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I finally have our pool levels good! I'm helping a neighbor who is dealing with some issues and can't seem to maintain chlorine levels in the saltwater pool. I originally walked them through the SLAM process, but after testing the water I think high TA may be the culprit. FC 0 TC 0 pH 7.4...

Anyone know of a retailer/website with quick availability on a Raypak heater? We're looking at 300k+ BTU, Cupro Nickel, natural gas... I can install myself. The local pool companies (if they will even callback) seem to be 3 weeks+.

I’ve been trying to get my pH up for a couple years and it appears it came back to bite me. Acidity in the water appears to have destroyed the pool heater. TA is quite low as well and not sure how to handle that. Appreciate any recommendations! Ph 6.6 or less (measured 6.2 on test strip) FC...

We received an insane amount of rain over the past couple of days. It took about 8-9 hours to pump off the pool cover yesterday... and when I opened the pool the water level was at the bottom of the skimmer! I’m assuming all the rain water somehow forced out pool water? Maybe u set the cover...

On opening the pool this year, I quickly got the water clear and with very little CYA, was comfortable using trichloro tabs for a while. The TC was staying around 3.5, but with six of those tabs in the skimmer, I figured they were maintaining the chlorine levels and it would quickly flatline...

Pool is crystal clear and I’m treating with only 10% liquid chlorine. FC 2 CC trace PH 6.9 - 7.0 CYA is just over 40 TA is 120 Is there any reason to work to bring the PH up? Pool is still taking a fair bit of chlorine but otherwise no issues. I’ve tried aerating several times and can’t...

After spending the last 6 weeks learning the ways of TFP, I have my pool perfectly balanced and running on just bleach! Feels great to get it under control - now for the fun stuff! When we built the pool, we ran a return from the pump area over to one of the landscape beds in preparation for a...

I have the TFP test kit... as I’ve been slamming, I noticed that after adding the powder and mixing when I’m adding the reagent, the water will clear and then slowly drift back to very light pink. If I add enough reagent it obviously goes completely clear and doesn’t drift. Am I right to...

Thanks to the guidance from this forum, decided to take decisive action and do a partial drain to get our CYA under control. Although our pool was clear, it would not hold any FC no matter how much bleach or shock I seemed to pour in. We opened the cover Sunday night to find a cloudy/milky...

Some of you may have been following my previous thread... CYA was over 100 and while the pool was clear, it had an unending thirst for chlorine and I could never get FC up. Draining was the only solution. I was waiting one more week to drain the pool after a couple of parties and while the...

My first (and last post) was over two years ago as our pool was being built. We ended up having water trucked in to fill the pool and year one maintenance was a breeze... literally just put some chlorine pucks in the skimmer basket and that was it. Year two became a little more of a yoyo...

We are pretty excited to have our first pool starting this summer! We recently built a home and decided to put the pool in right away. I enjoy DIY and doing things around the house, so wanted to join this forum early to educate myself. The pool is 18x40 in-ground with pool crete and vinyl...