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Lisa? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi7VHr_S_MQ I also had a problem with my gauge which I bought last summer. The glycerin all leaked out and the needle is sticking. I can thump it and get the needle to reset. I also called Rebecca and she is shipping me one right out. TFTestkits customer...

The TF100 or the Taylor K2006 test kits are the only kits that can test chlorine levels in excess of 5ppm. The TF100 (with the XL option if you currently have algae) is hands down the best bang for the buck. If, however, you decide to order the Taylor kit I would highly recommend the "C" option...

I've only owned it for this season, but I have had zero issues with it thus far. Like the Hayward, it is adjustable in 1% increments. I did quite a bit of research when my other unit crapped out. I knew I didn't want another of that type, the Pool Pilot system seemed to be the best value. I...

For that matter, if the pump is only leaking around the impeller housing and the motor is still fine, that can be rebuilt very cheaply. That would save another $775 minus 25 bucks for the seal kit.

We add muratic acid to bring it down. Eventually this will lower the TA to the point I have to actually add baking soda to bring it back up ... it's just become a way of life at this point. I have a SWG so I end up playing the Ph/TA balancing game all the time. 80 TA is the sweet spot for my...

Burnout 3 ... Ingredients Calcium Hypochlorite: 57.8%, Other Ingredients: 42.2%

Re: Bought a Pool and it came with a houses. In post #41 you reported a FC of 22, then in post #46 you reported an FC of 36. Were any chlorine additions made between those 2 posts? If not, and considering the addition of fill water and the actions of sunlight on the pool I'm not sure how your...

It is probably the cell. If you got 7-8 years out of the cell then you did extremely well. You could chat with Josh over at Salt Pool Chlorine Generators l AutoPilot Pool Pilot | Cells | Parts | Systems - SaltPoolGuys.com and if it is a problem other than the cell he would probably be the guy...

Out of curiosity, what test kit are you using? or how did you come up with a CH of 33?

You need to know your CYA level in order to determine your SLAM FC level (or your normal maintenance FC level for that matter). It looks like you are assuming? a CYA level of 100 and the numbers you gave are your min and target assuming you have no algae. For SLAM'ing a pool with a CYA level of...

Yeah, I can do something like that if I can't find or fabricate the nozzle I'm remembering. Instead of individual streams, the one I'm remembering basically threw up an overhead curtain of water. Kinda the same concept firefighters use with holding misters in front of the hosemen.

A friend of mine had some nozzles on his pool that he called "rain effect" nozzles. When water was diverted through these nozzles they basically threw up a fan shaped curtain that arced from one side of the pool to the other. It greatly reduced the temperature under the curtain and the...

I've seen some threads referencing placing 1 micron filter bags over the return to capture particles too small for the sand filter to trap. Does anyone see a problem with me placing the bag over the vacuum adapter plate and capture the particles there instead of at the return? Attaching the...

Does anyone see a problem with attaching the bag to vacuum hose adapter and capturing this stuff at the suction side vice the return side? I think this is the same stuff I posted about in my thread and I'm trying to come up with a better way to get it out of the pool vice multiple adds of DE...

Ok, thanks. Will give it a shot.

Yes, see my 4th post on this thread. It did seem to reduce the amount of the stuff that was on bottom when I did this, but didn't get rid of all of it. I will try to collect some of it in a jar and see if I can culture it. Seeing as it pretty much poofs up and disappears when you run a brush...

It is all over the pool. I have no trees around the pool so the only shade it gets is from the side of the pool itself. So in the morning the East side of the pool will get some shade and in the evening the West side of the pool will get a little shade. I have this stuff collect in the center...

Ok, I have no idea what this stuff is. I pass OCLT, water is crystal clear but this stuff is still on the bottom of my pool. At the end of my last SLAM I took my pool up to 29+ FC level (mustard algae level for CYA of 50) and kept it there for about 30 hours before letting it start drift back...

I've been passing OCLT ever since I started the slam. If it were dirt shouldn't I be able to pick it up? And it is dispersed randomly across all parts of the pool which reading here lead me to believe it probably wasn't dirt. I am thinking that whatever it is it is too fine to be trapped by my...

Just a quick bump to the top to see if anyone has any ideas. If not I guess I'll treat it as mustard algae and proceed accordingly. Thanks.

Ok, here's hoping this works. Pictures aren't that great but will hopefully provide some insight as to what I'm dealing with. CC's have been 0 throughout the SLAM and water is crystal clear. schaunce's Library | Photobucket

At the start of the season I ran into an algae problem when my salt cell started to go. I got that cleared up but have ever since been fighting something accumulating on the bottom of my pool. At first I thought it was just green algae, it can't be picked up, and produces a brownish debris...

From reading through the thread I think Duraleigh was suggesting upping your FC level by 50% to increase available FC for sanitizing so you would leave your CYA alone.

Yes, pre-pump strainer basket should be full of water. On my first pool I had in Intex Krystal Clear sand filter setup, the one with the blue pump housing and multiport handle. I always had fits getting the pump primed after cleaning the strainer basket. Once primed the thing worked like a...

After running the FC test you add the full 5 drops of R-0003 to the clear solution and swirl to mix. If the solution returns to pink this indicates the presence of combined chlorines (CC's). You then add the R-0871, swirling between each drop, and count the number of drops it takes to return...

You can get a comparable amount of Borax for about half that price and it will do the same job for you. When you start raising your TA shop around for the 12lb bags of arm and hammer baking soda...should be able to find that for 10 dollars or less.

Wow, that is some pretty water. Great job! CC, or combined chlorines, are the result of your FC, free chlorine, attacking stuff that isn't supposed to be in your pool. If your CC is above .5 you would continue to keep your FC at shock level until the CC's are .5 or less and you have no...

Yes, the unit is back together and, apart from the leak and the low salt over to no water errors, seems to be producing chlorine. Even when the unit is giving a no water error it still appears to be producing chlorine. I run the unit from noon till 6pm. I normally take my daily chlorine...

I've read multiple threads here about issues with salt and temp indicators on these units. I inherited my Compupool SWG with the pool when I bought the house. It worked great for me last year and up until now this year. Yesterday it gave me a low salt indicator, we've had alot of rain so I...

Let me start by thanking the experts that contribute their time to this forum. I'm hoping one day to join those ranks. Now on to my delimma. In April the pool finally reached temeratures warm enough to think about opening. The water had stayed beautiful throughout the winter. I began the...