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Not sure if allowed - please delete if not. But if you use an R-0014 compatible comparator and could use a fresh 22 mL bottle (exp 07/24) or R-0014 phenol red - let me know, can ship it to you at cost. I bought the wrong ph indicator as part of a refill set so can't really return, but would...

Finally found the solar heater I need. What do you think? Should I get 1 (or 100) of these :)

I modified my Intex pool with two 1.5" inlets to the pump. I don't have a skimmer - so when suction vacuuming the pool, I hook the vacuum up to one of those inlets, and attempt to close the other. When I do so, however, the pump gets starved and ultimately loses pressure. I have to crack open...

OK - so not quite on topic - but having recently installed a whole-house carbon filter, and now wondering if my 10-year-old water softener resin might need replacing - is the TF100 or K2006C test kit useful in testing your household tap water? Specifically: 1) is the calcium hardness test...

I have an Intex sand filter on my ~5000 gal above ground pool. Ever since my SWCG tripped during a power outage on a 10-day vacation, trying to get ahead of an algae problem. But when I vacuum the bottom of the pool to get the (presumably?) algae off the bottom - it shoots right back into the...

Is it pretty typical for a sand filter to foul up when manual vacuuming through the filter? Granted - being an Intex sand filter and likely undersized a bit doesn't help, but seems like there's no way I can vacuum the entire bottom of my pool (and it's not that big!) without having to backwash...

Ever since opening my pool with fresh fill water, TA has been running around 200 ppm or so. I’ve lowered pH to around 7.2 several times now and let it drift back up with no ‘active’ aeration other then what the return aerator and swcg does. I thought TA would slowly drift down but as of today...

Tried an OCLT just for kicks to educate myself. Using K-2006 test kit. pH around 7.6. Last night (~8:30 PM): FC 4.4 CC 0.4 This morning (~7:00 AM): FC 3.6 CC 0.4 So I did not decrease by more than 1 ppm (barely) and my CC is not above 0.5 (barely). Any concerns with these numbers? Thanks.

Hello - new to the forum, looks like lots of great advise here! I set up a new 16'x48" intex pool this year with the included 1200GPH sand filter/pump combo. I am using a SWG in line with the pump. My problem is that the pump will start out good and strong after backwash/rinse, but after...