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  1. Trifive

    Waterfall question

    I bought a house with a pool that has a moss rock water fall (not the pool in the profile pic...that's old pool). The water fall has two areas where the water spills down into a recessed area, that then fills up and then spills over into pool. Well, these recessed areas do nothing but collect...
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    How interchangeable are pool lights?

    So, my current pool (in profile pic) was built by A&S and has Hayward LED's. They have been nothing but issues burning out. I am buying another house that has a pool and has the standard 120V white pool lights as it's a little older pool. I would love to put LED lights in it (not hayward!)...
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    Houston area re-plaster companies?

    I have a 2.5 year old A&S pool. During the build I wanted a plaster or surface that was darker for a deeper blue color. They talked me out of it (before I really knew about pool chemistry) telling me that if I shock a pool that has a darker surface I run the risk of having white blotches in...
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    Other peristaltic pumps than Stenner?

    I have had a Stenner pump pumping my chlorine for about a year and a half. Bought it new. And in that time it's done nothing but break down. Lines breaking, Check valved failing, Roller heads failing, gears stripped off inside motor drive, etc. Nothing but trouble. Very unreliable. Is...
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    Yes, another Iron in water thread

    Hi all, I've had my pool one year ago this week (Feb.15 2018), and I've noticed the drain grills and certain parts of the Polaris turning brown. I know this to be caused by iron (although I don't know what my iron level is). My water is crystal clear and I keep all my values in check every...
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    Pump and equipment control with iPhone?

    I have a jandy pump and aqua link remote to control equipment. I want to be able to do it from iPhone. What do I need to buy from aqua link to be able to do this? Can anyone give me some decent info? Thanks!
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    Where does all the muriatic acid go?

    I filled my new pool earlier this year in February. Since then I have added gallons and gallons of muriatic acid to bring down the PH as it rises naturally. So my question is: Where does all the acid go? Does it break down in the pool? It can't be like CYA and stay in there and increase...
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    TA and PH swings

    So I have a fairly new pool and the PH is high (8.0 or so) everyday when I test it. So add enough MA to bring it down to 7.4 or so and then next day back up to 8.0. Pool builder said I'll be chasing this for a good 6 months but didn't say why. My TA was 80-120 up until about two weeks ago...
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    Noob here with chlorine question

    Hi all, newbie nobody here from Houston. I just had a 13,700 gal IG plaster pool/spa put in by A&S. I'm a very hands on type of guy and have dove right in learning about water chemistry and such. While it all makes pretty good sense to me, I am confused about the FC level. So A&S put in the...