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Hey everyone. Not sure if this is the correct location to ask this. I never drain my pool living here in Vegas but I received an alert about temps in the low 30s. Is there anything I should be doing today to prepare for this? Have only had pool for 3 years and usually just keep the water in and...

Hey friends. I've been struggling with my water since I've opened my pool back in 2020. Have already done one full drain that I'm now thinking wasn't necessary. Well, when I did that drain last year my husband added way too many bags of salt. My salt level is currently around 4700. My SWG was...

@TeenaTeens I see you solved your issue! I am currently battling this problem. Lots of white Flakes, my pool water is VERY warm right now. What is CSI? I’m working on lowering my TA but my fill water ph ALWAYS runs higher ph. Moved from here.

Hey friends. One day my pool will truly be troublefree but for now (and the past 3 years) it has not been lol I say that because I already drained the pool last year and hoping not to do it again. Not even sure if I can do a partial drain with how hot it is here in Vegas now. My current issue...

Hello my friends. Like many of you, I'm working to get my water in shape for summer. lately when I perform my chlorine drop tests, the red disappears but the water is very cloudy. It didnt used to appear so cloudy. Any cause for concern? I will say my salt levels for my SWG are kind of high...

Hey friends. This is my second summer with my pool and now I’m having some strange issues with my SWG. The pump is off but the generating button is solid green the check salt is blinking red (yet my salt is over 2700 ppm) and the inspect cell is blinking yellow. I took the salt cell out and...

Hey friends. I’ve neglected my pool a bit the last couple weeks due to work and lack of motivation due to some anxiety. Anyway We did a refill back in April to lower the calcium and I’ve struggled with my chemistry since so I’m coming to the experts. I’ve got this weird green bathtub line around...

Hi friends, this is year 2 with my gunnite pool (pebblesheen coating on top). I tested for calcium hardness for the first time in a few months and its pretty darn high (1300) which isn't surprising because the water here in vegas is hard. I'm planning to drain a portion of my pool. Pool math is...

Hey all, I will preface this by saying this is my first winter with my pool so I’m still trying to get the hang of things. I went to test the chlorine today and my water turned pink indicating that there is chlorine but my salt water generator says “cold” indicating it’s off due to temperature...

Hey friends. I have been browsing the forum to try and avoid posting since I’m sure the info is out there. I see people mentioning zones and I haven’t been able to locate the procedures that include that info. I haven’t closed my pool here in Vegas, I have a solar cover on to protect from leaves...

Hey all. Things are going well with our new build, except by my math running my pool pump for 8 hours a day is currently costing me $45 a month. That’s totally fine if that’s how it needs to be, but I’m always about saving money. I have a Hayward VSP that says it goes from 740 rpms to over 3000...

Hi all. I have a SWG my CYA is 60, free chlorine is 4 and pH is 7.3. Im noticing this weird dark cast at abd right above my waterline. Im having to scrub the heck out of it every weekend despite having a pool robot. Right below the waterline my light tiles are nice and bright. When I scrap the...

Hey folks. I’m at the end of start up and my pool company added the salt fell and the salt. Ever since then, my total chlorine is way too high at 5 ppm as per the results of my Taylor 3 way test. I have the Hayward salt system, I’ve lowered the output % and the amount of time the pump runs at...

Hi all, my PB turned our pool over to us OUT of spec (NO chlorine and pH at 8.0) last Friday so ive been scrambling to get things right since. See attached for pics my pH probe is telling me the pH of my water is 8.1 which is too high (pebblesheen says my pH should 7.0-7.4 for the first 28 days...

Hi all. We are a month behind with our pool build BUT its just about done, so pretty soon the scary part starts - me maintain our chemistry. I have a 13,000 gallon salt water pool in LV, NV. I am curious how much of each chemical I need to buy? Borax, baking soda, muriatic acid, CYA, etc. I went...

I’m back to considering pebblefina over pebble sheen. I am worried it will look like plain old plaster or will be mottled to heck. We are looking at Grigio which my PB loves and cielo blue. I saw in their website all fina is enhanced with shimmering sea which is abalone shells. Can you actually...

Hi there. My husband and I originally wanted to go with pebble sheen for its durability. A friend of mine has 10 year old pebbletec and I had no issues swimming in her pool, however I only floated around on a swim saddle. I plan to kick off the side of walls, use diving sticks, swim close to the...

Hi all, I'm new here and have never owned a pool. I have posted a few other threads and folks here are SO helpful. Our contractor is really trying to push using one of their folks for maintenance, but its not super cheap its $140 a month for a once a week visit. Its do-able $$ wise but I'm like...

Hi all. First time pool owner and builder, wish I would've found this forum before we signed our contract! Anyway, we are located in Las Vegas, NV. Our pool is 14x27 (starting to worry we went too small but thats another post for another day) and in south-facing sun all day. My husband and I are...

Hi all, I am a new pool owner and I’m very excited but these choices are all very hard to make! Our pool is 3.5 feet in the shallow end (with a sun shelf) and 5.5 feet in the deep end. The pool is south facing so full sun all day every day. I am hoping to get some passive heat retention from the...