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I'm in Austin and am new pool owner (1 month). I have an auto fill and and in the same compartment is a pvc riser. Is this a drain? I was planning on lowering the pool with the waste valve and bringing the FC up to shock and just letting it sit over the next few days with the pump off. I was...

My TA is 70

I'm still having to add a little acid everyday to may pool. Like I've said I think the Solar Breeze is raising the pH. I don't mind doing it, I just wanted to make sure that it is "normal" if there is such a thing.

My pH is creeping up, I try to keep it around 7.6, but after a couple of days it goes up to 7.8 and then up to 8 after a couple more. I've been successful getting it down with MA, but I'd rather not have to add it every two days. I think the culprit is that I have a solar breeze that aerates...

I'm going to be leaving for 4 day vacation. I'm a new pool owner using the TFP method. I just wanted to make sure I got this right. I'm going to bring my pool up to shock level according to my CYA then put pucks in my chloronator stack maybe 3-4 and turn it all the way up to 5 let it add...

Thanks, I added some liquid CYA tonight and a puck to my chloronator. How long does it take the CYA in the puck to show up in the pool? I know about a week for the powder, is it the same for the puck?

My FC is not holding during the hot Texas days. Just a little background. I bought a house with a pool and moved in last week. I had to do a SLAM all last week to get the CC down. I passed the SLAM and have no overnight loss of FC or and zero CC. I went from 6ppm FC last night to less than...

I'm thinking I might be getting leaks from the hose. I have a leaf canister in line that I got all the air out of and 30 minutes later it was half air. That could only come from the hose. Do you lube the connections to provide better seal?

We took ownership of this house this week and after SLAMing all week I'm running the pool cleaner (Aquonaut 200) for the first time. The previous owner had told me to close both skimmers and put the main drain on 75% to use the vacuum. I turned the pump on and I'm getting a lot of bubbles...

So I went home at lunch and the noise is gone and so are the bubbles. I think I didn't get the cap on well the time before last. There are some very small bubbles, is that normal? Here is a new video. I'm not using socks right now. Thanks for the idea. No noise - YouTube

Okay, thanks. Hopefully not below ground:mad:. I did notice that when I shut down my main drain and only had the skimmer on the bubbles got way worse. I've see it with no bubbles too. I guess I'll check the gasket on the lid first to see if it's bad.

We bought a house with a pool and moved in on Monday of this week. The pool had 2.0 ppm of CC so I have been SLAMing all week. I just met all three criteria this morning so I am waiting for my FC to come down below 10 to retest my pH+ and alkalinity. I was at 7.2 preSLAM and around 40 for my...

Opps. Try this one. My pump in only one speed. Crackling Sound - YouTube

We just bought this house and have had it a week. I have been doing a SLAM to get the water healthy. The previous owner was a pool store guy and the pool had 2ppm of CC when I moved in. I noticed today that there is a crackling noise coming from the valve area. Sometimes it goes away and...

I'm in the middle of a SLAM and got a FAS-DPD taylor test yesterday. I am waiting on my TF-100 kit and am currently using a ColorQ Pro 11 (so sad I bought this. It's a waste of money.) My question is on the FAS-DPD kit. Are we looking for totally clear water to know we are done with the...