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T That gator looks perfect!

My parents retired to Florida and are enjoying their waterfront house which has a enclosed screened pool and patio. I already bought them a TF-100 test kit, but now I'm looking for some "fun" ideas of things for their pool as Christmas gifts. They already have furniture covered. I'm thinking...

It was the 30 amp fuse! I got a pack from lowes, popped it in the control box and I'm back in business. I bet having the motor wired wrong blew it right away. Note to everyone, even if you replace a pump with the same model, double check the wiring diagrams on the side of the motor.

Hmmm... I checked in the control panel and the big 30 amp fuse seems to be blown. I'm not getting any continuity test across it. I'll hit up lowes and get a new one to see if that's it. Maybe having the common and high speed wires backwards fried it.

I just replaced a leaking 2 speed 230v pump with a new one and it's not working. I checked the wiring diagrams, and the newer motor has the terminals in a different order, so I had to swap the common and high speed wires around. With a test light I get 120v on all three terminals (low...

I re-measured 2 hours later and it was down to 2.5 FC. Strange. I tested it correctly but was 41 drops to get the sample clear. I had no CYA yet, so maybe that was it. Or the dichlor hadn't dissolved all the way.

Well I did 3 drain and fills, used 2 rounds of "ahhh-some" hot tub cleaner, so I'm starting with a clean hot tub. I filled it today, used pool math (425 gallons, so .5 oz dichlor) and my FC drop test is showing 22! I should have tested the tap water before adding the dichlor. I assumed it was...

Second round was less foamy and about 1/4th the amount of yellow crud came out. It didn't stick to sides as bad either. I drained the tub and as the water went down, I went around with the scrubber sponge and hose and kept the stuff going downhill so it got sucked out by the sump pump. I...

Thanks going to add 2 tsp now for the second run. After I drain it, I fill back up with water, run pumps, then drain and fill one more time?

I'm halfway through my ahh-some experience. Wow is it working. I spiked the CH up to 10, 4 TSP's of ahhh-some. Foamed up great, lots of yellow gook. I've been scrubbing off the sides as the water level is dropping with a bug sponge for a car. I'm about halfway empty and starting to use...

Thanks for the write up and links Oly. I just read up on them and I'm going to order a new Tf100 and speed stir. I do some more research on cleaning out the plumbing before doing a full fill and balance. Prior owners left me a bunch of different chemicals, I'll see if there's a surfactant in...

I'm back! I sold my house with pool back in 2014. I was a full on TFP'er and was running the pool like a champ. But now I'm a few years rusty and just bought a house with a huge Pinnacle Spa on the back porch. We were going to cut it up and throw it away until we uncovered it. It look like...

I've been away for a couple of years. We sold our house which had a great pool. I learned how to take care of it here on TFP. Well in 2 months we close on a new house to us. It has a hot tub on the screened porch. At first we were going to toss it, but after seeing it during the home...

Re: Blowing lines and antifreeze questions-also gas leaf blo This blower: Cyclone II Pool Line Blower Vac 3.0hp, 4128100 It's pricey, but the same price as a professional "closing" for one winter. If blowing from the skimmer back through my filter and pump, the check valve prevented the air...

$300 for mine. I watched closely on the first closing. It was so easy. I noted what model of air blower they used and bought my own (cyclone, $300). Now I do my own closings. You can lower the water yourself, bring it to slam level, throw a $15 bottle of 60% polyquat, and call the guy who...