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I'm in the midst of automating my pool. Last year I did the manual addition of liquid bleach and bleach turning the pump on and off by hand. This year I've assembled a controller (old PLC and HMI) that will allow me the 'schedule' pump running along with running a Stenner pump to add the...

My pump has died. New parts won't be here until next week. Can I use the pool untill then? Chemistry is OK as of now.

I have a pool that came with the house. The sand filter has a mfg date of 2001. I don't know if the sand has ever been changed. However, it doesn't seem to filter efficiently. I have to run the filter 24/7 and even then the water does not clear up very fast. We've had a ton of rain the last...

Maybe this is too obvious, but I did search for it: When adding liquid chlorine for maintenance levels (not shock) when is the best time and how long before swimming? I'm using up some trichlor pucks I have left over since my CYA is low but will be switching to regular chlorine shortly. Thanks.

Following all the helpful advise I've found here I think I'm in control. Here are my numbers: FC 4 CC 0 TA 85 PH 7.3 Calcium Hardness 239 CYA 16 Total Disolved Solids 340 Except for the CYA I think this is good. (I have LOTS of trichor tabs from the previous owner and am going to use these...

When adding CYA, directions usually say to put it in sock in the simmer. Any suggestions as what to use as a sock? Pantyhose for example?

The Pool Calculator recommends a value to add to raise PH using washing soda (sodium carbonate) I have a very large bag of sodium bicorbonate (baking soda) left over from the previous owner and am wondering about using that. It's my understanding that sodium carbonate is more caustic than...

We bought a house last fall with a pool. It's been covered since last fall. I plan to start opening it this weekend. So I'm sure I'll have quite a few more questions. For now I was wondering about my circulation system. I have a 1HP Hayward pump feeding a sand filter that is then piped to an...