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As stated, we just purchased a new hot tub. I had an electrician run the wires, once everything was set up, the 30 amp breaker pops immediately. The sub panel is split to a 30 amp and a 20 amp. The 20 amp stays on fine. The 30 amp has a neutral, and every time you turn it on, it trips...

we are looking into getting a hot tub, but the variety is almost as vast as mattresses. What is a brand, or a feature that is considered a must? we checked out a bullfrog dealer, but the prices were around 40k for an 8 person tub. Are there other brands that compare?

This yyear i replaced my old pump with a variable speed. I recommend this to anyone thinking about it, as well as a SWCG. Saved so much money on electric bill, and I enjoyed less chemistry time. Now I still have my old pump, I was going to convert it back to 120, and I wanted to try and set...

not sure if this is common knowledge, but I was able to empty my pool below returns using my vacuum hose this year. Saved me so much time, and I cant believe it never dawned on me to do it this way. Hope this helps someone down the line!

hey everyone. Looking into an automatic pool cover. Are there options after install? I have seen some with frames outside the pool, but id rather have something integrated into the pool below the coping. Doesn anyone have any recommendations? Im sure I may have to remove some coping sections...

I have been running my SWCG for three months, I have to say I love it. One question is, everywhere I read stated I would be chasing my pH. I have yet to have a reading other than 7.5. I am using the tf-100 kit for reference. I got the RJ-45+ for my 24k gallon pool, and I actually run it at...

I often see recommendations for a vendor in Colorado for buying robots. Can someone pass that along, I can't find a thread with it.

I cant find a spot where i can read up on programming my swcg and VS pump. I installed it no problem, and installed the new VS pump. what I want to do now is get fancy and have the pump running slower when I don't need chlorine generated. Im using a mechanical timer that I just leave on 24...

ok installed rj-45 and new VS pump. Opened pool and started SLAM with liquid chlorine. Cya was 60, so chlorine has been 22-24 for past three days. Pool looking great, no more chunks or visible algae, water just needs some more time to fully clear up. Now, over past 2 days I added required...

Hello all, super excited to install my RJ-45 today. I have to run to get some pipe for my new VS pump, and had a question before I go ahead with the vertical install kit. The one thing in my way was the ground wire attachment on the straight pipe after my heater, before my valves to returns. I...

As title states, I have been dealing with low pH all season. I had a hiccup this year with what appeared to be some bacteria that “ate” my CYA, got through it, and have been enjoying pool all summer. However, I find myself constantly needing to bring pH up. I’m waiting to buy a SWCG and new...

I’ve been hanging out in this sub for a few days. I have been using liquid chlorine, and an in-line chlorinator, but I cannot find tabs without stabilizer easily. I would like to install a swcg unit. I’m attaching a picture of my plumbing. In between the filter and the heater is the return...

Hello all, I just want to say thanks again for the fast replies when I had the disappearing cya debacle. I have a crystal clear pool now, getting ready to turn the heater on so kids can enjoy this weekend in New England! I have a quick readout to share, and want to know if I should leave it or...

Last year I had error codes on my heater that were very non specific to classic problems. After tons of help here, and talking to anyone of my friends that would listen, finally someone I know told me to switch the fuseable link that sits in the exhaust. I bought almost 15 new parts and was...

As title states, opened my pool, typical green. Got her running, picked up what I could, tested water, and got to work. I actually had some chlorine, albeit low, and cya was right at about 45. PH slightly low, so got that up to par. Got chlorine up to 7 fairly quick, then worked my way up to...

As title states, I have a 4 year old heater, Jxi model, natural gas. Working fine up until yesterday. I’m getting check ign steps error code. When I run it, I took panel off, LED on panel not blinking at all. Not solid either. Trying to look up ways to troubleshoot, I’m out of warranty...

Did my first test today, let the pool run for 2 days after opening, out some shock packets in that I had. Today the results FC 1 pH 6.8 TA 0, my vial turned red immediately, never turned green, after adding 008 CYA 100 Temp 46 I am super confused. Also, since bleach is nowhere to be found...

Hello all, opened the pool this year, quite green, and have been running for three days with all chemicals added. I’m going to test today, but I tried to clean my filters yesterday, and I could not even come close to getting all that nasty fine particulate junk off the filter. Should I try to...

i have a 19-20k gallon vinyl pool that was installed this may. Here are my results. pH: 7 Br 2 Cl 1 CYA 30 FC 5 CC 1 TC 6 TA 30 Ca 0 Looks like i may need to increase my TA and possibly add some buffer to raise my pH. Should i address the TA first and see if that fixes my issue? Also to...