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So I have a client with a IC40, new installed last August. Was working at opening but now reading low salt. Easy Touch says salt is 2450 when I confirmed via new Taylor salt test its 3200. Second issue is Easy Touch says water is 87 degrees and no demand for heater. The water is 76. Heater...

Hi all, still getting used to the new site and for the life of me I can't get my pics to show up after uploading them to Photobucket. What am I doing wrong?

Hey Everybody! Worst opening season in 10 years for me, the rain has just been ridiculous. Anyway, I have accepted a new client and their Hayward offline chlorinator has a really gummy resident of lube built up that makes the lid impossible to open and close. Anyone have any tricks or can...

This is my most recent swamp to oasis photo journal. Pool had 12ppm+ Ammonia, 40,000 gallon pool and we used 60 gallons of liquid, 2 gallons of muratic acid and 16lbs of Stabilizer. 2 submersible pumps were used during the shock process. BEFORE: Oxidation begins - about 1 hour into...

Am I the only one that hates it? Why is there no "service" mode, or am I just missing it... 2 of my clients had the same system installed last year, and I hate it. If I just want to turn on the lights, to white? Why can't I do that without going through seven themes of "mardi gras" and...

I apologize for the length, but I'm not sure if there is a clue in the history that I'm overlooking.... So I have a client, this is my fourth season with them. I started maintaining the pool at the request of the builder, who was "friends" with the client. He said just handle the maintenance...

So, I'm laid up for a couple of days after slicing my leg open on the back of my truck. So since I can't physically work on my clients' pools for a couple of days, I'll hang out here and try and assist. I joined TFP back in 2007 and became a Moderator in 2008. My life took me in all sorts of...

Homer Glen Man Checks Pool, Finds of Tadpoles - Forest Preserve District of Will County

Hey Y'all... super busy this time of year, and I don't have as much time as I would like to be on the forum. That being said, even tho my email is correct in my profile, I'm not getting a notification that I have received a private message. I can't seem to find the setting to enable the...

I want to apologize to all who have messaged me over the last year, I didn't have my notifications turned on.... that has been fixed :) I'm extremely busy and don't get to visit as much as I would like, but I'll try whenever possible. TFP, all the way! FPM :testkit:

Hello everyone! My name is Ann (Annie) and I joined TFP in 2007 when it was owned by Sean B. After the experts here fixed every problem I had been having for 6 years, in less than a month, I stayed to "pay it forward". About a year later, Sean B. asked me to become a Moderator. I was a...

Hey all, I have a client whose Lx3810 panel - the button to turn on the pump in service mode has broken and now won't work - and it feels like the button to switch to service mode is going too. I know this is an older system - what would need replacing? The circuit board (obsolete) or a whole...

Here's another one. Thought folks who are finding themselves in this situation might appreciate this: 20140520_121526 by poolmom11, on Flickr Crystal clear water - I was able to clearly see the bio-film coating the entire pool... oh and a million worms. Ammonia between 4-6, guessing 5ppm...

So just wanted to share this - it's come up relatively often - the issue of 'does liquid chlorine aka bleach, cause your liner to fade'. The consensus has been no. I think I discovered a sort of "evidence" of this in my 13 year old pool. Has my liner faded? Yes. I've used liquid as my...

So rather than hijack a thread - where the OP asked if the filter should be on "filter" or "Recirculate". These were my thoughts, from practical application on a variety (and sometimes strangely frustrating) equipment setups. :hammer: Below is my take on my personal experiences and I'm open...

Ok, I'm stumped, never seen anything like this before. Here is the pool as I arrived. Opened by homeowner 24 hours ago. Nothing added. CAM00033 by poolmom11, on Flickr PH test came out pale yellow - not even registering. TA test registered nothing. It turned a color I've never seen. FAS DPD...

HI Everyone... :wave: Want to say I'm sorry for going MIA...had alot going on, MAJOR life changes and life kinda went into a tailspin. For awhile felt like I was barely staying afloat. :roll: I find myself in a much better place finally, and in every aspect I can say life is good. Hope to...

can anyone help walk me through how to control the program? In auto mode the cell was reading low salt. I verified thru my salt test kit that its 3800. Once in service mode it started to read good salt ....is it something in the programming? It wasn't generating all week...when I came here...

So I couldn't pass this up and I knew it would happen eventually, so here goes: Approx 42,000 gallons, 8 years old plaster. I know nothing about DE filters, except for what I've read on here. So need some wisdom.... Obviously whoever closed it did a bang up job. :roll: Is that not...

When you are properly following the procedures on how to shock a pool - for example in the green algae situation shown below - if you are testing and dosing properly you should see visible improvement each day. Your results may vary but the time difference between these two pics is about 25...

So I opened my pool today. Had 2, 182 oz jugs of Walmart brand bleach left over from September, stored in my garage. Dumped them in anyway for the heck of it thinking they would be very weak. Huh. Nope - FC was 14 when I tested a few hours later, so they still had some juice left. I was...

I am joining your ranks - have started my own pool service business. My insurance agent tells me that the company I use for ALL OF MY INSURANCE doesn't have a classification for this type of service and can't give me a policy. :roll: :rant: So I was just wondering what companies you use for...

So I'm gonna brag a little - some of you may or may not know that I coach youth rec cheerleading in my spare time... we are 2009 State champions and on Sunday we had our first competition of the season, and we took First Place so just a cool pic or two I wanted to share: Saturday is our...

Hey Friend, Just wanted to say Happy Birthday. Hope you spend it lounging in your Trouble-Free Pool.... :wink: :cheers:

Had to replace my pump, and I bought this one: http://www.electricmotorwarehouse.com/above_ground_pump.htm and I need the side discharge....it came with the discharge up on the top, and we can't figure out how to get it to rotate. The directions say to remove the "thru-bolts" on the motor and...

In three full seasons of BBB I've only gotten ONE small spot on my clothing when adding bleach. One! In three weeks of using trichlor in a floater, I've ruined 4 articles of clothing. 4!!! Argh.

So just for fun (no flaming!) I Googled "Clearing a Green Pool"... just to see what kind of information is out there. It's all really, really bad information. Things that will ruin pool and filter equipment!. I was shocked, really shocked, at the amount of bad information that's out there. I...

Do you go to a car dealership for your various service/repair issues? We really try to avoid it and here's an example of why (rant to follow :rant: .) In a moment of ditziness, I took out my side tow mirror on my truck, backing out of the garage. To make a VERY long story (which really put me...