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    CYA-Northeast

    Hi All I live in the Northeast and we’ve got a ton of rain this summer. I’ve actually had to pump water out of the pool on two occasions. Probably a total of 6-7 inches. I tested my CYA this morning and it’s down to about 40. Ideally I should be at 60 correct? I’m assuming the water dilution...
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    SWG reading vs salt test strips

    Hi All My salt water generator is reading salt levels at 2900-3100 consistently. However, salt test strips are only reporting salt levels of around 2400. Thoughts on what’s more accurate?
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    Manual Pool Vacuum Issue

    Hi All I have vacuum head similar to this: Today, while I was vacuuming the vacuum was becoming very hard to move on the bottom of the pool Essentially it felt like there was too much suction. Then all of a sudden there was no suction and I noticed the hose crimping and air was getting into my...
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    What Robot Vacuum to Buy

    Hi All I'm looking to purchase a robot vacuum for my pool. See specs in signature. I don't really care about waterline cleaning and don't need anything fancy. Just something that's reliable and cleans walls and floor. I bought the Nautlis CC last year and it left black scuff marks all over my...
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    Dead Algae/Pool Chemistry

    Hello All My pool opened on Friday. My pool guy did a heavy shock and added a PH balancer. The CYA level is only 16. After 1-2 days the water is crystal clear (could see the bottom in the shallow and deep ends. However, there were black/grey spots (assuming dead algae) so I vacuumed the dead...
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    Pool Vacuum- Dolphin Nautilus CC Plus- Black Marks

    Hi All Just purchased a Nautilus CC Plus robot pool Vacuum. It works well but the black plastic is leaving black marks all over my plaster pool. Especially in the corners and walls. Anyone else having this problem? Anyways to remove the black marks? Thanks
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    SWCG-creating bubbles in return jets

    Hi All. I have a new inground plaster pool. It was installed with a aqua rite salt water system. Initially it had a T3 cell for a 18k gallon pool, obviously too small so before I added salt I installed a T925. Ever since I switched it out to a T925 (Hayward) I’m getting bubbles in two of my...