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water chem is good i only empty the about once a week so the def is leaves bugs and other debris in there i guess they are breaking down

is it normal for skimmers/skimmer baskets to stink every time i take off the cover to empty them i get this plume of stank rotten smell

i have the k2006 test kit the only thing that was low was the cya but i know i dont need that

hey guys i have a weekly pool that i do for a customer and every week for the past 3 weeks the algee is growing on the walls and the water has greenish tint. the water test is perfect every week its a salt water pool salt is around 3400 ppm . i have several pools that i service one a week and...

hey guys what pool pole do you guys recommend/like. im looking for an 8'/16' pole. fluted, smooth or fiberglass. thanks guys

yea i thought about the size thing as well and i already thought of ideas to make it easy to wheel around pump and filter mounter to a hand truck all plumbed up and ready to go. as far as just hooking up to customers fitler i would need to sped money on another vac hose long enough to reach some...

i thought it was on the small side too thats why i was thinking of making something out of my old sand filter would a 1 hp pump be strong enough to run through the sand filter and give me good suction but i just ordered a new cartridge so i will see hoe that one does if i dont like it im going sand

its a hayward star clear c500

will i get accurate reading with the water temp at 57 degrees. ive heard that some wont be accurate especially salt

hey what can i do about algae growing on walls i know the pool chemicals need to be brought up to date( pool was just opened a couple weeks ago) but the water temp is about 57 so im not sure if that will throw off my water test results could i just throw in a couple bottles of shock to help for...

i dont think i am getting any air it doesnt seem that way anyway. I have already done the initial power vacs to these pools so there is not too much debris just the Crud that comes off the trees in the spring and this is the stuff clogging my cartridge. it just seems like the cartridge filter...

Hey guys im new here so if this is in the wrong place I apologize. Well i just took over my buddies weekly pool vacs not many only 10 but they are big pools vinyl and gunnite (any tips on vaccuming would be greatly appreciated) right now i have a portable set up with a hayward 1 hp pump and a...