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I ordered a TF test kit and now Shippsy wants proof that it was manufactured in N. America. I e-mailed tftestkits.net for help, but they haven't gotten back to me. I seem to remember dealing w/this problem in the past, but I don't remember how. Shippsy says Certificate of Origin An Exporter's...

Unfortunately, I broke my plate and have had a hard time replacing it. Maybe I should try some crazy glue. What would be a good choice? I've had a look around here, but a lot of that talk about glue is for PVC. BTW, I think crazy glue is a brand name, so when I talk about it here, I just mean...

My cat's been drinking from the pool. I think she's doing it because the salinity is low right now (1400ppm). I just had an ominous conversation w/the vet about the danger of salt poisoning. She wouldn't commit to a safe level, so I'm having to play it safe by cutting it short. Tomorrow I'm...

My latest hypothesis on the neverending battle against algae this season is that my cat is tracking it in. I've found some muddy paw prints at the lip around the stairs, and I've seen her face in the pool drinking from it. This makes me wonder if the algae is using her to get into my pool. But I...

Yesterday I decided that I finally got my algae problem licked so I don't need to keep dumping tons of chlorine in my pool several times a day. Until now, I haven't been running the SWG, as per recommendations. But is there any point in doing now? I only have 3 20kg bags of salt, so I'd probably...

Even though my water looks perfect, I keep getting algae on the bottom of my pool every morning. The latest lead I'm following is that this is a regional problem, because I've been hearing through the grapevine that a lot of my neighbours (i.e. folk 100s of mi away) are having algae problems...

With the ludicrous amount of testing I've been doing for the ludicrous amount of SLAMming I've been doing, I'm probably going to be running out of the R-0871 that came w/the TF-Pro, so I'd like to be ready. I got that kit from the States, and that cost me, but if there is a cheaper alternative...

I don't have that kind of flap door skimmer, but one of those coaxial things, consisting of a grid section and then a solid tube inside, which floats to about 1cm below the surface of the water. You know the kind, right? I realize that the skimming performance might be reduced or even...

In a desperate effort to deal w/this neverending algae problem, I asked the pool store's advice and one of their recommendations was to put 500mL of algaecide over 24 hours. When I test for pH, and I first drop the reagent in the container, it turns yellow which appears make the pH 7.2, but it's...

I've been attempting SLAMming for a couple of weeks now (I keep getting interrupted for one reason or another) and I'm wondering if the problem can be too much chlorine. Because of some bad data I collected, my FC got up to 40ppm one time! That should have been enough to kill a herd of...

If I ask it how much to add, to reach a target FC, it doesn't list anything that obviously fits. I could infer by calculating it's comparison to bleach, but not only am I unsure that would be correct, I'd probably get it wrong anyway.

Before starting SLAMming, I tested the CYA levels and got 30ppm. This squared w/what PoolMath said would happen. I just tested again and found it to be well over that! At least 40ppm! Could this be because of all those jugs of bleach I've been pouring into the skimmer? Or could this be the...

How reliable is testing your FC for the lost test when it's overcast. I've been doing a SLAM for the last few days, and my FC was well above the recommended 12ppm, (not sure how. PoolMath told me to put even more jugs in than I did) but last night, when it was completely overcast, I tested it at...

I'm wondering if not all drops of the same substance are created equal. I'm finding that my FC is way above what I expect, and I think that part of the reason is that the drops are not all the same size. And I think that some might be too small because they are coming out too fast. When I first...

I'm guessing this has something to do w/why I'm getting air coming out of the jets when I vacuum. After all the money I've spent on stuff, it'd be good if I didn't have to replace the whole hose. Is there some kind of glue or resin or plastic cement or something? I've researched the forum and...

I was introducing Aquarius's balancer for the first time, when I realized I put too much into the sock. I realized that right away, but the stuff got wet. What can I do to preserve it? I might only need to use in a few days. I'm SLAMming right now, so I only need 30ppm and hopefully in a few...

It looks like my TA problem (about 150ppm) isn't going anywhere, so I'm going to get some muriatic acid and when that's done its work, I'm going to need to aerate. With my last pool (probably less than half the size) I was able to lower the water until it was just over the jet and have it shoot...

The network of piping at the exit of my filter (so the flow at this point only has to go through a bunch of pipes, the SWG and out to the jets) has this open piece of PVC, which used to serve these solar panels I've disconnected. Now, the open part is about 7' or 8' above the pump level, so I...

What's wrong w/this picture? As you can see, it seems it's in backwards. I could have sworn that this was the direction it was in last year (i.e. when I bought the house) but it's as if it was never in the right way. One thing that might be important: I haven't been able to get any salt into the...

According to PoolMath if I buy BioGuard Stabilizer 100 (2.5kg) Chlorine Stabilizer (SKU 1303) : Amazon.ca: Patio, Lawn & Garden (that's right, I'm in Canada) and I add all of it to my pool, the CYA will rise to just short of half of what I need it to be (60ppm). So I just wanted to make sure...

I cut the hose to 10' or 15' because that's the amount of hose I needed to get the water away from where I didn't want it. So, I let 'em have it and the hose started flying everywhere! Fortunately, I still have another 35' to work w/. But I also think I need to relieve the pressure at the exit...

I don't know how old the cartridges are--I only got them last year w/the house. But the pressure keeps going up in the filter. So I dunked them in a cleaning solution overnight and when I took them out and I installed them and started the pump the pressure was very low, at first. Unfortunately...

So the flip side to Looking for *objective* advice on closing salt water pool is that now I'm going to need advice on opening my pool. I can probably get advice from the nearby pool store about what materials to buy, but I'm especially interested in what test kit I should buy. Like I said in the...

I was looking for a recommended blog or something that gives advice on closing my pool for winter, but all I could find are influencers who wanted me to buy stuff. I also thought there might be a pinned thread in this forum, but there doesn't seem to be. My pool has the following traits I think...

I have 2 drains in my pool and 1 skimmer. I want to shut the drains so I can run the vacuum through the skimmer w/maximum suction. I believe the answer is in at least 1 of these valves. It seems that probably at least one of these valves in the attachment will do it. I thought maybe the Pentair...

I'm cleaning this pool for the first time and I'm not having an easy time w/the equipment. My last pool's skimmer was designed differently. When I fill the hose and plunge the... thing that you plunge into the skimmer, into the skimmer, there's no suction, which is not terribly surprising...

My water is much cloudier than I ever remember it--I can only see down a couple of inches. I tested it with my K-1004 and the pH is 7.2 and the alkalinity 190ppm. I realize that that's too acidic and too alkaline, but is it enough to justify that much haze or should I be looking at other...

Hi, every summer I open my pool, don't know what I'm doing and make a mess of it. I'm here to share my misery w/you.