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Hi there, My Pool pump is making a steady humming sound when it tries to start. I swapped out the capacitor same result. My feeling is its the motor. It's an old pool pump that came with the house that I bought 11 years ago. Purex Triton Whipserflow. I could replace the motor (and maybe that's...

Hi, I am trying to troubleshoot a pool pump that stopped working yesterday. When I turn it on it makes a loud steady pitch buzzing sound but doesn’t start up. We had a heatwave here yesterday of 111. Any suggestions how I can go about fixing this? Thanks in advance. Also, while I am working on...

Just bought this one - $1000 with tax. I used to have much cheaper ones and finally took the plunge to buy something better. Tried it out today and I am very disappointed. My cheap ones cleaned better. The propeller creates such a "draft" in the water that leaves on the ground kick up and then...

Hi ! I posted here a few years ago when my conditioner level was terrible and I had to deal with some yellow algae. I ended up chlorinating the Crud out of the pool that summer. The recommendation was to dump water. In the fall season that year we had terrible fires in CA and my house almost...

Hi Guys, My second pool robot (smarthome pool) died and I am in the market for a better one. Are there any pool robots that work well underneath a solar cover? It seems like the chord always gets stuck, my last one had a giant swivel with the idea of 360 chord twisting ability BUT that turned...

Hi - so I have no seen anymore yellow algae since the SLAM. My CYA diluted test came back with very high levels , depending on light 120-160. So my maintenance level should be 12-16. Question, PH reading is off over FC10. So I am still just letting it come down from Shock level which was 47...

So I have probably done 15 tests and I am getting low on DPD powder - it says its good for about 100 tests. I am using 1 heaping blue spoon full. But there is no way I can get 100 tests out of that little amount of powder. Am I using too much?

Ok, after pleasing my inner child and using my new test kit here are the results: AL 120 PH 7.2 FC 11 CC nada Calcium 1325 (ouch) CYA 100 Pool temp: 85, Solar Cover on So the water is crystal clear and all seems fine except...if I don't do anything after about 5 days I can see a few spots of...

Hi Guys, got my test kit today. Unfortunately, I can't get the speed stir to work. Tried a different set of batteries too. Is there a trick or something I need to know other then inserting batteries the right way and hitting the on button? thanks, tom

Hey Guys, If your FC level is above 10 and you test PH is the result skewed in the too low or too high reading? T

Hey Guys, wanted to share the information that Kemtek, the makers of some pool chemicals have up on their website...please look at what they say about Conditioner CYA Level when using liquid Chlorine. Quote: Free chlorine -- the most active chlorine in pool water -- should be tested every...

Hi, curious if anyone here has used this device. Floatron Solar Powered Pool Purifier | Smarthome lots of (paid) positive feedback on it ...

Hi Guys, On the FC / CYA chart - which level is safe to swim in. Can one go in at the shock level? Or do you need to wait until you get back to maintenance level? (which may be quite high when CYA is high) Thanks!

Hi Guys, My Name is Tom and I am in the Agoura/Westlake/Malibu area of CA. My pool's name is Anthony, born in the 70's and addicted to yellow algae. We moved in here about 6 years ago - been mostly a smooth ride other then brushing off some yellow algae. Nobody told me tabs will end in high...

Hi there, My CYA was 125 and I used this CYA reducer (Cyanuric Acid Reducer Reduce CYA Levels by Bio-Wish Technologies Bio-Active | eBay) to bring it down to 100. Still very high. I am considering doing 2 more rounds and hope to end up in the 60's possibly. Replacing the water is no option...