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My neighbor just moved in and inherited a 22K pool. His kids have been using it regularly and I tried to get him to look at TFP (he manages it himself). Anyway fast forward month, the pool got really cloudy & yellow, it was also leaving tons of yellow stuff (I assumed algae) in his filter last...

I had my solar installed in 2016 so everything except the panels is out of warranty. The solar company has actually been bought so technically doesn't exist. I'm not sure where to turn to get this issue resolved. When my solar is on this valve electronically will push the water toward the top...

Hi all, I have been having issues with my SWG generating enough chlorine in my pool. At 1st it seems my pool was eating up CYA too fast so I have been adding it constantly (3 full socks about 10 lbs in the last month) My current testing shows CYA at 80 but FC continues to drop. My SWG is almost...

I'm considering new deck options and looking for some type of lower maintenance deck then my white painted concrete (that appears to be dissolving 2 years after it was coated and needs to be pressure washed constantly). If anyone recognizes what this might be and if it's long lasting (sure looks...

Hi all, Not the best deal but ebay has a 20% off coupon "PREP4SUMMER" and VMinnovations is selling a taylor kit for $91 - 20% = $72.80 Lots of other pool equipment qualifies for the 20% as well. I'm looking for other deals, will post anything I see that's above a normal discount. I see some...

Hi all, After 2 seasons with a solar cover I have decided I hate using a solar cover, it works but it's a pain to manage, and they don't last. While I'm sure it won't save me money I was wondering any thoughts on getting a small 50K Hayward (or other) heat pump. It's rated for a pool my size...

Hi all, I bought my house with 30 year old pool in 2016 end of summer. The pool light worked then but died a few months later. I googled how to replace and the bulb and it said I needed to buy a gasket (pn# 79101600) as well. The pentair label is below. Well it seemed to work and after putting...

Last summer I got a Hayward aquarite Swimpure extreme SWG which comes with the t15 extended cell. Today I tested and my FC was .5. SWG was running at 20% for 3.5 hours which usually resulted in FC being too high this winter. Anyway np threw a floater in with a couple pucks and cranked the SWG...

So I was wondering if oversizing can actually be too much. In your case a t15 is built to last (or at least warranted) for 3 years on a 40K pool. Divide that by 6000 and for your pool (6.67 X 3) it should possibly last around 20 years (based on chlorine production). I'm in the same boat at the...

Hi all, My wife put my ice melt 94% Pure CaCl2 Pellets outside (while the bag was open) and it got soaked, and has hardened. Would there be any issues to either chipping off pieces and throwing them in my pool or maybe dissolving it in a bucket 1st? I didn't pay much but still have half a...

I've learned how to manage my pool through this site and really enjoy it, and now I've been looking at getting a spa. Since I have no experience owning a spa I was hoping to get some feedback from people that do. Here is a link to an Everlast Spa at Sam's club running $6,000. It seems to be a...

I'm hoping to get some feedback from anyone that has converted their concrete deck to pavers. I was given a quote for remodeling my deck with pavers. It was described that the pavers would go on top of my existing deck (effectively raising it about an inch - 1.5 inches) Part of the project would...

When I bought my SWG I got one that was 4x my pool size and I replaced my inline chlorinator relying on just the SWG. I've never seen it suggested but as the summer rain and hurricane Irma have removed quite a bit of CYA from my pool in the last 3 months, I've been floating a bunch of leftover...

Following Irma and 2 days without power my intermatic timer was set wrong. I've reset it per the directions and it's counting time properly, but when it should turn on (10AM, and off 2PM) it doesn't change (just stays in the previous condition). I have to turn it on/off myself. This timer was...

Hi all, Last year I bought a house with my 1st ever pool. I originally had a pool guy who disappeared last year during hurricane Matthew (probably can't blame him I'm sure he had is own problems). Anyway I fired him went to Leslies, and in May finally converted to TFP and took control of my...

Some questions about resurfacing due to "the downside of an ultra clear TFP" Hi all, Thanks to all the advice on this forum I have a pool so clear you can barely tell there's water if it isn't moving or doesn't have a crisp mirror reflection on it. The "downside" as you can see...

Hi all, So you all taught me to test my pool with my Taylor kit and what the recommended levels are (Thanks a ton!) and now I'm playing with the CSI using the TFP calculator (turning intro a monster) Currently my CSI is staying between -.2 and -.3 based on the following levels. size...

Hi all, I just recently switched to a Hayward SWCG witch is quite over sized for my pool (T-Cell 15 for 40K gallons and my pool is about a quarter at 11K gallons), Per pool store, this site, and the internet in general, everyone said to get over sized especially for a year round Florida pool...

Hi all, My pool is balanced almost perfectly but looking at the CSI and some other recommendations I may want to raise my CH a little from 300 to 400 as it seems to be dropping with the summer FL rain, and my current CSI is -.4 which may be a little lower than I want. Anyway so I started...

Hi all, Prior to my SWCG my PH was almost a constant, but since converting to salt I find myself needing to add 20 to 30 oz of muriatic acid a week. That's not terrible and seems to be running me about 1/2 to 3/4 of a gallon a month. My pool store sells me 2 gallons of 31.45% for $12.50. Anyway...

I had a really bad incident of yellow algae back in February/March. It was due to a combination of things, I was a new pool owner, my filter was gunked up on the inside and I didn't know, My pool store wasn't indicating or showing me my high CYA due to years of puck maintenance, and my inline...

So I started with CYA around 200-220 (once I learned to test myself) pool looked and felt great but FC was climbing out of control and at one point I turned off my SWCG for 5 hot sunny days and it only dropped from 14 to 8 in that period. Anyway after my 3rd drain (approx 500 gallons, 5,000...

Hi all, My previous CYA was 160 - 200 I tried to drain my pool about 50% and apparently missed that by a little. Still very clear water and everything else seems where I want it. Can I manage this CYA (we may get a lot of rain this week and should be headed into our rainy season here in FL)...

Hi all. I've recently started testing my pool myself (last couple weeks) with a Taylor K-20006C purchased in November 2016. My last #'s this morning are... FC 13 (to note I've been running for over 30 hours with my SWCG powered off trying to drop my FC down near single digits) CC 0 PH 7.4 (to...

Hi everyone, I've been relying on the pool store, and today I finally started using my taylor kit. I haven't done all the tests but from what I can see my chemistry is out of whack (more so than previous pool store results indicated) Now I tested the chlorine and PH with the taylor kit but I'm...

Hi all, I recently bought a home in FL that included a nice screened in pool. I joined up here a while back and have read some of the info. It's been an eventful 9 months owning my 1st ever pool. I started with a pool cleaning service that I dismissed after 2 months as he wasn't showing up...