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Quick question, I lowered my water level to WASTE yesterday and when I returned the value to filter ,some DE got in pool. Why did this happen and how can I avoid in future? I am filtering brushing and vacuuming ,but I want my water TFP clear again! Thank you in advance.

I have dual basic timers, one for the Polaris and one for the pump/filter. Last week the cleaner timer wasn’t working , so I would manually turned on and off.( inside the pump time). I noticed yesterday it wasn’t seated properly and corrected this and now it working fine, but the pump timer...

Well not really vacation ,but we will be away for 5 days. The leaves are falling like crazy, and I can’t find anyone to empty the skimmers. We do have a solar cover, but it doesn’t fit well and I afraid the skimmers might get full.They have been fine for days, but it’s suppose to storm while we...

My Ca reading is 250, is it ok to run my heater?

We have a 28 yr old pool , that ha been a TFP since 2018 because of all the great people here! However, I am tired of dosing liquid chlorine daily so I need a SWG. We have a pool guy that opens and closes the pool ,and other maintenance as need, ( new pump, new heater in the past) , but the...

I recently needed to added water from our well a few times in the last 2 weeks, so I took water to be tested At pool store. They said no iron ( which I was worried worried about )but that I have 2.8 ppm of Copper. They said I need to add a sequestering agent to keep the cooper in solution. I...

I’m sure I must have made a mistake testing/ adding Ca after a low reading. Now the test turns pink, but never blue after addition of R12. ( turns clear) Does that mean by Ca is off the charts? How do I proceed from here? Thanks in advance.

I would like to heat the pool for a get together on Sunday. Pool temp now is 66,solar cover is on. Weather for sat. is high 72, low 58, 60 % chance of rain. When would be the best time turn propane heater on to get the temp to 80+?Thank you for any help.

More then 24 hrs ago the concrete cantilever deck around my pool was power washed. I had The filter running continuously ,but the watercis still hazy. I have been brushing a lot too, there doesn’t seem to be any obvious dirt in the pool, but when I brush it does disrupt some dirt. is there...

The last month has me adding acid weekly to bring pH down to 7.8. Is there anything else I should Target? FC 8.0 pH 8.2 TA 60 CH 270 CYA 50

MY DPD powder is starting to look purple in the container. I guessing I should replace it, but what made this happen so I can avoid in the future.Thanks !

I noticed this leak this am. Pressure is slightly lower then usual. I left message for pool guy, hoping he can come by on Monday. Is there anything I can do in the meantime?

We have a 25 yr old plaster pool with attached spa. The spa has an in ground ( attached pic) control that could filter spa , turn on heat, turn on blowers. Turning on and off blower was ideal . There is also a panel in the house that could do the same. Neither has worked for about 8 yrs. options...

This is my first yr with TFP ,and thanks to everyone’s help, I have gone from a green opening to a crystal clear pool all summer! From the day we opened, the water has read 5400 ppb of phosphates. Because of an extended vacation, and no one to tend the pool,we will close the week of 9/10. I’m...

The material( plastic/vinyl) between the cantilever deck and tile is crack or missing in my 25yr old plaster pool. Beside a total renovation what is the best, most cost effective way to make this look better. - - - Updated - - -

I am new to TFP this season. Helped to clear my green pool quickly. After the water cleared, 4 tiles were off under the spa spillover. Brushing the spa, has knocked 3 tiles off from inside the spa. Is this due to water chemistry, or just age? I guess I need to wait until I lower the water to repair?

Pool with attached spa,20+ yr old. Last 2 yrs ,when filtering in spa mode ( heater on ) the jets did not have much presure . If I run the blower it’s fine, but with blower on it is very noisy. If I run on recirculate ,the jets are good without the blowers. Question...Can I run on recommend...

We have a pool for 20+ yrs, maintained by pool store instructions... Tired of spending $$$$! Got a TAylor 2005 C test kit and 8 gallons of liquid chlorine from pool store. pool guy opened pool , found my chlorine and dumped in 3 gallons! Ran pump over nite and had to backwash today.Tested water...