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Hello, I have a salt pool, plaster finish and from the time I have owned it I cannot keep the PH below 8. I tested twice this past weekend, once with chemicals which shows it over 8.2 (the max of the reading. I also have an electronic tester which showed 9.1, and I do believe that. I can add...

Hello everyone. I am getting an LO error on my Hayward H400 heater and need some help troubleshooting. Here is the history on it: Installed less than a year ago and has worked flawlessly in that time. 3 weeks ago a critter climbed into the heater and my dog went berzerk trying to get to...

Hello, I have a new pool and am really struggling to really understand my test results. I am using the TF test kit with the automatic stirring, I bought it in the middle of the summer so all the reagants are new. This is not my first pool and I am confident my testing method is good. We take...

The pool was gunned last Monday, we picked out the tile which is being put in this week and now have to pick the finish. I believe we are going to go with reflection Series Super Blue Quartz with one bag of mica for sparkle. Any comments? The tile will be a terrano vein cut ledger with a...

We started construction on May 5th. Small crew, the builder and his own people but they are moving along nicely. He came highly recommended and I do like how involved he is. He has done all the work himself so far with his crew except for the rodbusting....there was a crew that did that...

Late last year I had to replace the motor on my Whisperflo pump due to a bad bearing. I replaced the seal when I did the change, but not the impeller. It leaked for a short time when I started it up, but stopped pretty quickly (go figure) and then never leaked for the rest of the season. I...

Two weeks ago I had to change the motor on my whisperflo. I put a new seal in when I installed the motor and did not have any leaks, but in the time since then have developed a leak that appears to be coming from the motor. Do I need to change the seal again, or is it likely that I can pull...

I have a Pentair whisperflow pump, not sure how old. I have had this house for 5 years, it was here when we got here. FWIW the Polaris booster pump for the cleaner gave up the ghost last year. I am guessing at least 10 years, maybe 15. I noticed the other day that it was making an extremely...

I have an algae problem I need to get rid of. I have read the how to on how to do this but first have a question on whether I can get away without shocking (more curiosity than anything, and saves me a trip to the pool store) I have a 19,000 gal vinyl pool and a SWG for a 45,000 pool. I...

Quick question here... The switch that controls my pump is bad. It is a 20 amp, two pole Bryant switch. Do I need to replace it with anything special, Does it need to be outdoor rated commercial industrial anything like that? Or can I just use a 20 amp two pole switch I have lying around? Tia

Quick question about a solar heater. I have a solar heater hooked up in line to my pool with an automatic valve that opens or closes based on temperature. Water goes from the pump to the cartridge filter, then either through the heater to the SWG or directly to the SWG, then to the pool. I...

I have a Jacuzzi hot tub that is 11 years old. The temperature sensor has gone bad and will cost a few hundred dollars to fix because the tub is built into a deck and the deck needs to be disassembled to fix it. I am not 100% certain it is the temp sensor, but reading online that looks like it...

I have an older clormatic CM601 with a cell that is a little over 4 years old, this is the end of the 5th season on it. I am getting a service code of 121, low current in reverse direction to cell. I looked at the cell, and do not see any evidence of scaling. I had a service man come out for...

My old PB4 booster bit the dust and rather than rebuild I opted for a new one. The old one was wired up as 220, three wires coming in to the motor, a purple, a blue and a ground. The purple went to line 1, the blue to line 6 and the ground to ground. When I turned the pump on I am getting...

Moved to a new topic. If there is any chance of hijacking, please start a new topic. JasonLion Sorry to hijack the thread, but I was going to post the exact same question. I am using the TF test kit in a 19,000 SWG inground, vinyl pool. I added 4 pounds of stabilizer at the beginning of the...