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I am getting lots of worms in my pool. These are not earthworms but little inch long white worms with brown stripes. I had my first outbreak about a year ago and it coincidently happened after I was told one of our grand children had an accident (#2) in the pool. This left me to believe the...

I automated my liquid chlorine delivery to my pool with a Stenner peristalic pump. I power it with a current sensing switch so that it only runs when the pool pump is running. When the Stenner is adjusted to anything under constant flow it makes a very audible clicking noise. Setting the...

On my parents pool they have a Pentair VS pump that is programmed to run at predetermined times as programmed thru the pump software. I want to install a salt water generator and in my way of thinking it should be wired to the pump so that it shuts off and on with the pump. If it was wired to...

Is there a Pool Cleaner on the market that has the ability to be controlled remotely. Some reference being able to be directed toward corners and such but are vague on whether that is considered 100% controllable? I would like to have total control like I was mowing my lawn.

Would a panel mounted surge protector like HOM2175sb be enough to protect a VS pool pump or is there a better method?

My pump had died. It was on hospice for two year so I have been planning for this day. I wanted to check with others to see if my new pump selection is appropriate? My new pump selection is based on the assumption that my original pump was sized correctly. The deceased pump is a 10 year old...

I will eventually install a 2-speed pump for my pool. Will a typical in-ground pool pump prime on low speed? If it will then below is a mute point. If it will not please keep reading. I want my new pump to run on high speed for the first 10 minutes to make sure it is primed before and...

How long does it take liquid chlorine to degrade in strength? I bought some from my local Ace Hardware store and when I poured it in my pool is was clear not yellow like previous chlorine I have bought. Three hours after I added it I checked my chlorine and it did not change. My math...

Just bought 5 gallons of liquid chlorine from ACE Hardware and no one working could tell me the percentage? When I asked the fellow that filled the jugs he said "it was strong". On the up side they did not try and sell me any chemicals I did not need and I did not have to drive 1 hour to the...

I started the season with a CYA of 30. On 3/21 while trying to get to 50/60 CYA I put in 4lbs. and it moved to 40 after a week then dropped back to 30 a few weeks later. On 4/19 I purchased 4 more lbs. and put in 2lbs. on 4/13 and 2lbs. on 4/20. Today my CYA is between 30 and 40. My TA has...

In the last week my PSI at the filter has dropped from 13psi to 9psi. I can only think of three things that my be the problem: 1. Gauge is bad 2. Pump is going bad 3. Blockage in pipe between skimmer and pump Are these the only reasons or have I missed some? Replacing the gauge is easy and...

My nephews came and swam this weekend and after a long day in the pool they complained of burning/Stinging eyes. I have read alot of the forums and it seems that this problem is caused by high CC's and/or low PH. I have had neither of these in 3 years thanks to this website and the BBB method...

I was buying my Muratic Acid from Home Depot for around $9.00 per gallon last year. I when back last week to get some more and it was $12.00 per gallon. Has any body else noticed this? Is there something going on in the Muratic Acid market or did Home Depot just raise prices?

I just disposed of a hoard of chemicals that the pool store sold me before I found this website. It was a great feeling. :party: So as not to be to wasteful I did keep the chemicals that I could use (PH down). I essentially only use two chemicals since I found BBB, Chlorine and Muratic Acid...

Can the TA re-agents lose there effectiveness over time? I just opened a new bottle of R0009 (The solution for the last step) and my TA spiked up 20 ppm. I performed the test just as I normally do.

I do beleive my Hayard Tristar is Dieing. It is 1HP rated with a SF of 1.85HP. I am considering going with a two speed and from information gathered from different post here am thinking about the Pentair Whisperflow series. The PSI at the filter is 14psi. I do not know what the vacuum figure...

My family has been complaining that the water in our pool taste bad. This only started happening since I added Borates. I have to agree that the water does have a different taste than before but since I take care of the pool and Borated help me do that I can get use to the different taste. I...

Bama What loss per day is your demand figured on? If I have done my math right it looks like 1ppm. 12*12*3.14*4*7.5 = 13,565 gal. or 1.7 million oz. 1 quart of 6% has 1.92 oz. of chloine. I seem to lose 2 to 3 ppm per day.

Went to the local Ace Hardware to inquire about the percentage of their liquid chlorine I got the deer in the headlights look. I went back later to see the owner/manager about the same question and he said it was 15%. As I was walking away he said it was the same as everybody else sold. I...

When calculating wattage for different motors I would normally use 240 volts however, the motors have a range listed on them of 208-230 volts. Would I use 208, 230 or 240? Not to mention that they sometimes they even have an amperage range listed. I generally use the highest figures listed on...

Just took the plunge! 26 boxes of 20-Mule and 8 gallons of Muratic Acid. TIP: I was going to do this last year but my TA was not in the acceptable range. I emptied seven boxes into a container to make storage easier. I dumped this into the pool and ended up with a one foot square block of...

Is the ratio of pool water and CYA solution 50/50? For example: Can I use 10ml of water and 10ml of CYA solution and get the proper results?

Has anyone had the light go out in their Speed Stir? Can the bulb be replaced?

I would like to irrigate my yard surrounding my pool so I do not have to drag the water hose and sprinkler across the deck everytime I need to water the grass. I would like any recomendations of products (good or bad) that ya'll have. I want it controlled electronically so that I can program...

I woke up this morning to a pump starved for water. The skimmers were full of leaves (and spiders (big spiders)) so I cleaned them out. Allot of leaves fell back into the skimmer in my effort to avoid the spiders (did I mention I DO NOT LIKE SPIDERS) so I decided to clean the basket at the...

I am in the process of analyzing SWG's and most, if not all the websites indicated that they can generate enough chlorine in a day to keep your 40k pool sanitized. My question is, what chlorine level are they using and how long is the pump require to run to acheive this level? Is their day an...

I wrote a thread awhile ago about a problem with my fiberstars and the company would not sell me the parts and said that I had to purchase a new unit. I decided that if I was going to have to purchase a new unit that I would take the old one apart and see if I could fix it before I purchased...

Does anyone know where to buy industrial strenght pool brushes. I brush my pool 1 to 2 times a week and the standard aluminum brushes that I purchased at walmart or the pool store break way to often. I have broken 3 in the last year and a half. I need a brush that can take some abuse as I...

The other night I noticed my Fiberstars 6004as illuminator smoking. This smoke had a smell of electrical objects being burned. Once I saw this I turned it off waited about 1/2 an hour and turned it back on and it worked. The next day I took the top enclosure off and look for any possible...

Just got my new gadget a Taylor Speed Stir. It calculated my clorine at 4ppm while the manual way that I use to do it calculated 16ppm. Does the fact that it spins more affect the numbers? I did test twice with using both the standard method and the speed stir and the results were the same.