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    First time with low TA, looking for reassurances

    My fill water is very high TA, so I've never had low TA before. The logs in my account are up to date, but when I opened this past weekend after a lot of draining over winter I had: FC - 0 pH - 7.2 TA - 30 CH - 25 CYA - 40 Salt - 2000 I dumped 4 gallons of bleach to get some immediate FC up to...
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    Pentair Filter Cartridge deteriorating? A known problem.

    I closed my pool two days ago and as part of that, I took the filter cartridges out of my Pentair Clean and Clear 320 cartridge filter and gave them a good cleaning with the hose. This was my first full year using the pool after putting it in last year. I noticed that the end caps for my...
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    Is it safe to blow backwards through pump?

    Last year was my first year closing. I got by with a large air compressor and air valves threaded into the drain port on my pump. This year I invested in the Cyclone Blower, so I'm trying to figure out how I want to hook that up to blow out the system. I remove my SWG and bring it inside for...
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    Suspicious of a suction side air leak

    I just opened our pool 3 days ago. I've been running the pump 24/7 at low RPM like I always do since then. This morning I checked on things and noticed the filter was making a gurgling sound. I set the pump to max rpm and a bunch of air was pushed out of the system. It took about a minute to...
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    What is your preferred pool appropriate drinkware?

    It's 3 PM on a random Tuesday in early April, the water is probably 45*F, our pool isn't even open yet, and I'm already daydreaming at work about floating around drinking margaritas, daiquiris, and the multitude of Tiki drinks that I decide to concoct this summer. With a vinyl liner pool, it...
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    16' x 30' Flat Kidney Owner Build

    After seeing the great work that @duckcmmndr and @jastudee did and are doing with their DIY pool installs, I figured it might be helpful for me to make a post of my own to track my progress and ask any questions as we go through this process. On April 15th, 2022 we ordered a 16'x30' Flat Kidney...
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    IC20 or IC40 for 15k gallon pool?

    I'm considering building my own pool and wondering which SWG size I should order? I understand you should oversize these. We will have a ~15k gallon pool, and I'm considering if the IC20 is sufficient, or if I should upgrade to the IC40?