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I'm not sure the right place to post this but we have lost power after hurricane Milton since Thursday morning. Unfortunately my pool is not on my whole home backup and as such has not been ran. Are there any recommendations of anything to do while we waited for power to be restored? Side...

Went to cleanout the pump skimmer and filters (2 pumps and 2 filters) and I found a small silicone looking gasket in each of the pool pump baskets. The pool is 3.5 years old and they were probably 1.5-2" in diameter and looked like they might be threaded. Of course I completely forgot to take a...

I have 5 microbrites in my pool + 1 in the spa and since I completed my pool 11/2020 I have had 3 die. 1 was replaced under warranty but the other two failed just outside of the warranty. I find this failure rate rather alarming and I'm struggling with spending another $500 a piece to replace...

First of all I wasn't sure if this was the right location to post this in or not so mods please move it as needed. So with a potential hurricane approaching (1st one ever since owning a pool) it got me thinking about what I would do with the power out. It got me thinking and I had a couple...

So I've noticed a couple times now that when my scheduled pool run time ends for the day the "pool" will still show active. The pump will stop but the chlorinator will still have power and everything and I have to reboot the panel to fix this. Has this happened to anyone else?

Pool water looked great yesterday but I woke up today and the pool seems to have a hazy green tint to it. I don't know of this is from the bad storm we had roll through last night. I ran a full test and everything came back good (although I need to adjust some stuff). I was hoping it was...

I'll try to keep this simple and sorry if it's a silly question but at what point should you be concerned about CYA dropping? It seems like everytime I raise the CYA it drops quickly. I added 91oz of dry stabilizer 22 days ago and my CYA had dropped from 70 to 50. I just want to make sure I...

We have a large amount of 1 X 2 glass tile that is showing some white scum on it. I tried to Mr. Clean Magic Eraser but it didn't take everything off. Does anyone have a cleaner recommendation for cleaning tile? I was hoping some spray chemical with a drill driven brush would work but I don't...

Alright so I don't know if this is the right place for this but I have a bit of an odd question. My wife and I finished our pool around a year ago and increased our electric solar size to cover the operating costs and allow us to run the house cooler. Up until now we have been running the pump...

Evening everyone hoping for a sanity check to make sure I'm doing the right things. Been testing regularly and logging the results in poolmath and I've noticed I'm adding acid about twice a week to keep the pH down. Until today my alkalinity was in a good range but tested at 50 today. So I have...

Has anyone had success getting NJSPC integrated with good home? I've tried to follow stuff on the GitHub page but I am getting confused on the steps to take. Especially with the mqtt portion and one section saying it was updated for the latest but the page it links to saying it doesn't work...

I didn't know the correct place to put this but I'm curious if it's possible to have 2 speed settings for the spa? I know you can for the pool (probably without heat) but I'm not sure about the Spa. Basically I want to run the spa at like 1900 RPM to heat it up and then when we use it go to 2900...

Ok not sure of this is the right place for this or not but our pool is about 6 months old. This weekend we were using it and saw a large black spot in the corner on the deep end. Today I found a small one next to the main drain. I have a call into my interior company but does anyone here have...

Not exactly sure the right way to ask this question but I remember hearing that as your use the pool your chlorine level will drop due to splashing and stuff (I'm assuming this is true with water features also maybe?) This will be the first summer we have had the pool so I'm wondering what I...

I have the Pentair intellicenter with a schedule setup to run the pool daily from 9-3. It was going to be a nice weekend so I decided to heat the pool up to enjoy it this weekend and I started around 4PM yesterday. When my schedule kicked in today it was set for heater off since that's how I...

So this is a new pool and I'm not sure if I should post here or on my build thread but I feel like I'm transitioning away from the build side. For the past few tests my alkalinity has been high >80 and I have followed the pool math recommendation to drop the Ph to 7.0-7.2 but the alkalinity...

Wife and I just got gunite last Tuesday so we are moving along. I'm trying to plan ahead for everything and have been looking at pool cleaners but there are so many options out there. Can anyone recommend a good cleaner for our pool (suction side or robot)?. I'm thinking due to the steps and...

Just curious for those of you who have done the owner build what portions of it did you choose to do yourself? Trying to find places that I can possibly cut cost without impacting quality and I don't know the good areas. I know each person will be different due to skill sets and stuff.

Good morning trouble free pool! I have had a bunch of smaller posts but this is my first big one since we're getting serious. My wife and I have been talking about a pool off and on for a couple years now but we think we're in a position to start something. It will be approx. 15X30 with a spa...

So this might be a rookie set of questions but I'm learning here (never owned a pool before).... Contemplating owner build pool and currently working with someone on the design. I have a few questions about pump sizing after trying to do some research. I'm sorry but I'm going to have so many...

Happy Saturday everyone. My wife and I are exploring a pool build (both contractor and build your own) and I know I want automation for the pool/spa. I was curious which system everyone is running and the pro's and con's of it. I hear a lot about Pentair.

I've been playing around with VIP 3D design software to try to come up with a pool layout that the wife and I like. I'm still learning the software but I was hoping for some feedback on the layout of the pool. One thing the wife and I have noted it we want a good bit of seating around the pool...

Wife and I are starting to talk about designing/quoting a pool and I was wondering what everyone likes about their pool and what they would do different next time around.

Contemplating doing an owner build pool for a 15 X 30 pool with spa and I'm wondering how people find designers and engineers to do the pool design and engineering blue prints.

The wife and I have been looking at pools for a while and are shocked by the prices we're getting quoted $70,000+ for a 15X30 pool with a spa. There aren't a whole lot of upgrades in this either other than automation, salt system, a couple water features. My wife and I were shocked at the price...