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hi guys, I tried to follow the instruction in this forum to close the pool, everything has been working well so far. Just one question about the main drain blow out. I attached air compressor hose on the drain of the pump, and switched the multi-valve port to receip. (I already backwash and...

Thank you for your advice. Two more questions if you don't mind. 1. The only thing I am worrying about using plastic bottle, (e.g. coke bottle or porland spring water bottle) is that I wonder if this type of bottles will be cracked by ice in winter. If that's the case and water can flow into...

I want to close my pool in couple of weeks, but what's the safest way to detect if a gizzmo cracked or not? or any other backup solution besides a gizzmo? thank you.

hi, The LoopLoc super mesh pool cover is > 15 years old and needs to be replaced. I do have the original order# and drawing from Loop Loc. I found out that different dealers will provide various prices. Any suggestions on which online dealer usually provides best price? (btw, I just need a...

hi, The original pool cover was diagnosed as UV deteriorated by LoopLoc and need to be replaced. Can anyone tell me a best/cheapest place to buy cover? I don't know if I really need to buy looploc, which is more expensive than other brands. Is there any big difference between looploc and...

I am not quite sure I understand the question. However lets say the 3 skimmers, they are using the same line back to the pump. How can I add an inline valve? Can you show me a link? I would like to know how the inline valve looks like and how to install it. thank you.

I have 3 skimmers and 3 returns. The motor is a 1.65HP various speed and placed on one side, 10 feet away from the pool. When I run it @highest speed, it is pretty obvious that the closest skimmer and return work best, and the farthest works worst. When I run @lower speed, obvious there is even...

Well. I pretty much think there is no water coming out of the return line at all. I feel it with my hand, but cannot feel any water movement at the return. I remembered I ever opened the pump lid when it was running @ low speed and there was no water coming into the pump. so I think...

Yes. it has a prime cycle. but only before the 1st stage, which is @3140RPM. So I don't think that will help, because even when it is full of water, after a while running @ low speed, the air will come in again. I will definitely clean and lube the pump busket and check if there is any air...

I replaced the old single speed motor with a various speed motor. Now I noticed an issue. The way I set it up has been 3140RPM for 2 hrs, followed by 2100RPM for 4hrs, followed by 1300RPM for 6hrs. I think the setup can definitely make the whole pool of water circulate at least once per day...

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It has been the 1st year that I use Taylor K-2006 to test my pool myself. (Actually 1st year to own a pool.) I wonder what would be the best place to buy some refill. What I do need is the following. 1. CYA test. I think I do need a lot of it. The original supply can barely test 10 times or...

That link is very helpful. thanks. It says to add 2-3ppm of chlorine daily if I choose to use the liquid chlorine way. Is that possible that I add in once to bring it up to 9ppm, and it can stay for 3 days. This way I don;t have to do it every day, unless there is some drawback to the pool...

Just finished pouring a little less than 2gallon of 10% liquid chlorine and bring up the FC to 3.5. I will leave it for tonight and retest tomorrow morning. May I ask if I use the liquid chlorine way, does it mean that I have to pour in the chlorine in a daily basis, which will be a serious...

Got it. I will do the OCLT test tonight and post results in here. btw, I just searched inside the forum about the puck chlorinator and the high CYA issue of using it. Is there any chlorine tab in the market that has chlorine only without CYA, just in case my CYA level goes up, although it has...

I just added the info in my signature. hope it will help. Yes. I use Pentair 320 inline chlorinating feeder w/ high flo kit. It was half full couple of days ago, and today it is like almost gone. I just refill with 3" trichlo tabs. I tested CYA just now using Taylor K-2006. It is around 30...

Right. Sorry for my term. I meant if I need to SLAM it considering my current situation. (There is definitely no obvious algae or cloudy water. Just CC is 1 and FC is almost 0. ) If not SLAM, can you please suggest a way to decrease CC and increase FC back in regular range? I do have a Taylor...

Yes. Both numbers are from the same pool store. thank you.

I was keep my pump off for almost a week because I tried to figure out where the slow leakage is. So within the week, I kind of replace 2-3 inches of water. (The pool averagely is about 5 feet deep). My CYA level was 37 one week ago, and today it is 22. (FC is almost 0 and CC is 1. Ph & TA are...

hi, My CH is only 40, I need to increase it. Several questions. 1. My pool is a Vinyl pool, does it need CH to be above 200? If not, will anything bad happen? 2. Where can I buy the cheapest material? (There was an old 2012 post for a link to homedepot, but it is not valid any more.) 3. What's...

Great. This is what I need. Thank you JVTrain btw, do you think that I can just replace part of the liner lock? In other words, except for the step area, all other areas are still in good shape, I don't want to replace them all. So can I simply cut similar length and replace the part falling...

hi, I bought the house with a pool last year. All what I know is that the pool has been in place for more than 10 years. Around the pool, the pavers (bricks) got sink down a little bit at some areas. I posted several pictures to show them. It is definitely not getting worse from what I saw last...

Since the opening of the pool this season, the upper stripe of the liner drops. (I am not quite sure how it is called.) Please take a look at the pictures I uploaded. Is this a big issue? Can I fix it myself? if I can, what type of material (glue) do I need, or I need to replace the whole...

My pool size is about 30K to 32K gallon. I use a pentair 320 inline chlorinator (it is definitely not a new one but I don't know the age of it.) The chlorine level has been always low and my local pool professional told me it has flaw design, which makes it not working properly. I searched...

Thank you all for your quick replies. Yes. My 2nd way is to dissolve into a bucket and pour them (dissolved and not-yet disolved) all into the pool instead of through the skimmer. But even that, I got the same situation. Is that possible that the not-yet dissolved crystals were sucked in to...