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I have a spot on my pool that has extremely stubborn algae. I've tried brushing it off with a brush using metal bristles. A solid 50 back/forth strokes didn't do that much sadly. In the past, I was able to brush the algea and it would basically 'dust' off into the pool and would be easy to...

I've been having issues keeping the chlorine in the pool ever since the water has been reset after 1.5yr of stagnant water and I've never quite experienced this unless I'm not measuring things right. In the past, I used to add less than half a gallon of liquid 10% chlorine daily and that used...

Hi, I recently reset my pool and have had to adjust my CYA again. I'm struggling a bit with the reading of the levels. ie: At what point does the black dot fully disappear. I'm wondering if I'm not too picky about when the dot really vanishes. The pool store measures my CYA at 58, which...

Hi, I recently redid part of my plumbing to add a Jandy diverter valve. The idea was that I could finally vacuum to waste by diverting the water out and shield the filter from it. From the looks of it however, it looks like the valve always leaks a very tiny amount of water. I see a tiny bit...

Hi, I think I understand how the check valve is supposed to work and why, but wanted to verify my thinking here first before engaging into that change on my pool. I currently don't have a check valve anywhere and I'd like to add one so that my pump won't run dry every time I clean my filter...

Hi, Long story short, we have a ton of dirt in the pool and need to get rid of it post 1yr of construction. I'm looking for the easiest/most cost effective way to address that situation. I've tried vacuuming, but noticed after a mere minute of it that dirt was being pushed back into the pool...

I've been running my pool with the same equipment for 15 years and our filter is now in need of repair. The metal assembly clamp and nut were stripped entirely and now no longer clamp/screws in. They clearly need to be replaced, but this posits the question of whether I'm better off buying a...

Hi, I'm in California and trying to be water-wise and figure out what's the rate at which we should be changing the pool's water. I'm not talking about replacing the water. I'm talking about pumping it out of the pool and replacing it with 'fresh' water. Naturally I know it'll depend on what...

Hi, I have a Dolphin Nautilus CC Plus and it does a fantastic job at picking up the leaves and smaller organic junk that falls into the pool. Unfortunately I don't feel like it petrforms well at all as it relates to picking up sand/dirt or even algea that may have bloomed on the walls of the...

Hi, I've been following the ABCs for a while now and my numbers are all within range as far as I can tell yet when I brush at times, I still see a small layer of green algae being peeled off of the walls. I SLAM my pool and brush it heavily and despite being within range, algae still seems to...

Hi, I've been noticing over the years that my pool has been getting larger/darker algae stains that are simply not going away. My first attempt to get rid of it of course was to SLAM the pool (15ppm Cl, 30 CYA, 7.5pH, 370Ca) for 24 hrs with heavy brushing every 6-12hrs but that didn't get rid...

Hi, I'm considering a SWG to save myself from going to Home Depot every week and buying liquid chlorine to make sure it's fresh. T he main motivation however is to save on costs. Details about my pool chemistry: CYA: ~30 pH: 7.5 CH: 370 Cl: 5 Currently in my area, the cheapest chlorine I can...

Hi, When I got the pool redone many years ago, I was told by the contractor that going to SWG (salt) approach was not an option for me because my main drain pipe is a large copper pipe and the salt would destroy it over time. I have recently moved to using liquid chlorine which has the side...

Hi, I've recently switched from the all too common trichlor pucks to liquid chlorine coupled with liquid acid to keep my Cl & pH in line. I've been happy with the results thus far, whoever predictably, my TDS which has historically been very low has now been steadily climbing. Pool stores...

Hi, Over the years, I've noticed my plaster pool getting larger and larger stains. I believe part of the issue is that I don't really do much during winter time. It's cold enough that algae don't tend to grow very quickly and I'm assuming that the lack of brushing once a week has made it such...

Hi, I'd be curious to hear about everyone's experience with chlorination strategies to figure out what would work best for me. For many years, I've been using trichlor pucks along with calhypo for shock with mixed success. It's been pretty painful to deal with the high levels of CYA and the...

Hi, I am slowly but surely starting to add automation to my pool to make the maintenance a little easier on me. It started by installing a simple Sonoff Dual R2 device so I could automate the timing of my pool pump & lights & control them both via Wifi. I've been really happy with this setup...

(MOD EDIT: Moved from this thread Using a Peristaltic Pump for Chlorine) This is useful. I'm looking at doing this myself and had a few questions if you wouldn't mind sharing your experience on it. I'm planning to use the sensors & pump from Atlas Scientific since it's tinker-friendly. *How...

Hi, The little stopper that's built into my skimmer broke off and now the flap ends up swinging more than it should and it gets stuck on the side walls of the skimmer. As a consequence, it's causing the water to not flow into the skimmer when it's stuck and that's always a bad thing for the...

Hi, I'm being forced to drain my pool now because my CYA levels are 300+. I haven't changed the water significantly for 7 years and now I'm dealing with water where I can't kill algae in anymore despite high levels of chlorine. I've read the stories about pools popping out because people...