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I'm new to all this and could use some advice. Our handyman was powerwashing our patio and stone coping caps and I think must have accidentally sprayed under the coping and dislodged some loose grout, as 2 tiles were on the bottom of the pool the next morning. 3 issues for advice: Replacing the...

Yeah, that's on the to-do list--I bought all the stuff needed to test it and ordered boric acid from Duda. I'll test once I have the acid, but my assumption is it will be 0.

Thanks, Jim. This "test/acid/aerate/repeat" approach is basically what I've been doing, except I've been adding acid 1-2 times/day rather than every 2 hrs. I still don't understand why this slower approach hasn't moved the needle, when PoolMath says it should've dropped it by 56 by now, but...

1) no, will try that 2) i did that day or two back, so doubt that's the problem but will do again 3) yes and I use it for the TA testing 4) ok, thanks 5) generally i've been reducing to more like 7.1, as I didn't want to overshoot and end up in the 6s. Will push for 7.0 going forward 6)...

But why would TA not be moving along with pH? I don't want to be adding MA multiple times/week, especially as I travel a lot during the pool season, so want to get things tightened up so that I can get that down to once per week (or 2 if I'm lucky). TA of fill water is only 80. Nope, don't...

I saw somewhere that it's 31.45% (20 Be) and the pH changes I get from PoolMath for that strength match what I get in my spa and pool water, so I think that must be accurate.

Opened the pool 3 days ago with initial TA measuring 110 (via Taylor K-2006). pH was super high, so I added (over several different dosings) 154 oz of Acid Magic. This reduced pH levels as expected per PoolMath but only dropped TA to 100 (PoolMath indicated it should drop by 21 to roughly 90)...

Yeah, that wasn't it, as I have a bucket where he put all the other winterizing plugs that had been in the returns. I didn't, as I was a little leary of pulling that plug out and allowing water to rush into it without knowing for certain where it's going. Figured I'd just leave it as-is for...

I see--thanks.

The guy who showed me how to de-winterize the pool put the winterizing plug in that hole. I'm trying to understand why it needs to have one in-season but not over the winter, as that makes no sense to me. I think you're saying it doesn't make sense either and that you put winterizing plugs in...

There's no hole in the wall right under the skimmer, so it's not an equalizer port. If there is a factory-installed plug a couple inches inside the right hole, why does it need to have a winterizing plug in-season? And why does it NOT need one over the winter (we get deep freezes here) to...

Sorry, I'm very, very new to this equipment stuff--what does that mean? It's somehow blocked off inside the pipe? If so, wouldn't you still want to insert a winterizing plug to protect the pipe between the opening and the "interior" plug? Or am I completely misunderstanding? Thanks.

Thanks. If the one on the right connects to the main drain, shouldn't it be plugged up just like the skimmer line one on the left over the winter?

My pool was winterized by the last (fired) pool guy with the hole on the left in the 1st photo plugged up and with an upside down bottle of antifreeze sticking in the hole on the right (and with antifreeze mostly filling the well). I had a guy show me how to "de-winterize" the pool the other...

By the way, I now fully understand what you're saying re: the sticky liquid. It's weird cause I bought 6 gallons of the Natural Chemistry stuff and the 1st 2 jugs I used at opening were well mixed and came out just fine as a liquid with very, very little residual left in the bottom after just...

Thanks, yes, I did that yesterday and it's now been 22 hrs and my SLAM process appears to have been successful (0.5 FC loss overnight; 0.0-0.5 consistent CC readings, water is clear), so I think I'm ready to take CYA up to 70 maintenance level. But don't want to overshoot that, so wanted to...

Thanks, TX

I'm using Natural Chemistry Instant Conditioner (liquid) and can't seem to find a clear answer here on the recommended time gap between application and testing. Everything I see is relative to solid stabilizer via the sock method. I immediately brushed the amounts on the bottom after...

I see--thanks, Matt

Thanks. Probably dumb question, but why does the center mount style keep water from getting trapped inside?

This is all great advice--thanks!

Thanks. The manual says to "clean air bleed periodically" but doesn't explain how to do so. As I said above, I spray cleaned the air bleed filter but am I supposed to somehow remove the air bleed tube and clean it? Also, would you advise that I replace the pressure gauge (see attached...