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My poor wife took the kids for a swim this evening when I was at work. They just got in when the pump automatically shut off and out of the skimmer popped a dead squirrel... :sick: It was a very small one and must have made its way into the pool early in the morning. My CYA was 50 and FC is...

I have one of these, what exactly does it do?

Hi Everyone, I am going to lower my PH this evening. My Calcium level is around 170ppm, and as per my heating manual it should be 200ppm so I plan on raising that slightly. I've read this Pool School Article and i advises not to adjust PH after adding Calcium Hypochlorite for at least 24...

I am wondering what this second pipe (on the right) in the skimmer is. It doesn't seem to do anything and appears to just trap dirt/sand etc. The pipe on the left goes to the pump, any ideas what purpose the one on the right serves? thanks!

Hey everyone, Pool is coming up to two years old and I've noticed the concrete pad has sunk toward one end. Some pictures below. Half the nature 2 vessel is off the ground and you can see the slant from left to right on the pad. The return line from the heater has also dropped to pretty much...

:ROFLMAO: So far so good! ;)

Another shout out to the community here, the information and help is incredible. Closed using the TFP approach and opened to crystal clear water, full transparency, I did use half a bottle of algaecide at close ;) Water has been filled & tested, gaskets lubed and inflatables inflated! Waiting...

Hey everyone, Been meaning to post these photos for a while now :p. Here are some photos of my pool build, start to finish! There was a week delay due to the ridiculous amount of rain we apparently receive during the Canadian summer ;) Overall quite the experience. The installers probably...

Hi TFP folks, I'm looking forward to another pool season! My dilemma however is when to open my pool this year. We are planning a week long family vacation towards the end of May. If I open the pool before that then the pool would be unattended for one week. I'd need to bring the pool to...

Hi Everyone, The pool company is coming tomorrow to close the pool and I am in the process of prepping by following the "How To" for closing an inground pool. All was going well, yesterday my FC was half of my SLAM target and I lowered my PH to 7.6 . Today I added algaecide and let the pump...

Hi everyone, Odd issue I've noticed the past few days. My pump will randomly stop and then either restart on its own a few minutes later or i need to switch it off and then back on. Picture of the pump switch controller below. Any thoughts on what could be causing this? Pool and equipment is...

Hey everyone, While I am in the process of hunting down a Taylor Salt test kit (hard to come by in Canada), I am unsure whether I should trust the results from the aquachek strips which reads 2900 ppm or my SWG digital reading of 3400 ppm... or neither ;) Thanks!

Hey everyone. I've read some great threads on here as to why salt and Chlorine pools have different CYA/FC chart values. Out of curiosity, apart from shortening the salt cell life, is there any concern using the chlorine pool FC/cya chart for a salt water pool? I ask because the user guide...

More curious than anything, when we add MA to our pools to lower PH, what happens to it? Is it in our pools forever? Does it mix in with the water and degrade over time? Evaporate? I am quite curious! :unsure:

Hi everyone, When i have the pool lights on i notice either floaties or bubbles passing in front of them. Picture attached and latest test results below. Thoughts on what is going on? cheers FC = 6.5 CYA = 60 CC = 0 TA = 110 PH = 7.6 CH = 160

Hi guys, Probably a major newbie question ;). I messaged my Pool company about the shifted pump & filter and the say the vibration from the pump would have shifted my Cartridge filter closer to the wall. It has caused a slight problem as I cannot toggle my pool light switch since the cartridge...

Hi everyone, I've been searching for info on the 24 hr FC output for the Nature 2 Fusion Soft SWG. Hoping to plug this value (lbs) into the SWG calculator spreadsheet to figure out my runtime. If anyone knows it please share :D Thank you

Hi everyone, Pool was opened last weekend to zero CYA. I dropped a couple of pucks of stabilizer in the skimmer ( Stab Tabs ) and after 5 days these things are only half way dissolved. I checked my CYA using my Taylor test kit and I can still see the black dot with the entire narrow tube...

Good morning folks, It has been a frustrating 12 hours (sigh). I opened my pool this weekend following the guidance on this forum. Everything went smoothly, water looked good etc. Then i turned on the pump last night and after several attempts i finally got some pressure and the jets roared...

Hi folks, I was planning to put some magic lube on my pump basket lid o-ring. It appears the o-ring can't be removed from the lid. Should i just use a q-tip to apply a liberal amount of lube around the outside of the o-ring? Also apart from o-rings what other parts should be lubricated? Do...

Hey everyone, Sadly my pool was closed yesterday :(. The pool company i purchased my pool from provides a complimentary closing for the first year. There were a couple of things they didn't do: Add antifreeze to return and skimmer line Remove the pool lights as per manufacturers...

When we had pool deck installed I had asked the landscapers to cover the skimmer with one of the slabs, as opposed to the plastic cover. Looks great and all but removing the 20+ lb slab is a challenge. They drilled a small hole for me to lift the slab out, but who’s index finger can lift this...

Great site, great info and a great community! It's a no brainer to support this place with a small donation. Now can someone do something about the crumby CDN exchange rate please? :D

Hi folks, I nearly stumbled down the stairs in my excitement to greet the delivery guy. My K-2006 has just arrived and I've completed my first test, which I hope I did right ;) Here are my results: FC - 9 CC - 1.8 pH - 8 TA -130 CH - 230 CYA - 52 My SWG is set to 20% output. Thoughts on my...

So my pool company was adamant that a high level of phosphates (>1000ppb) will eventually damage my pool heater and void it's warranty. Any element of truth to this or are they just trying to sell me more phosphate remover? Thanks

Hey folks, So my handy robot removes the debris from the pool floor and my net removes the stuff on the surface, but how do you guys remove the stuff in between? We have a forest behind us and get a ton of small pine needles in the pool which float beneath the surface. Our skimmer does a nice...

Hi Everyone, Glad to be here. New pool owner as of August 2021. Looking forward to learning and contributing to these forums. Thanks!

Hi everyone, Based on some great info on this site I will be purchasing the k-2006 kit from a pool store here in Canada. The kit comes with the below reagents. I was planning on buying some extra reagent bottles which I would use the most. Any suggestions on which ones are used the most / more...