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Hey group, I recently just purchased a Arctic Spa 6 person hot tub (2020). I have had it a month and I am treating the water the same way I do my pool, using the Taylor TF-100 kit. I did not add stabilizer but use 12.5% Menards Pool Shock each day to keep chlorine around 3-4ppm. I use Muriatic...

For the first time in ten years when opening my pool, I have several large patches of green algae growing on the sides and bottom of my vinly liner pool. The water is very clear but there are these spots that are about 2ft/2ft in several different areas. I have SLAMMED the pool today three times...

We just had our first rope break and had the builder come out and fix it. We have a 20x40ft pool with Auto Cover. This is the first time a rope has broke since pool was built in 2016. They went ahead and replaced both ropes. I got the invoice and it says $640 for two ropes ($320 each) and $100...

I just started using skimmer socks this week and they are helping quite a bit. I need to vacuum tonight and wasn't sure if I should leave the skimmer sock in place or remove it. Next question - I currently have my suction set at 80% skimmer basket and 20% floor drain. When you vacuum, should...

I have been having some issues this summer with grass and hair clogging up my skimmer basket that sits inside the Pentair pump. It seems to clog up every day but has not done that over the last three summers. It usually takes a week or two before it clogs up the skimmer which then cuts off the...

Hey team, We just opened our pool a few weeks ago and have never had any issues with the pump. For some reason, the plastic strainer within the Pentair pump continues to get clogged with grass and hair and stop the water from coming out of the jets. This is happening about every two days. We...

Getting ready to close my pool and I felt like I left my FC around 10ppm last year. My CYA is always around 30 and just confirmed last night that it was still around 30. When I opened the pool this last Spring, it was in good shape so I assume the 10ppm was a good starting point last year. I...

I have the intellibrite light switch that controls my two 5g lights. For some reason, it is flashing two lights indicating I have "exceeded the load". Nothing has changed about the pool and I have shut my breaker box off and on thinking that might reset it. I assume I'll need to call an...

I just did my Spring water testing and my calcium level was 175. Do I need to do anything with this since I have a liner pool?

So my local Home Depot quit selling pool supplies. I used to get my Muriatic Acid from there and it was specifically labeled for "swimming pool". Since they did not have any, I bought Muriatic Acid from the paint aisle as the guy told me it was the same thing. Is it the same thing and is it...

So this is my second experience with closing the pool and last year things must not have been done correctly because I had ammonia issues when I opened this last Spring 2017. As I prepare to close my pool, here are my current numbers: FC = 5.0 CC = 0 Calcium = 175 Alkalinity = 170 PH = 7.6 CYA...

I can't say enough good things about this website and the experts who are willing to help during all hours of the day. We opened our pool last year so this was the first opening we have done coming out of Winter. After opening the cover on Friday, I could tell the water was messed up badly as...

We opened our pool in Summer 2016 so the water was new and we used TFP method without any issues. The pool company came and closed the pool for the winter and I just had them open it this week. I did not add anything to the pool water during September through April. When opening the cover...

I have been using the TFP methodology for several weeks and the water has been super clear. I rely heavily on the CYA chart to determine where to keep my available chlorine levels. My test from a few weeks ago showed CYA at 50 so I was targeting FC of around 6ppm. My most recent test shows...

I saw this was $1.99 a gallon but it does not state the chlorine %. Anyone use this or have any background on the available chlorine?

We have been using the TFP method for about two weeks and everything has been going well. I was looking through everything the pool builder left us and I noticed a bucket of AquaFinesse Pool Water Care Tablets. I'm confused because I don't think it is chlorine at all but more of a water...

Just did my first test with the TF-100 kit last week and everything was pretty good but needed a little more FC according to experts on this forum and the pool calculator. (see numbers below). Based on my numbers, the experts on here told me to keep FC around 3-5ppm. For a week now, I am...

Hi team, I have been looking at this website for several months since opening our new pool a few months ago (see signature for details). I have read everything in pool school but still am nervous about starting this! We have been using the standard chlorine 3" pucks that our pool builder...

I am in the process of moving to the TFP method for maintaining clean and clear water. My Taylor test kit does not come in until Tuesday but I wanted to start adding bleach this weekend. I had several neighbors over and I mentioned to them the new method. Most thought I was crazy when I told...

I apologize for not having my signature up to date yet but will work on that this weekend. With that said, we have had our new pool opened for a month and had a big kick off with Memorial Day weekend. We have been able to manage the water perfectly up until this last weekend by using chlorine...

We just opened our pool and have a Coverstar automatic pool cover. We are supposed to get large hail tomorrow and about 2-3 inches of rain. I'm not too worried about the rain as the cover does have a pump placed on it. However, I was not sure if we should leave the cover on with the...

We have a brand new pool and I just noticed that the PSI seems to be all over the place depending on where I have the waterflow coming from, either Main Drain or Skimmer. Normal starting PSI is right at 25 and then needs backwashed at 35. If I set it to skimmer flow only, the PSI drops down to...

We just opened our new 20x40 inground vinyl liner pool with automatic cover and we live by Kansas City. We had the Pentair UltraPerformance Heat/Cool pump installed. It is equipped with 125,000 BTUs. We have had temperatures in the mid-70s and low 50s at night for the last 4-5 days. I...

We just had our new pool completed last weekend and the PB walked me through everything in about two hours. He showed us how to vacuum but I can't remember everything he said. I know I have a plastic shield that goes in the skimmer and the hose connects to it. The other end of the hose...

We just opened our brand new 20x40 inground vinyl pool. Pool builder tells me that the pool is 26,000 gallons. We have the Pentair 125,000 Heat/Cool pump. Current water temperature is 66 degrees and we want to get it to 80 by Saturday. The daytime temperature is forecasted to be 75 degrees...

Hey guys, we just got our pool open. We have had our new pump on high the whole time. My pool builder told me to move it to low-speed. I meant to ask him if I have to shut the pump off or not. Do I need to shut the pump completely off before switching to low-speed? I know you have to shut off...

Our new pool is finally completed. We have installed the Pentair ultra performance heat pump, 125,000BTU. We are anxious to turn on the heat pump and I was curious what to expect. Our pool is 27,000 gallons and the average temperature right now in Kansas is about 65 to 70 during the day. We do...

We are in the process of inground vinyl liner pool construction and I was not aware that the walls had to be sloped. I've talked to my builder but I'm still a little confused. Especially in the deep end, there is a good 2-3 ft slope that cuts off some of the pool length. Any information is...

We are in the process of constructing new inground pool and have about 1000 sq ft of concrete decking. I was thinking it would be nice to put some kind of concrete anchors when they poor the cement to be able to tie down patio furniture. I haven't really found anything yet that I think would...

We are building 20x40 inground vinyl liner, 30,000 gallons, and are equipping it with a Pentair 125,000 BTU heat/cool pump. We hope to use the pool from May thru October in Kansas. I wanted to make sure the heat pump was big enough to heat the pool to 85-88 degrees on a regular basis. Any...