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It’s been a while- no idea where to start. The water circulation seems weak, there is now what appears to be de in the pool. Rubber gaskets replaced, filter grids replaced. What steps do I need to trouble shoot?

Hola- Its been a while. We have VERY hard water and I have to drain and fill about every two years. The scale from the hardness is awful on our plumbing, sinks, appliances etc. We are looking to put in a Pureagain water system that filters and uses something called Nucleation Assisted...

Have an issue that I need help with. During the day under normal filtration my spa level is great. I have a valve that allows the water to slowly fill and overflow the spa. During the "cleaning" process the water level in the spa only drops 8 inched and when I run the spa the water stays low...

Were on our 4th summer of swimming and Im sick of the problems the salt cell creates with my well water. Current reading Chlorine- 4 PH-7.2 TA- 120 CA- 280- thats the fill water CA level. CYA-60 Nice right? Well the PH fluxes so much I have 2 issues- I get snow flakes in the pool. Looks...

I folks- Been awhile- Does anybody know a company that can fill my pool with H20? I have way to high calcium levels and need to drain and fill. Dont want to fill with my 280 ppm fill H20. Names? Well water

We are in the process of getting our home painted. Today when I got home the remote is reading sensor error- pool solar sensor How can I trouble shoot this before I need to call out the pool repair guy. Thanks in advance! Cheers!

Quick question- We have well water with a hi CA count- 275-350 at the fill depending on the test day. My CA is currently at 500 and my TA is at 80. At what level should I do a partial drain and refill. Thanks in advance!

I went on vacation for a couple of weeks and a friend agreed to test the pool and balance (especially acid since we have a salt pool). I got back and tested the water at PH 8. I added acid and balanced. Went swimming three days later and found snow flakes in the pool. Current reading FC 4 TA...

I have an IC 40. I intentionally over sized the chlorinator so that it would last longer and not have to work as hard. In the hot summer I have had to set it at 60% to get proper chlorination. Is this normal? Current relevant readings- IC Set at 60% FC- 4.0 PH-7.5 CYA- 85 Outside temp 82 Water...

Took apart the filter. All seems good, but the pressure keeps dropping. Felt around the impeller and there doesnt seem to be anything stuck that I can tell. Should I call someone to come out and check? Pressure is down to 5 from 9 with the pump speed increased.

Cleaned the filter about 2 weeks ago and the pressure reading was perfect 9. Right where it usually is. The past 2 days it has dropped to about 6 even as I increased the flow rate from 1800 rpm to 1900. Should I worry?

We have had our pool for about a year and have had to add about a cup and of half to two cups twice a a week. All of the sudden the Ph has stabilized and is resting at about 7.4-7.5 no spike in a month. Is that normal?

I just read an article that states that Hydroquest 100 reduces CA. I am getting to the top of my CA safety zone 525 as of today and wanted to reduce it. I have hard water so the fill water is already at 270-300 (well water). Does it work and are there any cons.

Yesterday when I got home I found the pump running about 1/2 full of water and the rest air. I turned it off and restarted it and it was fine. Today I arrived home with with same issue. The pump was about 2/3s full of water and the rest air. Issue?

Test readings- Chlorine- 8.5 (at 35%- usually sits at 5.0 at 40%) Ph- 7.4 TA- 90 Calcium- 500 Salt- 3400 CYA- 40 ( I know a little low) When I tested 2 months ago it was 90, BUT up until the past week or two it was very sunny) Chlorinator is 6 months old Is my chlorinator acting up or is it a...

Curious if and what I need to do with some hairline cracks on my pool deck concrete. I live in southern CA so freeze issues are almost non existent but do I need to do anything to prevent them from getting bigger.

My TA has recently dropped to the suggested level in the pool calculator based on the TRF method and the use of a SWG. Now that all my numbers are within range the calculator is reading the potential for plaster corrosion. What am I not getting? Test results as of today- FC- 4.0 CC- 0 PH- 7.5...

Hi All- Any info about this product? I have a friend that swears by the stuff after a large pool party. He throws it into the pool right after all the people get out and it breaks up the sunscreen and other yuck! Thoughts?

My first test always comes out low- Around 7.2-7.4. I dump it out and refill and this test seems to be accurate. I have run several tests at the same time and only the first comes out low. Am I safe to assume that the second test is more reliable than the first. Thanks in advance for your response.

Hi- Was told that a Filter cover is important as my filter gets direct sunlight. Please advise. Thanks! If yes I need one where can I get one for my FNS DE 60 filter

Question- I do not have iron in the water ( all test indicat 0 ppm) but small bits of iron in the mini pebble. Vitamin C has done wonders on the rust spots. If I did an ascorbic acid treatment and continued that route would that prevent the rust stains from coming back or am i better off just...

I posted earlier that our neighbor had some issues with what looks to be small rust marks on their stonescapes pebble pool bottom. The plaster guy came out and used a small circular tool that had a small chemical hose that attached to the pool pole. He placed it over the rust mark and hit it...

I am ready to clean my IC40 and the directions say to turn off the power at the main switch before removing. Can In use the breakers built into the intelitouch or should I go straight to the main breakers?

Our neighbor who has the same Stonescapes mini pebble as we do, is seeing a couple of small rust stains forming on their baja shelf (Ranging from the size of an eraser to the size of a dime). It is not rebar as the shelf was blown with pure shotcrete. I told them Id post the question on this...

I get sporadic air bubbles from just one of my returns. Nothing for a few hours and then its will bubble for a few more. I let the air out of the filter to with no results.Should I be worried? It began to appear after my solar was installed.

Love this site- Sick of me yet? I have been reading that you should backwash when the filter pressure rises 8-10 PSI- I have a Pentair FNS 60 and have been running the pump it 10-12 hours a day for about three months and have had the PSI increase by 1. I have an 18,000 gallon pool and not much...

My pool has been running for about 6 weeks now and I have begun to get some major calcium build up near the spill over. We have hard water in the area and my CH is about 300. What can I do to prevent? I hit it with acid about 7 days ago and its came...

Question for those in the know- The control panel for my IC40 displays the percentage in 20% chunks. My automation system allows adjustments by single digits. I have been hesitant to run the system at anything but 20% or 40% as it shows on the unit. The problem is that at 40% I get too much...

I have notices something interesting and wanted to know if its my imagination of something real. When I run my spa ( uses the same pump as the pool ) The chlorine "smell" seems to get pretty strong and my son get that red eyed look that you see in pools that are over chlorinated. Is it...

I have gotten DE into my pool a few times and am getting conflicting information and need some advice- Times DE went into the pool- a. the two times I have opened my pool pump some DE entered my pool through the returns b. When the solar installers cut the pipe to install the three way valve a...