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Is there any harm in using a Trichlor in line chlorinator which is plumbed just in front of the SWG cell? I just had a SWG installed last week, and am about to add the salt. But I did about a 40% drain of the pool last week to get TDS down. My CYA is now very low, but I have a whole bucket of...

Jim, Why is the iChlor not recommended? Asking because I thought I was getting an intellichlor, but of course the tech showed up on the day I was round trip to Houston. So I wasn't home. He installed an iClhor 30. I've had a heck of a time getting this scheduled and installed, and is the...

I have a Pentair 261055 multiport valve. Last two times I've went to put it into "closed" setting to clean the DE filters it was being very difficult. Yesterday I couldn't get it to work at all. Filter setting works fine, but when moved to closed it doesn't (close). Water endlessly chugs out...

I have a Pentair variable speed pump, and the Easytouch 8 controller/box. Which is also an electrical subpanel. History: The presure side pool cleaner (Pentair Kreepy Krawly Platinum or something) pump went out last week. But everythying else has been working fine. Wife swam on Sunday, and the...

I've noticed a trend for us (my wife and I, we have no children). We use the pool much less than we used to. Last year, I am certain I spent more time on pool maintenance than in it. (Some of this was extremely busy work & a beer just seemed more appealing than a dip, given the effort of...

I've had my pool for a few years now (~6). Long and the short of it, is I've been using a combination of Trichlor tabs (because, lazy) and Lithium Hypo for superchlorination/shock (so as to not build up the CYA level too quickly). I live in central Texas and we don't close the pool. But I pay a...