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This has started to come up on my tile all around the pool. Where the water hits the tile, it is shiny; above the water line, it is cloudy looking and not slick. FYI, I always have to add muriatic acid at least once per week to our pool as it usually tests 8.2 range. I also frequently have...

My pool is exactly one year and one week old. My IC-40 salt cell is not producing chlorine. The light was flashing "inspect cell", which we took off today and cleaned (even though I did not think it looked like it needed it). We re-assembled. That light quit flashing; however, the red light...

Hi - I just checked my weekly test (I know, I know, I should test the chlorine daily, but it's been very high). My chlorine is 0. My salt level is 3800. I had added 3 bags of salt per Pool Math about 4 or 5 days ago. My Intellichlor lights are blinking red and green. Low salt level. What...

Hi - We've had our pool a year, and I have been using the robotic cleaner. Our pool company gave me the manual vacuum but did not show me how to use it. Do I first put in time out mode? Or No? Do I turn the main skimmer thing off? If I put my vacuum hose into one of the three holes that are...

Hi - We are building a pool pavilion. It will have stacked stone on the columns up 3' and same on the closed side. It's going to be open on three sides (mostly closed on the 4th for a bathroom and pool storage). I have a question about the lighting on the outside of the pool house...

Im wondering if a cantilever umbrella is really worth it? Im looking at Treasure Garden 13’ with Sunbrella fabric. If you have one, do you use it a lot? Would a regular large umbrella that tilted be just as good? Any pros and cons appreciated. Thank you, LaDonna

I wonder if someone could tell me what to do regarding salt in the pool. I somehow found the calculations to help me add salt in the pool on here somewhere (I added 6 bags about 3 weeks ago). After that, the chlorine level was 10, so I decreased the percentage of salt to 25%. I'm now running...

I may have two problems. For the last couple of months, I've noticed during the night, a lot of water goes out of our hot tub. It seems to fill back up when the pump comes back on. However, I do think it is taking some water from my pool because I've had to add water. Not totally sure about...

Hi - For a few weeks, we have had this on the top of the water. My son thought it was pollen. It is clear-opaque like little snow flakes. What is it? How do I get rid of it? It's hard to see in the picture. Thanks, LaDonna

Hi - I know my question may sound silly, but since I do it all myself I want to make sure I have the electricity part right. I was thinking of cleaning my salt cell (pool has been in roughly a year). The video said to turn off the main power. So, when I open my panel box, there are breakers...

We are getting ready to build a pool pavilion. On one end will be the bathroom and pool storage storage room. Three sides will be open. What chemicals can I actually store where it will not be heated or cooled? Do I have to have a fan? Will a ceiling fan work? If you could supply pics of...

Hi - Is there a secret to keeping bird poop off of your pool furniture? Every day, if I wanted to, I could clean our lounges and chairs and the next day it would be messy again. I don't now (only when company comes), but swimming season will be here soon and I know that I'll have a problem...

We put our pool in this past August. Hoping to build a pool Pavillion next month. It will be covered but sides will be open. 26x34. What type of cabinets (to make an island) can I use? I was looking on FB Marketplace for a granite-topped island, went by a cabinet shop and he said he would not...

This is what my panel currently says: Intellichlor Enable: Yes Pool Mode: 30% Spa Mode: 1% Super Chlr: Off Run Hours: 0 Currently, my chlorine is 0 when I test it (I've added bleach a few times this winter). My outside Intellichlor shows a red light that says "Low Salt". Can you tell me...

We were planning to use our hot tub tonight, but I see that it will get down to 26 degrees during the night. My question is that once we turn the heater off, some water will stay in the heater. Will it crack the plate or whatever it's touching when it unthaws tomorrow? I mean surely you can...

Hi - NPO, sorry for the questions (I'm learning, thanks to you all). I've been running my pool since August (when it was finished) at max speed (I think it's 3450) for 12 hours a day, then went down to 8 hours a day and just today went down to 6 hours per day. I know that's too high a speed...

Just wondered if there were some step-by-step instructions on draining your pool pipes in case there would be a power outage and freeze. We've gotten down in the single digits before, and I want to be prepared. What pipes do we I drain? I'm very new with our pool. We have a pool pump...

We had high winds in our area and the power went out early this morning. Pump is supposed to come on at 9:00 a.m. When I went out there, the spa jets are on (which they never are unless we are in the hot tub). The bubblers are not on, the waterfall is not on, and the Pentair Panel is not...

Hi - New Pool Owner, and I recently ordered the TF-Pro Salt test kit. I decided today to figure out about CSI. I have 0 borates, water temp is 65, but where do I get the "salt" reading from? There was no salt tester in my test kit. Do I get it off the salt cell itself. My FC was up to 9...

Hi - New Pool Owner, and I am learning a lot from this forum. I live in northwest Georgia. It got a little cold last night but I don't think freezing. Anyway, my pump was on when I got up. It has a little temperature thing hanging from the Pentair Panel, which they said was a temperature...

Hi - I'm a new pool owner with a SWG. They just added 10 bags of salt about two weeks ago. This is my first test with the TF-100 Pro Salt. Could someone tell me two things: 1) What do I need to add and how much to get my water values correct? And 2) I put them in Pool Math, but I don't know...

Hi - We just put in a pool. After reading the forum, I ordered the TF-Pro Salt test kit. I got it yesterday and just having time to read today. I'm either dumb or feeling overwhelmed because the instructions are not clear. Could someone help me? I'd like to know things like, for FC, do...

We just got a pool and just used our hot tub for the first time tonight. So, initially, our heater was set to 95, and the spa would only get to 93 (even though we had it set to go up to 100). Then, we found where we could increase the actual Pentair heater temperature to 100. However, the...

Hi - We just got our SWG gunite pool finished about 7 weeks ago. There has been a constant leak under the heater. Finally, they came out and looked at it and said it was a cracked manifold and have ordered the part. I went on this forum and looked at threads of others and no one mentions a...

Hi - They just poured our concrete pool decking, about 1600 sq ft of broom-finished concrete. Right now, it's beautiful. Red mud is on every side and will be until we can finish pool and plant sod and do a pool house. How do you keep the red mud off of concrete? Our PB acts like it will be...

Hi - I'm a new member from Georgia. We are finally realizing our dream (mine, mostly) of getting a pool. They start digging in a month. I've looked through the forums, and I know they will help me so much! Since there is such a long lead time on poly furniture, I want to go ahead and place...