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I noticed while looking at the chart a salt water pool has lower minimums for chlorine than one maintained by liquid chlorine?? Why is this??

Why would anyone choose a DE filter over a cartridge when building a pool? Is it that much cheaper? Just reading over the years it seems people have way more problems with them.

I have a very small leak where the waste pvc pipe meets the valve union. It’s pretty insignificant at this time so I don’t want to call the PB for $150 to swap in a new 5inch pvc waste pipe. Can I just buy some JB weld for pvc pipe around the union there for a quick fix? Thanks

I’ve been using the Taylor kit for years testing my pool and had question. For PH test it says fill the tube to 44ml but there is no line for it. I’ve just eyeballed it for years. Anyone have a mark on it?

My PH is sitting at 7.5 right now after testing. It appears my TA is right at 40. I’m trying to raise it to either 70 or 80 but am worried it will bring my PH too high and I’ll be battling back and forth. Should I lower to around 7.3 and then add baking soda for my TA?

Figure I would post this here. In the pool math app under effects of adding it can estimate the amount of chlorine generated by knowing your salt cell and gallons in your pool along with adding your run time. Now my question is why doesn’t it ask for your pump speed? Wouldn’t you generate...

My SWG will not stop producing chlorine no matter what percentage it is at. My IntelliCenter is functioning properly along with the app. Only time it truly will stop producing chlorine it when I set it to 0 percent. Anyone ever hear of anything like this. Only 2.5 years old the cell. I have...

Hey everyone, on my intellicenter app I see the pump gpm has a range of 0-140 gpm. I run my 24 hours at 40gpm which has been more than enough. I throw it up to 60 to skim during pollen season. My question is does anyone run that high 140gpm? Can the plumbing even handle that? I was just...

Last year I had CC and ended up doing a drain. This year I cleaned my water which was clean at opening and still had 7 FC. I did SLAM for insurance and passed the OCLT earlier last week. I had all my levels back normal and closed the auto for a few days. I opened it a couple days agai and...

I have a leak under the pump. It’s only two years old where the motor meets the pump on a Pentair VS. Seems to be coming from up in that crevice. Shaft seal anything else maybe??? Here is a picture attached.

I opened the pool to clear water today and clean up any debris. I had 7 FC at open and let the pool in the sun let it breath after being closed. My question all my number are in ideal range and chlorine is still at 6 after being open in the sun all day. Do I need to slam it to start the year...

Is there a temperature I should raise the pool too before SLAM? Cleaning it up now and balancing the salt PH now. Thanks

Is this what everyone is using for closing? Just want to make sure I am buying the right one. Also, my pool closing is Wednesday. Is it ok to add after the pool is closed? Would I have to manually circulate the water to disperse it? Thanks, sorry for all the questions I just don’t want to...

First full pool season coming to a close. Pool company is coming to close the pool in a few weeks and was wondering if there is any preventative maintaince for the auto cover. I use it as my winter cover and wanted to know if I should lube pulleys, etc. Any help is appreciated.

I lose 1/8 a day with my autocover on the entire time. Does water still evaporate at that rate fully covered? Do I have a leak or is that the water loss just opening the cover each time along with evaporation?

Quick question. While testing to get the FC if an extra drop or two from the 871 bottle come out after the water turns clear doing a 10ml test will that throw off the CC test immediately after? After 5 drops of 003 it would turn pink no matter how many drops of extra 871 is present if CC is...

I ordered a cover to go over my Pentair pump the equipment pad since it is exposed to the elements and sun a lot of the day. Does anyone recommend this? Also what do you put over your equipment to protect it over winter after closing. Thanks...

I plan on heating the pool with my Pentair MasterTemp heater with the cover on. What is the best practice? Leave the autocover on while heating then open? Or heat with the cover off. Just don’t want to mess up any water chemistry or cause any issues. First time pool owner and I have...

Probably a stupid question but I’m anal. I use my autocover as a winter cover and has been great for the first year I used it. What I would like to do is at the end of the pool were it meets the bottom of the coping to close, Id like to have/make some sort of thin cover to seal the wet...

What does everyone set their SWG at while having active swimmers? I’m pretty dialed in now just trying to figure this out. CYA is at 30 since we live in Chicago and I have an autocover which is almost always on. Only time sun sees the pool is swimming and days after shock or random off...

Water is clean and clear thanks to all the knowledge I learned in this site. I am a new inground pool owner. Now that everything is rolling good again I had a question. How long can the autocover stay on the pool before it needs to be opened to not ruin the water. I’ve learned the pool needs...

After a pool drain my pool is free of the dreaded CC, which I believe was due to high CYA I initially added 80. I didn’t keep it within the FC/CYA chart and never opened my Autocover for a month with 80 plus water temp and it lead to a disaster. Im new im learning. So after a bunch of...

I’ve tried everything possible to lower my combined and nothing worked. After talking to a bunch of PB, water testing, etc only way was a to drain it. Obviously I’m not doing a full drain and risking damage. I lowered the pool to an inch below the skimmers and closed the valves. I’m am...

I have a 19.6k fiberglass saltwater pool all my numbers are balanced then all of a sudden 10 days after my water test at the pool store my CC was at an 18 with FC at 1.50. The whole pool game is new to me and it is my first season. Water is crystal clear and the automatic cover has been on it...