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Thanks, Great feedback. Yes, I do use Salt Test Strips that I bought at same time I bought my TFT test kit. I am just wondering if Red "low salt" light being on causes SWG to not generate chlorine.

Hello All, we have received quite a bit of rain, like 8-10 inches over the last week or so, and I just tested the water. I had been testing FC and pH daily, and kept FC at a good level. I also just had my SWG generator repaired (new Flow Sensor). CYA = 27 FC =2 TA=60 Salt = 2870 Using Pool...

You are 100% correct, I am just stinging from my investment in a suction cleaner, that did not work well due to my pool shape.

You can either buy a robot now, or do what I did and spend less now, and then buy a robot, thereby spending more. Save money, buy a good robot now.

Re: Doheny's Discovery, S200, Active20, Triton owners club Pooldv sent me here :) Is anyone having issues with the chord tangling or twisting up on the s200/s300/s300i or their equivalents?

Is anyone having issues with the chord on the S200/s300/s300i? They do not have the swivel that prevents chord twisting, so I wanted to ask for real world experience.

Hello - I bought a used Hot Tub, almost free. I had a company go over it, they used a product to clean it, and made some minor repairs. They delivered it, and I got it working, filled it, and then got my chemicals in order. I am using the Chlorine method here. Initially, I did not have DiChlor...

Well, we bought a house that had one. it is correct someone needs to be on the other side to get drinks, and what not, but it seems like people kind of take turns. our dog LOVES the bar stools, so that works too... Honestly, I thought there were kind of something that would just be a novelty...

Here is my review of the Dolphin M5 in my pool, I am sharing this to make sure I am not making a user error, and also in case someone has a better recommendation. My pool is odd shape, has two benches and 6 bar stools. The deep end is rather deep, around 11 feet. Pebble Tec. I ran the unit 5...

Thanks All, I rented a Dolphin M5 for the weekend, fifty bucks, and my pool needed it! I like the unit. I have been running it for about 2 hours, it got stuck once in an area I am concerned about, the pool has 6 swim up bar seats, which are basically concrete columns. It also seemed to have...

Hello, I think I have given myself paralysis by analysis on robotic cleaners. Here is what I know is important to me: Ease of use As low of maintenance as possible. Functions properly in my pool Reliable I am willing to pay more to get the above Our pool is Pebble Tech, deep end is about 11...

Yep, got it on not maintaining pH at 7. I am familiar with the TA reduction process from my hot tub I just got. It is just with the pool, I had to combat the black algae first. Now that this is tackled, we are able to move on to more permanent water balance and chemistry focus. Follow on...

Thank so much!!! I will add MA to drop pH to 7, and keep chlorine higher (based on CYA of 50). The Fill Water Test I did was on the outside spigot, after filing my hot tub, so it had run a good long while (which is similar to when I use it to fill my pool). We are on a well, with a nice...

Hi All, The black algae is eradicated! There are a couple spots in a 90 degree corner in the deepest spot of the pool. They are the size of a nickel, and might even be something else. I am calling victory! Thank you all for your help! By they way, I bought a small 5 inch wire brush...

Awesome, thanks. Follow up question about FC and CC related to any need to shock. What level of CC (or what level of FC vs CC) does it become a concern and need for doing something like shock or

OK, I have 5 days under my belt of being a hot tub owner, and I have a couple follow up questions. So far, I am focusing on getting my water balanced, etc... Two starting values that stood out to me are my TA started out quite high at 240, so working that down via acid and aeration. Also, CH...

Thanks Yip and Kim - Funny story on pool volume. I estimated based on length, width, a guess on depth, and taking into a count the odd shape. I estimated 40,000 gallons. I just found the original builder's manual here and looked through it, and saw a note about pool size, 39,200 gallons. Not...

Update on my situation. After brushing as much as I could, and maintaining FC between 10 and 12, 95% of the black algae is eradicated! Just a few remnants left! Here are my updated chemical levels, and would appreciate any advice from here. FC - 10 CC - 0.5 pH - near 8.0 or 8.2 - I then just...

Thanks all, this is what I was hoping to learn today (Bromine vs. Chlorine). i will go with Chlorine, and will study the link in depth.

Hello all - I was able to purchase a used Tiger River Spa Hot Tub. Tiger River is, or was, a division of Hot Springs. It is a 2001 model, but was kept indoors. It looked to be in nice shape, but was not running due to a broken pvc three way pipe. It was also missing jets. I paid very...

Mucho, I am just as new to this as you, and my first CH test was high, my second a week later was much lower. Not sure why other than user error, there is a pretty good video on the TFT website about the various tests. CYA: Testing Cyanuric Acid with the TF-100 - YouTube, CH: Testing Cyanuric...

So, I already put 64 ounces of powder CYA in socks in the skimmer basket. Based on the pool math calculator, this is about half the amount needed to take CY from 20 to 40, per Kim's recommendation. The black algae is going away slowly, but definitely going away. Weather is great this weekend...

Yip, thanks. I already started raising CYA, by putting 64 ounces of stabilizer in two socks in the skimmer baskets. This is half the amount the Pool calculator showed was need to raise CYA from 20-40, per Kim's suggestion, but was all I could fit in the socks. So, I guess I am pretty much...

Yippee so some info. I have not mentioned water temp yet, it is in low 50's. Yes, I got a steel brush been brushing 2x per day. The black algae has stopped getting worse, and many of the spots are showing signs of deterioration. For example, many of them are not dark black anymore, more...

will update sig later, have to run to do some volunteer work. My pool does seem to get a lot of sun, but not sure really. We are up very high, so I get very few leaves and debri. we get sun from sunrise to probably 4 pm. I would say sun is the big effect. The black algae is interesting. As...

Good news - I received my TFT XL test kit, speed stir, bromine test strips, and salt strips today. Here is what I have been doing the last several days. Brushing several times a day with wire brush, and adding one gallon of 10% Pool Chlorine. The first day, I did 2 gallons of Chlorine. In...

Ok, so my copper is not 10, it is 0.4 ppm. I am going to follow previous advice on this thread of brushing with wire and adding a gallon of bleach per day until my test kit arrives

Ya know, I may have made an error on the copper. I will check again, as I went from memory of the test result the guy showed me. Very sorry!!! I did the Muratic acid, and then will do the bleach in the morning when I scrub. Hoping my test kit gets here by end of the week. BUT - I am very...

Thanks Yippee. I am going to invest in copper test kit. I do fill my pool the last three years using our well water, but that is conditioned by our water softener. I want to find out the level of Copper in the water coming in to the pool. i will also find out how much copper was added via...