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I've been trying to troubleshoot a suction side air leak for quite some time (bubbles in water). I just created some smoke near various parts to see if I could identify where air might be getting sucked in. I found a definite area, but I'm not 100% sure if this is "normal" or not. Could you...

Hi All, 19k gal inground pool. I definitely have a leak. Bucket test shows water lose due to the leak being at about 1 1/4 inches per day. Around the same time I noticed I was topping the pool off more often, I noticed air in my return jets. I've narrowed it down to the main drain suction...

Hi All, 19k gal IG Vinyl. Closed last year (covered), opened this year to green swaped. Cleaned bottom (even though I cant see it) to remove sludge (not a ton, but decent amount). Vacuuming or sweeping every day. CYA at zero and remaining there despite having added 20 lbs. PH 7.4 Ammonia...

Hi All, In ground pool, ~20k gal, closed last year (was sick, long story). Opened about a week ago to a green swamp. CYA measuring zero. Have twice added about 10lbs of cya (20lbs total) slowly via skimmer, but understand now after some reading that I may have backwashed much of that out...

I think I've read enough to understand the basics of FC vs CC vs TC, and how your CYA levels dictate your target FC. What I'm having trouble understanding is if/how CYA "gives up" it's hold on FC when it's needed. It seems from what I've read, that CYA basically holds some of your FC hostage...

After a few years of pool ownership, I just recently found this great website and have learned more in the past few days I did of reading than I have in the past 3 years trying to read other sites. What a great resource! After reading for not very long, I realized that if I really wanted to...