the pressure pushes them open and they seat on a round rubber seal. Simple and I...