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    How can my SWG produce 2-3 ppm at cell but only 0.5 ppm come out ?

    Hi everyone, I am trying to determine if there is an issue with my pool since, yesterday, I measured Chlorine in the SWG and I got a reading of about 2-3 ppm. Last week, on Monday, I added salt to my pool since it had almost nothing left and no chlorine was being produced. I set the pump to...
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    How can I remove air in filter if I open the lid to take a look at the sand ?

    Hi everyone, I would like to open up the filter to take a look at the sand and see if its loosened or clumped together. If I remove the lid, should I remove the water to check the state of the sand ? Also how do I remove the air that will get in the filter once the lid is opened ? Once I close...
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    I have tiles in my pool, what pool type should I select for my profile and Pool Math ?

    Hi everyone, My pool has green tiles but I don't see "tiles" as an option for pool type; I only see vinyl, plaster and fiberglass. Out of these 3 options, which one should I select that most resembles pool tiles ?
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    How many hours should my pump work per day ?

    Hi everyone, I am trying to determine the No. of hours I should have my pump running in Summer and all other seasons. I live in Malaga (South of Spain) and my pool is inground, the volume is 30 m3 (or 30,000 L) and the pump has 1 HP at rate 15 m3/hour. I have read the pool water has to...
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    Which joints should I replace to fix selector valve ?

    Hi everyone, I have a Praher Ocean V6 Side Mounted selector valve with 1 1/2" thread connections in my pool. The other day, I used the manual pool cleaner since the pool bed was really dirty and I noticed how all the dirt was coming out of the pool inlet jets back into the pool (which became...
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    Hola from Spain

    Hi guys, I am cadena and I am Spanish. I have a swimming pool and I want to learn as much as I can about pools so I can maintain it propperly. Thanks for admitting me into the the forum.
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    How to solve cloudy water after adding multiaction tablets ?

    Hi everyone, These last 2 weeks, it has been really warm and has also rained a lot in my city. Therefore, thewater in my pool became green and began to smell bad. This Thursday 6th May I added 2 multiaction tablets to the basket of the pool motor. The water isn't green and is not smelling bad...