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  1. tshepball

    How to tell if SWCG needs to be replaced when....

    I understand that the SWCG stops producing chlorine when water falls below a certain temperature....I think mine is 50 degrees. I recently tested my Chlorine and there was none with a CYA of 20 and salt 3300ppm.....My question is how do I tell if my SWCG is not working when the water is below...
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    Need help with cloudy water

    I noticed cloudy water last week so I checked my numbers with the test kit and had 0 chlorine, 8 ph, and 20 cya and filters were extremely dirty. This weekend I went into pool mode! Filters soaked, cleaned and replaced...added "stuff" (CYA, 6%bleach, MA) to get my numbers back to acceptable...
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    Pump burned out?

    I have a separate pump for my 3 rockport waterfalls....I have them programmed to come on at a certain time each day. Well after noticing they did not come on at the set time, I began troubleshooting. I checked the breaker and noticed it was tripped. So I reset it and tried to restart the pump...
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    AquaBright and TA level

    I received an email from my PB with several tips as swim season begins. This one caught my attention b/c I never know if I should treat AquaBright as plaster or fiberglass when testing water and using PoolMath. Here is info PB suggested : Note If you have a pool with aquaBRIGHT then your pool’s...
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    TA question

    Should I be concerned about TA being a little high with the other numbers almost spot on? FC 7 pH 7.6 TA 100 CH 350 CYA 70 CSI first box-.26 2nd box -.34 Water Temp 63 Salt 3700 I run 3 rock ports an hour a day that does provide a little aeration. Pump is run 4 hours a day also with SWG set...
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    Our Pool Build

    Thanks to several here for providing information on maintaining water chemistry! I have recommended TFP.com to several people that are currently paying for monthly and quarterly maintenance service. Dig Day: October 13,2016 Pool Filled: November 25,2016 Enjoy: Pool - Google Drive
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    Hose pops off

    When I turn on my cleaner, it is causing the hose to come loose from the quick connect near the wall....see pic below. Any suggestions?
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    New to both: Pool Owner and TFP

    Hello, PB completed our pool Thanksgiving week and has been in control of water chemistry. We signed up to have them stay in control with their week cleaning and chemicals but now I am having 2nd thoughts about letting them do something I can do with the advice of TFP! I have not been happy...