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Hi folks. I am trying to help a dear friend in the North Dallas area. I was visiting over the weekend and he mentioned a few pool issues. Eventually I was able to see his Leslie's test result (I know, I know....) and take a look at the pool. I am always hesitant to offer a lot of advice...

Hi folks--- I'm looking for some answers..... I have a Doheny's Dolphin cleaner and it is probably 10 years old - maybe a bit less. This season, I noticed the inside of the bag had a large number of what appeared to be very tiny rust spots on it. A lot, like a kid having measles, number of...

A little backstory..... I have had the iChlor30 for a couple of seasons and until recently a Pentair Whisperflo 2-speed pump. I typically ran the pump on low 24 hours a day with a low setting on the iChlor and have had great water and no issues. Both pump and iChlor were wired together so...

Hello All: My pump seemingly bit the dust over the weekend. It is about 11 years old so I guess it is about time. In the interest of getting it done fast I think I want to change it myself. Some general information / questions..... I currently have a Pentair Whisperflow 1.5hp 2 speed pump -...

Hello folks! I am looking for a replacement for the drain cap at the bottom of the filter housing. It looks a lot like a 2 liter bottle soda cap and is part number 32185-7074. Clearly I can get in on-line but the best deliveries I am seeing are at least week or more. Does anyone have a sense...

Winter here on the east coast making it a great time ot pick up some ice melt to use to up the CH in my pool this spring. Quick question - the ice melt I am seeing is a mixture of Calcium Chloride, Magnesium Chloride, and Sodium Chloride. Is this OK to use or should I seek all Calcium Chloride...

Hello: Woke up this AM to the pump not running; I went to investigate and saw the breaker was tripped. We have an intermatic timer that I use as an on/off switch so I shut down the power, reset the breaker and turned the timer switch back on. The pump ran for a few seconds, did not sound too...

Hi Folks I never venture to the pool store aside from needing a part or two. I have been recently having problems with my salt power supply and wanted to get a salinity reading so I took the local store some water to test. All numbers came back as I expected more or less (as verified by my...

Hello all: I've been using the TFPC method since we got out pool 5 years ago. No algae, no problems, everything is good. been having a slight problem thees past few months. My water is not as clear as it typically is. Generally I can see very clearly a coin on the bottom of the 6' deep end...

Hello: I have a Hayward 3-way valve which is leaking in one of the positions. One input to the valve is just after the pump, one goes to the filter and the other goes to discharge water when the pool is too full. When the discharge side is closed, I get a small amount of water dripping...

Looking for some advice..... I have a couple of PAL 2000 lights in my 19,800 gallon Fiberglass pool with a Salt Chlorine generator, one in the shallow end between 2 returns and one in the deep end just a little below the skimmer. The light has a clear lens cover that can be removed and...

To make a long story short, here is where my sister in law is and I need some help in directing her. She has an above ground pool with a sand filter and a dome over top of it. She opened as usual and everything seemed to be going ok, but then the pool turned green. She was using pucks or...

Need a little help in filling the knowledge gap I have. I get that you need some measure of CYA to keep from losing your chlorine to the sun. Having that measure of CYA requires you to have a higher level of chlorine then you would usually have if you did not have that measure of CYA. What is...

Hello all: This is my first year with a new pool, and I have been getting excellent advice from everyone here along the way. Recent test results...... FC: 4.5 CC: 0.5 TC: 5.0 pH: 7.8 T/A: 90 CH: 200 CYA: 40 Water is clear and bright, looks great. A couple of weeks ago, I added some calcium...

I am traveling next week to visit my wife's family. Two of them have pools, and I have the urge to bring my TF-100 along to see how well they keep up with their pool. I know both of the owners just dump based on pool store advice. I think it would be interesting, but on the other hand, I may...

OK, so I need to bump my CH up, and I am currently sitting at 110 or so. Pool calculator shows that I need 410 oz (25.62 lbs) of calcium chloride to get to 250. I have a bag of Dowflake Calcium Chloride (77-80%) in the garage that I used to melt ice in the driveway. Is this OK to use, and...

I really thought I was going right, then I got some strange readings today. Previous Readings (last Sunday) FC: 2 CC: 0.5 TC: 2.5 PH: 7.5 TA: 110 CH: 180 CYA: 0 Low CYA, so I took a baby step of adding 4 lbs of 96% CYA (HTH from WalMart) via sock in front of a return early last week. Today's...

OK, a little help needed here...... Just took my first set of numbers and while I am generally happy, I am unsure about a few things. FC: 2 CC: 0.5 TC: 2.5 pH: 7.5 T/A: 110 CH: 180 CYA: ???? I never really had "red" for my tests. I have the TF-100 kit and by red, I mean the red that is like...

The title does not lie. We vac'd a plastic thermometer. It is about 1/2" dia x 5" long or so. Went right up the vac line into the plumbing between the skimmer and pump. Needless to say I am quite concerned. So far, no change in pressure at the filter, and it is not in the pump basket. I...