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Had the pool closed yesterday. This brought my first season following the TFP method to a successful end. The only thing I did to my pool all summer was adjust chlorine and ph. Easiest season I’ve ever had. And I feel more confident about my pools overall health. I think I’m going to try...

My pool has an automatic cover on when not in use. So sunlight isn’t a factor in this instance. I kept my cya about 40 this season, so FC being 4 should be ok. I’ve been dozing the pool with the liquid chlorine the last couple days. I did a quick check last night before bed and the FC was up...

I have been having a lot of trouble keeping my chlorine up the last couple days.. My first thought is unseen algae. But when my levels started to drop, they never went below the safe range for my pool. So I should not have been growing any algae. My other thought is that the liquid chlorine...

I guess I’m confused by the calibration results and method. If I calibrate to the 7 solution, and then calibrate the 4 solution, only one of them will be correct no? Won’t calibrating to 4 just mess up the 7? The unit does come with two separate calibration powders. I assumed you just pick...

Received the new meter and it seems to be behaving correctly. One odd thing. I have two ph calibration solutions. One for 7 and one for 4. I calibrated the meter with the 7 solution. When I test the 4 solution it reads 3.3? Weird right? Any ideas? Both solutions kept at room temp.

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Hey Nate, thank you. I will try to get a video recorded today and send it your way.

thanks! I have the wedge bolts. they are just not in the pic. you know of a place to get something like this? I can explore my options if I can find a good place.

Hey gang. Moved into a house with a pool years ago. In ground pool has no ladders, but does have the holes to instal them. Where should I get a ladder? I would like the ability to fold it up so I can close the automatic cover.

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I'm considering getting one of these. I saw a short thread about them. anyone else have these? how are they? worth the cost and shipping? https://ledecsun.com/en/

looks like we may have wasted 20 bucks. so far the only suggestion is to get a different meter. if you let yours sit in the water untouched, does it stabilize? also wondering if using an opaque container would be better then transparent glass. seeing as shadows and light effect the result...

I picked up the ph meter that was recommended here because I'm a numbers guy. I dont do so well with the different shades on the ph tester. My confusion is that it seems the ph meter is effected by light. the instructions say to swirl the meter in the water until it stabilizes. But it never...

Mine read 3600 4 days ago. Today it read 3750. Goofy. It recommends 3500. It’s slightly high. But I figured I’d get a bunch of splash out over the summer anyway.

How dependable is the salt reading on the SWG? I’ve been getting some fluctuations recently having not done anything to the pool. I picked up the salt read strips. I assumed those weren’t any more dependable than the typical pool chemical strips. Have t used them yet though. I’ll try them...

I would think that the chlorine level would be higher because the pool was covered with the swg on.

I run my pump 24/7.

i have kind of been doing that. everytime I check the level its at 3. I have not been raising it because we havent been using it over the week. every time I check it fc 3 and cc .5

Hi all Opened the pool a couple weeks ago. Just starting the tfp approach. I have a swg and an automatic pool cover. The pool stays covered when not in use. I do try to open it up once a day just to air it out. My chlorine goal is 4 generally. It seems that every time I check the pool I’m at...

What do you think? Get a new motor? Or buy a new robot? Haven’t priced it out yet.

Well. I opened it up. Didn’t see anything tied up in the impeller. I opened up the main compartment that holds the motor and checked the bearings. They seem fine. Reassembled everything. Put it in the pool and it seemed to be working again. I was thrilled. But then it stopped again. And I...

Unit moves forward about a foot. Backwards a little. Then stops. Here is the error message. Any ideas?

My CH is a bit on the high side for a vinyl pool. In my research here, its not at a danger level, but I would like it lower. I used to use the bags of shock weekly, not realizing that I was adding Calcium each time. I no longer use that stuff. SO, will my CH gradually go down from pool use...

Hmm. Ok. I was just trying to get the pool as dialed in as possible at the beginning of the season.

Little confused. The pool math suggests between 50-90 for my setup.

Shouldn’t I be lowering my TA for the swg?

Did some water testing now that the chlorine has dropped a bit. Here are my numbers. What should I do first. I did already add another pound of stabilizer because I want it between 30-40. Chlorine is still coming down from the slam. Fc 4.5 Cc .5 Ph 7.5 Ch 500 Ta 90 Cya 25-30 I think.