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...and you clicked on this thread anyway, huh? I guess I'm not the only one here who's been a little bored lately! I think I was suffering a little boredom-induced anxiety. My pool has a small tolerance for variances in water level. There's no coping lip, just vertical tile, so too much...

Friends of mine just bought a home with an IG pool. Yesterday I delivered my house-warming gifts, which of course were a TF-100 and a SpeedStir. (I forgot to buy a bow. I blame Covid) The setup is mostly what I expected, except for the valve and the waste line. The latter goes out of the...

My aunt visited over Thanksgiving. My Mom had told her something about my pool that apparently made it sound like I didn't use chlorine, so she was eager to swim. When I corrected that, my aunt changed her mind about swimming, citing an allergy to chlorine. I suggested that she may be...

I actually have pool-related questions, but to be honest I really just want to show off my new pup. Here's Jade as we drive away from the rescue shelter last Friday, which was her 10-month birthday. She looks sad in the pic, but IRL her personality is goofy, charming and happy. This one...

...can I please have an "Indoor Pool" forum??? I'd be happy to be a Mod if that's a concern, but I'll extend a standing offer to make some recruitment efforts regardless.

...while in it? I was on brush duty last week when the water tempted me too much. I dropped the pole, grabbed my suit and finished the job while swimming. I might make a habit of it! It was considerably easier to brush the floor from within the pool. The pole reaches from the edge of the...

I thought it would be interesting to see our various approaches to pump schedules. In the off season, when the pool is cool and uncovered, my schedule is an hour at 1,200 followed by 2 hours at 2,200 and 30 minutes at 2,800. The schedule starts mid/late afternoon so when I get home from work...

I've been known to brag about how well I can predict test results. Apparently, my pool overheard me... On Thursday: FC: 3 CC: < .5 TA: 90 pH: 7.5 CH: 375 CYA: 30 Tmp: 88º The FC of 3 is intentional. I've been keeping it on the lower end lately. (indoor pool w/ a light bather load)...

Long story, but I wanted a phosphate reading, so I took a water sample to the store for testing. I was dreading the pool store hype, arguments and hard-sells, so the TFP expert who has been guiding me suggested that I avoid the debates by simply saying, "my pool guy said to..." Whew - good...

My heater is on the right side of the equipment, so of course, the water fittings are on the right side of the heater. I asked a pool store rep if she knows of any heaters have fittings that can be reconfigured to the other side. She said, "most of them". I haven't found any. Is there...

About 6 months ago, I doused the pool with Clorox Color Guard. I immediately noticed it, so only about 8 oz was added to the pool. The off season came and CYA was low, so I went to Clorox non-copper pucks in the floater. Life was good. I had noticed that excessive stirring/splashing of the...

I specifically chose a home with a large, wooded, private lot with very little grass or high-maintenance landscaping. Or so I thought. Last summer was a "boom year" for acorns. I had never heard of such a thing. Dozens of oaks rained so many acorns that they filled the gutters, covered the...

I found a unicorn. (reliable contractor) He has refurbished/cleaned bathroom tile throughout the house. He noticed the stained grout on the 46 year old pool edge tile and offered to whiten it if I drop the level to just below the tile-line. 6-8" should do it. I've never dropped the pool...

My first swim in a hotel pool since becoming a TFP'er. I know, I know, I shouldn't be surprised... I took Friday off and spent 6 hours doing physical labor. By 4 pm, I had more aches and pains than I could stand. The hotel pool and spa were empty, and it was still before the Friday check-in...

I had some construction/remod contractors at the house last week. Good guys, no issues, until I overheard a discussion about pools that went something like: "it would be nice to have a pool" "no way. too much work" :grrrr::grrrr::grrrr::grrrr::grrrr: I felt like I was eaves-dropping, so I...

I pulled out my TF-100 and SpeedStir the other day and to my horror, my magnetic stirrer is missing from it's home in the little tray it shares with the scoop. Last seen on Christmas Day, when I may have tested after a few too many cocktails. (ahem - that's Absolute-ly what happened) I...

...but not just Merry Christmas, but THANK-YOU!!! ...for my truly Trouble-Free/enjoyment-rich pool. It wouldn't have been this way without my new online TFP friends. Dave, Dave, Yip, :kim:, Woody, Splash, Swamp, Noise, Jet, Guy and everyone else who I missed after my 3rd Christmas Mimosa...

I'm about to pull the trigger on a new heater. There's a lot of discussion about flow rate, and I really have no idea what mine is - esp with my VS pump. I looked at a few meters that could easily be installed during the heater replacement. Some of them are meters / check valves. I have a...

Lochinvar 200 circa '01. Living indoors and heating a small pool, it should've had an easy life, but the pool was an acid bath when I found it. Heater performance has been falling since late winter. It cycles even with the pump on high, the stat all the way up and cold water. I can also...

...that's in the ceiling above the pool? There are currently 4 fixtures with BR30 incandescent bulbs. They still work, but I want to swap them for LED's. (multi-color smart bulbs) I've never used an extended bulb changer, but I assume I'll have to be in the pool while I do this, and on the...

Another forum I frequent recently upgraded their software from a familiar-feeling vBulletin system to something new. It's awful! I might have to stop visiting it. Posts get lost, data from the old site isn't there, it's hard to navigate. Just a heads-up.

My CYA has dipped below 20 and I'll be spending some time away from the house during the summer, so I'm thinking it might be good time to leverage some pucks in the floater. I'm thinking dichlor makes more sense since I want to add CYA? Any advice on brand or type? Also, regarding use of...

This issue came to mind when I started recording pressure in the Pool Math app. Do most people with VS pumps measure pressure only at full-speed? I (almost) never run my pump at full 3,450 RPM, so I decided to log my pressure at 3,000 RPM instead.

I suspect that my pool is logging onto TFP, reading my threads where I brag about how easy pool care is, and then it says to Alexa, "hold my beer - I'm gonna mess with him." I thought I was getting a whiff of the pool now and then lately. A contractor walked through this morning and said...

After attaching the vacuum head and flooding the hose, I plug the other end with my palm and get it into the skimmer asap. That inevitably allows some air into the system, which messes with my pressure gauge (it clicks when there's air in the filter?!) not to mention my POCD (pool OCD) when I...

Is that still planned? If so, I want to offer another plug for an Indoor Pool section and a member map.

I just noticed that my join date was a year ago this month. I'm not sure what day it was, so I guess mid-month is a good time to celebrate! A year ago I hadn't taken possession of the house/pool yet. I was wrapping-up a year of living on a boat and I think I had already ordered my TF-100...

I see a lot of people get almost obsessed with CC data, and often without other data or context. I'm trying to come up with an analogy to help simplify it. After a few failures, I landed on dirt in a vacuum cleaner bag. (now that I type it out, perhaps dirt in a pool filter is better... oh...

i haven't seen her post anything in several months. Does she normally get quiet in the winter? I know she'd appreciate my new graphic. :D

Look no further! I've come across the ideal property for a TFP member. It's got some 90's-era deco revival going on, but look at this indoor pool room, complete with a spa, bar and two bathrooms: (sorry about the thumbnail pics) So you're about to say, "nice, but I enjoy...