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Hello out there! I have a problem that reared its ugly head today. Today the power went off and then quickly came back on. Later I noticed the pump was not running on the pool. So I tried to turn it on and nothing. Later I got the idea to see if low speed would work and it did. So, I...

Ok. Friends new pool. 24k gallon SVG. Iron well filled. Water also trucked in by tank that fertilizes fields. Chlorine level will not stay up. Have tried the 10 minute test and got FC level to hold to 5 but when tried to slam could only get fc level to 19 with 18 gallons of walmart pool...

Please help! New pool fill, vinyl liner, 24K gallons, SWG. It was filled with well water and water trucked in. Turns out the truck that brought the water in, is a truck that they fertilize fields with. So, there was some concern of ammonia, however she never tested it. My friend tried...

Hi there. My friend has a Tf 100 test kit and is showing a fc level of 4 and cc of 10. She has used a lot if shock lately. Anyway. The pool guys accucheck strips do not detect chlorine but the tf100 does. I tested my water with the accucheck strips vs tf100 and results were pretty much...

Hi there! My friend put a pool in and is trying to get their water balanced. They had some issues with getting the pool filled with water quickly and their water turned green. I gave her the instructions for the SLAM procedure. She put in 16 gallons of 10% bleach and was still getting a...

Hi there. Here are my numbers and they have stayed consistent for a couple of weeks or so Cl 4.5 CC 0 TA 40 Ph 7.5 Cya 70 Salt 3000 I will be adding salt but pool math says to add 15 lbs of baking soda. I'm a little scared that will raise my ph too high. Do I just go with it and add...

Hi there. We put our pool in last year and just now getting around to putting the ladder in the deep end. We have brass anchor sockets that do not have a metal channel that connects the two. Do we need that? How far down do we need to dig to ensure they are set in concrete well enough...

Well, what a fine day this has started out being. I wondered why my pool jets weren't on this morning to find that the Aqua Plus unit appeared off. We checked all of the breakers and they were on. We turned the breaker on the Aqua Plus off and back on and you can tell it is getting power to it...

FC-9.5 CC-1 pH-8.2 + (color was darker than color for 8.2, so I assume it is higher than 8.2) TA-90 CH-125 CYA -65-70 Salt...3300 SWG at 90% Water is fairly clear, though I wouldn't say it is crystal clear Yesterday my pH was 8.1, so I added some muriatic acid, per pool math. Also had to add...

Ok, here goes. Just got pump going yesterday afternoon and added 12 lbs cya and 1 gallon of 10% bleach. This afternoon, I tested and got the following results.. Cya- 60 pH- 7 Fc- 2.5 TA- 80 The app says to add roughly 4lbs cya and 12 lbs borax. Does that sound right? Just dont want to...

Hey guys! We have the pool filled with water (finally) and trying to turn on the pump/filter and getting everything going. Well, our filter psi is only 3 and the wall jets do not have the pressure that I thought they would. I don't see how it could circulate the pool with that little coming...

Hello out there! We are about finished adding the water and I wanted to be prepared. I fill be doing the TFP method. I know I need to add the CYA, per the sock method. I had previously been instructed to add bleach after that and then when water hit 60 degrees add the salt. Well that was...

Hey guys I had a question about bonding your pool. My husband and I have differing opinions. Do you have to bond the pool and all surrounding metal components to the equipment pad along with all metal items on the equipment pad and then to ground. Or can you Bond and ground the pool separately...

Hi there! We are desperately trying to figure out what to use around our pool but are having problems deciding on a coping for the above pavers. Have any of you used these pavers and if so, what coping did you use? Pictures would be great if you have them. Thanks in advance.

Hello! We are putting in a pool and wanted to see if we could get some advice on what size of electrical wire to use for our pool lights. They are Hayward LED Crystalogic lights 14VAC 60 Hz 70 watts each. We will have 2 pool lights- one on each end- they will be about 64 ft apart and to...

Hi guys! We are putting our own vinyl liner pool in. It is not ready for water yet but I'm trying to think ahead of what we will need to do at that time. Once water is in, what do you recommend adding in the form of salt? Looking for cheapest route. Will anything else need to be added...

Hello! We are DIYing our own pool and when digging out the deep end hopper, we ran into some sandstone. Anyways- it ended up getting over dug, on the sides of the hopper. The slope from the shallow end is good, it is the slope from the sides of the pool to the bottom hopper that are going to...

Hi there! We are currently DIY'ing our own pool and looking at decking options. I love the look of Pennsylvania full color bluestone but read that it gets really hot and is very uncomfortable on your feet. So, I called a local stone company to inquire about other stone options. They told me...

Hi there! We received our pool kit and I received regular skimmers (after asking for wide mouth). Apparently the pool panels for a 48" pool wall do not come cut for a wide mouth skimmer. Also being told that there are really no big advantages of having a wide mouth skimmer. So, our options...

Hi there! Wanting to see if I can get some advice on a few things. I am purchasing a pool kit for a 20X44 pool that holds approx 38K gallons of water. They have put together a pool kit for me and I wanted to see if it all looked good to you guys: 1. Pump- Hayward Ecostar VS Pump 2...

Hello out there! I am needing to pick out a liner and want something that makes the water aqua. We do not want a tan liner. I have seen Reef, which I believe is a Latham product by Plastimyad and Crystal, which I think is another Latham product. We are wanting it borderless but I would love...

Hi there! I happened upon this forum the other day and loving the information/photos. We are wanting to DIY a steel wall, liner pool. I have seen some sites online where you can buy kits but I'm just not sure of the quality of their products or their customer service. Who have you dealt with...