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    Replace Hayward Star Clear C3000 with CJ-150 and Pre-Filter?

    We purchased a home with a 20k gallon pool and the Hayward Star Clear C3000 filter that I assume to be original to the pool in 1995 or 1996. I ended up doing a lot of maintenance to the filter last year including sourcing a discontinued outlet fitting used, the filter base, new seals and new...
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    CSI too low for plaster?

    Still battling the new to me old plaster pool at the home we purchased. My PH is ultra consistent, doesn't drift, stays rock solid at 7.6 (water temp is still about 57F). My alkalinity is 50, also very solid. My Csi is -.52 currently and has been low since we moved in January 2022. I'm...
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    New to Me Pool, Filter Fitting Leaks!

    Installed a AG pool last year and learned a ton here. Just moved to a new home with an IG pool that was installed many years ago and I've got a mess of problems to fix, first up is the pool equipment plumbing, namely a leak at the filter fitting shown by the red arrow in the photo. There have...
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    Intex SWG - Dreaded 91 Low Salt Code

    My Intex ECO5110/26667EG (up to 7000g) SWG has been installed for about 3-4 months. It's undersized for my pool but was doing the job fine at 6-8 hours a day runtime keeping my pool crystal clear until it wasn't and I dealt with my first SLAM using 4 gallons of bleach from cloudy water (assume...
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    FAS-DPD Delayed Pink Results

    I have a 12*22 oval Bestway vinyl pool (approx 6k gallons) that I've been running with a SWG since April (I have the smaller SWG, I know, mistake I should have gotten the bigger one but nothing was in stock earlier this year so it is what it is now). Pool gets a lot of direct sunlight basically...