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Hey all, The used hot tub that I recently picked up has an issue with the jet pump. It is a two-speed pump and it will not start on low speed. It will start on high speed and if I am quick enough, I can switch back to low speed before the pump fully spins down. This behavior has made me think...

I recently acquired a used hot tub that has quite a bit of rot in the skirt framing. We transported it home standing on its side in my small utility trailer. I’m wondering if I can lay it upside down (on some moving blankets or similar) in order to have better access to replace the rotted...

Good afternoon TFP! I know I'm late to the party on this, but I just about finished closing my pool this morning. I'm in upstate NY where we have sustained below freezing temperatures for weeks at a time (frost line is 4ft below grade). Last year when the pool was built it the liner was dropped...

Hi All, Getting consistent algae growth on my walls / floors. Water chemistry is good, keeping my FC in range, adding in about a half gallon of 10% daily. After brushing or vacuuming the liner looks great, but will start to accumulate algae after about 3 day. Is there something I should be...

Curious about flow rate as is related to efficiency on a heat pump. Currently in order to run my heat pump I have to have my pump running at a minimum of about 1800rpm. So I set it to run at 1900rpm. The high setting on my pump is around 2700rpm (maxes out around 3400rpm). Obviously the pump is...

I was setting up my heat pump over the weekend and one of the available settings in the OmniLogic was "Heater Cooldown" basically this will keep the pump running for a period of time (20 minutes I think) after the heat pump has stopped heating the water. Is this necessary for a heat pump? The...

Yesterday when my wife was swimming she told me there was a strong chlorine smell (I don't smell it). For full disclosure she is in the "put the pucks in the skimmer and use test strips camp" as that is what her family has done for the past 30 years. This is in a brand new pool that was just...

My TF-100 kit just arrived and I ran my first test. I'm looking for some guidance. 22K Gal IG Vinyl Pool in Upstate NY FC - 6.5 CC - 0 PH - 7.2 TA - 60 CYA - 20 I didn't bother testing CH as it's a vinyl pool, can always do it next time to get a baseline. I'm thinking I need to increase my PH...

In my search to find a reasonable source of fresh LC I discovered my local Agway carries LC in 2.5 and 5 gal containers (picture below). Last thing my PB said as he was leaving after opening the pool was “Never use any of that sh*t in the blue or yellow jugs”. He also said “Stop by the store...

Hello All! New pool owner here - 22,000 gal in ground vinyl pool in Upstate, NY. It was installed last fall. Pool company just opened yesterday, but didn't put any chemicals in. Doing some reading here and going to order a test kit today. Overall pool looks pretty good - looking forward to...